闭口藏舌 — “To keep silent and refrain from speaking”
闭口藏舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent and refrain from speaking”. Often out of caution or fear of causing trouble. Literally, “close mouth, hide tongue”.
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闭口藏舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
闭口藏舌 Character Breakdown
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面对同事们的争论，他选择了闭口藏舌，不发表任何意见。
Facing the colleagues' debate, he chose to keep silent and not express any opinions.
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Synonyms of 闭口藏舌
Antonyms of 闭口藏舌
More idioms starting with 闭
- bì闭guān关zhǔ主yì义policy of isolation
- bì闭guān关què却sǎo扫live in complete seclusion
- bì闭guān关jué绝shì市close borders and cease trade
- bì闭guān关zì自zhǔ主close borders and be self-reliant
- bì闭guān关zì自shǒu守isolate oneself from external influences
- bì闭guān关suǒ锁guó国close country to international intercourse
- bì闭kǒu口bù不yán言keep one's mouth shut
- bì闭kǒu口bù不tán谈refuse to talk about something
- bì闭kǒu口bǔ捕shé舌corner an adversary, render speechless
- bì闭kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent, speechless
- bì闭kǒu口jié结shé舌speechless and tongue-tied
- bì闭hé合sī思guò过shut oneself in and reflect on mistakes
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What does 闭口藏舌 mean?
闭口藏舌 (bì kǒu cáng shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent and refrain from speaking”.
How do you pronounce 闭口藏舌?
闭口藏舌 is pronounced bì kǒu cáng shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 闭口藏舌 literally mean?
Literally, 闭口藏舌 means “close mouth, hide tongue”. It is used to mean “to keep silent and refrain from speaking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 闭口藏舌?
闭着嘴不说话。形容怕惹事而不轻易开口。