闭口不谈
bì​kǒu​bù​tán

to avoid mentioning

  • created sense approved 闭口不谈/閉口不談 · bì​kǒu​bù​tán · to avoid mentioning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闭口不谈 / 閉口不談

    bì​kǒu​bù​tán

    to avoid mentioning

    to refuse to say anything about something; to remain tight-lipped about a subject

    闭口 (literal) → 闭口/閉口 · bì​kǒu · to shut up 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk

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    created sense