tā / miàn / duì / zhì / wèn / shí / jìn / ruò / hán / chán / yí / jù / huà / yě / bù / gǎn / shuō

他面对质问时噤若寒蝉，一句话也不敢说。

Facing the questioning, he was as silent as a cicada in cold weather and dared not say a word.