Lingaku- to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
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- to keep quiet out of fear
This idiom describes a state where someone remains silent or does not speak out due to fear or intimidation. It often implies a sense of submission or unwillingness to express thoughts.
In front of the teacher, he kept quiet out of fear and didn't dare to speak.
tīng dào听到Nā那lìng rén令人hài pà害怕de的xiāo xi消息，tā她jìn ruò hán chán噤若寒蝉，wú fǎ无法zhǎo dào找到hé shì合适de的huà yǔ话语。
After hearing that frightening news, she kept quiet out of fear and couldn't find the right words.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jìn ruò hán chán噤若寒蝉to keep quiet out of fearbǎo chí保持chén mò沉默to remain silentmò bù zuò shēng默不作声to not make a soundyā què wú shēng鸦雀无声utter silencebù不fā发yī yán一言to not say a wordbì kǒu bù tán闭口不谈to refrain from speakingdǎn qiè胆怯bù yǔ不语to speak timidlyjiān缄kǒu口wú yán无言to keep one's mouth shutjìn噤rú如hán chán寒蝉to be silent like a cold cicadachén mò shì jīn沉默是金silence is golden