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緘口如瓶
jiān​kǒu​rú​píng

tight-lipped

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

缄口如瓶/ 緘口如瓶 jiān​kǒu​rú​píng tight-lipped

to keep one's mouth shut as if it were a sealed bottle; to remain silent or keep a secret

References

variant 守口如瓶/守口如瓶 → 缄口如瓶/緘口如瓶
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