杜口绝舌 — “To be rendered speechless”
杜口绝舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be rendered speechless”. Typically due to having no valid argument, being proven wrong, or being overcome by fear. Literally, “Shut mouth, stop tongue”.
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杜口绝舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜口绝舌 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 杜口绝舌
面对确凿的证据，他杜口绝舌，一个字也说不出来
Faced with undeniable evidence, he was rendered speechless and couldn't utter a single word.
Idioms Related to 杜口绝舌
Synonyms of 杜口绝舌
More idioms starting with 杜
- dù杜kǒu口tūn吞shēng声keep silent due to fear or resentment
- dù杜kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent and say nothing
- dù杜kǒu口mù木shé舌keep silent and speechless
- dù杜kǒu口guǒ裹zú足silenced and immobilized by apprehension
- dù杜bì弊qīng清yuán源eliminate malpractices and purify the source
- dù杜wēi微shèn慎fáng防nip trouble in the bud
- dù杜duàn断fáng房móu谋resourceful in strategy and decisive in action
- dù杜jiàn渐fáng防wēi微nip evil in the bud
- dù杜jiān渐fáng防méng萌nip evil in the bud
- dù杜jiàn渐chú除wēi微nip a problem in the bud
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Open the tool →Questions about 杜口绝舌
What does 杜口绝舌 mean?
杜口绝舌 (dù kǒu jué shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be rendered speechless”.
How do you pronounce 杜口绝舌?
杜口绝舌 is pronounced dù kǒu jué shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜口绝舌 literally mean?
Literally, 杜口绝舌 means “Shut mouth, stop tongue”. It is used to mean “to be rendered speechless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜口绝舌?
杜口：闭口不言；绝舌：不说话。闭着嘴说不出话来。形容理屈词穷，无言以对或指十分害怕