huì​mò​rú​shēn

to closely guard a secret

  1. huì adjective
    to avoid mentioning
    (bound form) to avoid mentioning because of fear, worry, or social etiquette; to hide the truth; to conceal
  2. nothing compares to
    nothing or no one is better than; to be inferior to; used in contexts like 知子莫如父 zhī​zǐ​mò​rú​fù (no one knows a son better than his father)
  3. shēn adjectivenoun
    profound
    difficult to understand; deep in meaning; profound; mysterious