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滅口

简灭口 · 繁滅口

Mandarin · pinyin miè kǒu

to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret
to silence sb

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate

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4–3 · mie4 kou3

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mit6 hau2

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verb

(verb-object) to silence or do away with a witness or accomplice (of a criminal)

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