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緘口不言

简 缄口不言 · 繁 緘口不言
Mandarin · pinyin jiān kǒu bù yán

Meanings

  1. see 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán
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緘
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口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
缄
jiān · seal, close; bind; letter
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1–3–4–2 · jian1 kou3 bu4 yan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaam1 hau2 bat1 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 緘口不言. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaam1 hau2 bat1 jin4

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