in perfect silence

in perfect silence

It's a Chinese idiom, y ā Qu è w ú w é n, which means there is no sound of crows and sparrows. It's very quiet. It comes from three quatrains written by Su Shi of Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Not even crows and sparrows. It's very quiet.

The origin of Idioms

Su Shi of Song Dynasty wrote three quatrains: "when the wind blows and the rain comes into the appendix, the black magpie is silent and the night comes to the appendix."