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
Hold your breath
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