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閉口不言

简 闭口不言 · 繁 閉口不言
Mandarin · pinyin bì kǒu bù yán

Meanings

  1. to keep silent (idiom)
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閉
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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
闭
bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up
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4–3–4–2 · bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4

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

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bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4

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