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wàn 万 lài 籁 jù 俱 jì 寂

万籁俱寂 wàn lài jù jì

all is quiet and still; a profound silence

Literally: ten thousand sounds all silent

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Origin

From Chang Jian's Tang poem Ti Poshan Si Hou Chanyuan: 万籁此俱寂,但余钟磬音 — all sounds are stilled here, save the ringing of bells and chimes.

How to use it

Predicate; neutral, literary. Often 夜深了,万籁俱寂.

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  1. 深夜的山村万籁俱寂,只听得见远处的狗叫。
    Shēnyè de shāncūn wàn lài jù jì, zhǐ tīng de jiàn yuǎnchù de gǒu jiào.
    Late at night the mountain village was utterly silent; only a dog barking in the distance could be heard.
    deep night (attributive particle) mountain village ten thousand sounds all silent, only hear (complement particle) perceive far place (attributive particle) dog bark
  2. 大雪过后,整个森林万籁俱寂,仿佛时间都停止了。
    Dàxuě guò hòu, zhěnggè sēnlín wàn lài jù jì, fǎngfú shíjiān dōu tíngzhǐ le.
    After the heavy snow, the whole forest fell into a deep silence, as if time itself had stopped.
    heavy snow pass after, whole forest ten thousand sounds all silent, as if time all stop (particle)

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