閉口
bì​kǒu

to shut up

  • created sense approved 闭口/閉口 · bì​kǒu · to shut up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    闭 (literal) → 闭/閉 · bì · to close 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 闭口/閉口 · bì​kǒu · to close a port — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闭口 / 閉口

    bì​kǒu

    to close a port

    (literary) to close a port or waterway to navigation

    闭 (literal) → 闭/閉 · bì · to block 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · gateway

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense