守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng | OtterDict

守口如瓶

shǒukǒurúpíng

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped

3 meanings#18139

MEANING3 meanings

壹形adjective
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- ，。
  He kept his mouth shut and said nothing at all.
貳形adjective
reticent
- ，。
  He kept his mouth shut like a sealed bottle and said nothing at all.
參形adjective
not breathing a word
- ，。
  He was tight-lipped and didn't say anything at all.

守

shǒu

RADICAL⼧

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守口如瓶

Traditional守

shǒukǒurúpíng

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped

3 meanings#18139

MEANING3 meanings

壹形adjective
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- ，。
  He kept his mouth shut and said nothing at all.
貳形adjective
reticent
- ，。
  He kept his mouth shut like a sealed bottle and said nothing at all.
參形adjective
not breathing a word
- ，。
  He was tight-lipped and didn't say anything at all.

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守

shǒu

RADICAL⼧

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