ㄐㄧㄚˊjiáㄖㄢˊránˊérˇzhǐ

  1. 形容突然停止文史通義··古文》:文章變化鬼神斗然戛然而止。」歧路·第一》:忽的鑼鼓戛然而止。」

with a grunting sound it stops (idiom)​; to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)​