缄口如瓶 jiānkǒurúpíng tight-lipped Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 缄口 緘口 jiānkǒu to keep one's mouth shut to keep one's mouth shut; to remain silent; to hold one's tongue如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if瓶 píng noun bottle (bound form) bottle; vase; flask; pitcher; any container with a narrow neck and a large belly