缄口不言

Traditional: 緘口不言

jiān kǒu bù yán

Dictionary entry

see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]

What does 缄口不言 mean?

缄口不言 (jiān kǒu bù yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]

Character breakdown

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缄jiān(wooden) box · cup 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-言yánwords · speech

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缄口不言

jiān kǒu bù yán

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