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噤若寒蝉

jìn ruò hán chán to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
jìn unable to speak / silent
  used in 般若 / used in 兰若
  ruò to seem / like / as / if
   hán cold / poor / to tremble
   hán chán a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
    chán cicada
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