jiān​kǒu​bù​yán

to keep silent

  1. to seal
    (bound form) to seal; to close; to keep silent as in 缄口 jiān​kǒu or 缄默 jiān​mò; to seal a letter (often used on envelopes following the sender's name)
  2. mouth
    mouth of a person or animal; (bound form) oral
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. yán verbadverb
    to say
    to speak; to talk; to state or tell