| 一 |
yī shēng bù kēng | to not say a word |
| 一 |
yī | one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一 |
yī shēng | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) |
| 声 |
shēng | sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds |
| 不 |
bù | no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 吭 |
háng | throat |
| 吭 |
kēng | to utter |