鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng) — dead silence; not a sound to be heard

Definition

Examples

• 老师一走进教室，教室里立刻鸦雀无声。
  Lǎo shī yì zǒu jìn jiào shì, jiào shì lǐ lì kè yā què wú shēng.
  As soon as the teacher walked into the classroom, it fell dead silent.
• 宣布获奖名单时，全场鸦雀无声，每个人都在紧张地听。
  Xuān bù huò jiǎng míng dān shí, quán chǎng yā què wú shēng, měi gè rén dōu zài jǐn zhāng dì tīng.
  When the award list was announced, the whole venue was dead silent; everyone was listening nervously.
• 这个秘密一被说出，会场上瞬间鸦雀无声，没人敢说话。
  Zhè ge mì mì yí bèi shuō chū, huì chǎng shàng shùn jiān yā què wú shēng, méi rén gǎn shuō huà.
  As soon as the secret was revealed, the meeting hall instantly fell silent — no one dared to speak.