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諱莫如深

简讳莫如深 · 繁諱莫如深

Mandarin · pinyin huì mò rú shēn

(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject

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4–4–2–1 · hui4 mo4 ru2 shen1

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wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1

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(idiomatic) to closely guard a secret and not utter a single word about it; to not breathe a word