bì​kǒu

to shut up

Senses

闭口/ 閉口 bì​kǒu to shut up

to keep one's mouth shut; to stop talking or refrain from expressing an opinion

闭口/ 閉口 bì​kǒu to close a port

(literary) to close a port or waterway to navigation

References

see 闭嘴/閉嘴 闭口/閉口
synonym 缄口/緘口 闭口/閉口