Hold your breath

Hold your breath

Hold your breath, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Li ǎ NSH ē NGB ǐ ngq ì, meaning to suppress voice and breath. It describes being afraid and careful. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

The third chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "all these people hold their breath. Who is this person? He is so absurd and rude."

Analysis of Idioms

Hold one's breath

Idiom usage

It is used to describe concentration