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三缄其口
sān​jiān​qí​kǒu

tight-lipped

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 三缄 三緘 sān​jiān
    to be circumspect
    To be extremely careful or cautious in one's speech; refers literally to sealing something with three seals.
  2. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  3. 口 kǒu noun
    mouth
    mouth of a person or animal; (bound form) oral