sān jiān qí kǒu

Traditional: 三緘其口

三缄其口 (sān jiān qí kǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2tight-lipped

Characters in 三缄其口

三sān · three缄jiān · (wooden) box其qí · his口kǒu · mouth

Related words

三three三surname San其他other其实actually; in fact; really其中among口mouth其his其它(adjective) other尤其especially; particularly伤口wound三明治(loanword) sandwich借口to use as an excuse

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