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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

缄口 [jiānkǒu]
  1. 1. verb [书] hold one’s tongue

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

缄口 [jiānkǒu]
  1. 1. [literary expression] keep one's mouth shut; hold one's tongue; say nothing

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

缄口 [jiānkǒu]
  1. 1. 闭着嘴(不说话)
    缄口不言。

Examples

缄口
缄口不言。 缄口
to seal one's lips
使缄口不语 seal

Word Decomposition


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