不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng silently

Explanation

指不说话，不出声；形容安静，无声无息。

Means not to speak, not to make a sound; describes quietness and silence.

Origin Story

村子里住着一位老木匠，他技艺精湛，却总是沉默寡言。每天清晨，他便不声不响地来到他的小木作坊，开始一天的工作。他专心致志地打磨着每一块木头，认真地拼接着每一根木条，从不抱怨，从不叫苦。他的木作坊里，只有木屑飞舞的声音和木头碰撞的细微声响。村里人有时会远远地看他工作，被他精湛的技艺所折服，却很少有人能和他交谈。他仿佛与世隔绝，只与手中的木头对话。直到傍晚，他才会不声不响地收拾工具，然后默默地回到家中。他的一生都在不声不响地创作，为村庄留下了许多精美的木雕，也留下了一个不声不响的传奇。

cūn zi lǐ zhù zhe yī wèi lǎo mù jiàng, tā jìyì jīngzhàn, què zǒng shì chénmò guǎyán. měi tiān qīngchén, tā biàn bù shēng bù xiǎng de lái dào tā de xiǎo mù zuòfāng, kāishǐ yī tiān de gōngzuò. tā zhuānxīn zhìzhì de dǎmó zhe měi yī kuài mùtou, rènzhēn de jīnjiē zhe měi yī gēn mùtiáo, cóng bù bàoyuàn, cóng bù jiào kǔ. tā de mù zuòfāng lǐ, zhǐ yǒu mùxiè fēiwǔ de shēngyīn hé mùtou pèngzhuàng de xìwēi shēng xiǎng. cūn lǐ rén yǒu shí huì yuǎnyuǎn de kàn tā gōngzuò, bèi tā jīngzhàn de jìyì suǒ zhéfú, què hǎo shǎo yǒurén néng hé tā jiāotán. tā fǎngfú yǔ shì géjué, zhǐ yǔ shǒu zhōng de mùtou duìhuà. zhídào bàngwǎn, tā cái huì bù shēng bù xiǎng de shōushi gōngjù, ránhòu mòmò de huí dào jiā zhōng. tā de yī shēng dōu zài bù shēng bù xiǎng de chuàngzuò, wèi cūn zhuāng liú xià le xǔduō jīngměi de mùdiāo, yě liú xià le yīgè bù shēng bù xiǎng de chuánqí.

In a village lived an old carpenter, who was skilled in his craft, but always silent and taciturn. Every morning, he would silently come to his small workshop and begin his day's work. He meticulously polished each piece of wood, carefully assembling each piece, never complaining, never suffering. In his workshop, only the sound of flying sawdust and the subtle sounds of wood colliding could be heard. Villagers would sometimes watch him work from afar, impressed by his exquisite craftsmanship, but few could converse with him. He seemed isolated from the world, only conversing with the wood in his hands. Only in the evening would he silently put away his tools and then silently return home. He spent his whole life quietly creating, leaving behind many beautiful wood carvings in the village, and also a quiet legend.

Usage

作谓语、定语、状语；形容没有声音，非常安静。

zuò wèiyǔ, dìngyǔ, zhuàngyǔ; xíngróng méiyǒu shēngyīn, fēicháng ānjìng.

As predicate, attributive, adverbial; describes silence and quietness.

Examples

• 他默默地完成了任务，不声不响地离开了。

  tā mòmò de wánchéng le rènwu, bù shēng bù xiǎng de líkāi le.

  He silently completed the task and left without a word.

• 会议室里，大家不声不响地等待着结果。

  huìyìshì lǐ, dàjiā bù shēng bù xiǎng de děngdài zhe jiéguǒ.

  In the meeting room, everyone silently waited for the results.

• 他考试成绩差，回家后不声不响的待在房间里。

  tā kǎoshì chéngjī chà, huí jiā hòu bù shēng bù xiǎng de dài zài fángjiān lǐ.

  He got a bad grade on the exam and quietly stayed in his room when he got home.

Related Idioms

• 悄无声息

• 默默无言

Opposite Idioms

• 喧闹

• 吵闹