miè kǒu

Traditional: 滅口

灭口 (miè kǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb”.

Meanings

  1. 1to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret
  2. 2to silence sb

Characters in 灭口

灭miè · to extinguish or put out口kǒu · mouth

Related words

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