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守口如瓶
Mandarin · pinyin shǒu kǒu rú píng
Meanings
- lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- reticent
- not breathing a word
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3–3–2–2 · shou3 kou3 ru2 ping2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4
Cantonese word readings for 守口如瓶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4
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phrase
- (simile) to keep one's mouth shut; to remain tight-lipped
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