寒蝉效应

Traditional: 寒蟬效應

hán chán xiào yìng

Dictionary entry

the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

What does 寒蝉效应 mean?

寒蝉效应 (hán chán xiào yìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

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寒háncold · poor 蝉cháncicada 效xiàovariant of 傚|效[xiao4]应Yīngsurname Ying · Taiwan pr. [Ying4]

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