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閉口不談

简 闭口不谈 · 繁 閉口不談
Mandarin · pinyin bì kǒu bù tán

Meanings

  1. to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
  2. to remain tight-lipped
  3. to avoid mentioning
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閉
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口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
談
tán · talk; conversation; surname
闭
bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up
谈
tán · talk; conversation; surname
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Entries containing 閉口不談 ↗Words written with 閉 ↗Words written with 口 ↗Words written with 不 ↗Words written with 談 ↗Words written with 闭 ↗Words written with 谈 ↗

Mandarin tones

4–3–4–2 · bi4 kou3 bu4 tan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4

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

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閉口不談 · bi4 kou3 bu4 tan2
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Exact source record閉口不談 闭口不谈 [bi4 kou3 bu4 tan2] /to refuse to say anything about (idiom)/to remain tight-lipped/to avoid mentioning/