jiān kǒu bù yán

Traditional: 緘口不言

缄口不言 (jiān kǒu bù yán) is a Chinese word meaning “see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]

Characters in 缄口不言

缄jiān · (wooden) box口kǒu · mouth不bù · no; not so言yán · words

Related words

不no; not so不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do不同different不好意思to feel embarrassed不好no good不再no more; no longer

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