闭口不谈

Traditional: 閉口不談

bì kǒu bù tán

Dictionary entry

to refuse to say anything about (idiom)

What does 闭口不谈 mean?

闭口不谈 (bì kǒu bù tán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to refuse to say anything about (idiom)

2to remain tight-lipped

3to avoid mentioning

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闭bìto close · to stop up 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-谈Tánsurname Tan

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