无声无息 (wú shēng wú xī) — (idiom) silent and still; without sound or movement; (idiom) unknown, obscure; without attracting attention
Definition
Literally 'without sound, without breath', this idiom describes something that happens or exists quietly and unnoticed — fading into the background rather than drawing any attention.
idiom
silent and stillwithout sound or movementunknownobscurewithout attracting attention
Examples
- ，无声无息，。Shēn yè lǐ, sēn lín zhōng wú shēng wú xī, zhǐ yǒu yuè liang guà zài tiān kōng.Late at night, the forest was silent and still, with only the moon hanging in the sky.
- ，无声无息，。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ gān le èr shí nián, yì zhí wú shēng wú xī, zhí dào tuì xiū yě méi rén zhù yì dào tā.He worked at the company for twenty years, always obscure and unnoticed, until retirement no one paid attention to him.
- 无声无息，。Zhè ge jì huà wú shēng wú xī dì qǔ xiāo le, méi yǒu rèn hé tōng zhī.This plan was canceled without a trace, without any notice.
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