沉默

See also: 沈黙 and 沈默

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	silent; write from memory
trad. (沉默/沈默)		沉/沈	默
simp. (沉默)		沉	默

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chénmò

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ mak⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tîm-bia̍k / tîm-be̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: chénmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenrmoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    沉沒／沉没
    沉默
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ mak⁶
  - Yale: chàhm mahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ mak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ meg⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-bia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tîm-bia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dimbiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tim²⁴⁻²² biak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-be̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tîm-bi̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dimbek
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tim¹³⁻²² biɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² biɪk̚⁴/

Verb

沉默

to be silent; to not speak

保持沉默 ― bǎochí chénmò ― to keep silent

沉默許久 / 沉默许久 ― chénmò xǔjiǔ ― to remain silent for a long time

Derived terms

打破沉默
沉默寡言 (chénmòguǎyán)

沉默是金 (chénmò shì jīn)
沉默權／沉默权

Adjective

沉默

reticent; taciturn; untalkative

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