杜口裹足 dùkǒuguǒzú frozen with fear Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杜口 dùkǒu to remain silent To shut one's mouth and say nothing; to stay quiet.裹足 guǒzú to hesitate To stop one's steps or hesitate to move forward for fear of danger or difficulty; usually used in the idiom 裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián