杜口绝言 — “To keep one's mouth shut and remain completely silent”
杜口绝言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's mouth shut and remain completely silent”. To refuse to speak or respond. Literally, “Seal mouth, cease speech”.
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杜口绝言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜口绝言 Character Breakdown
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面对突然的指责，他一时语塞，杜口绝言，不知该如何回应。
Faced with the sudden accusation, he was momentarily speechless, keeping his mouth shut and unable to respond.
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- dù杜kǒu口tūn吞shēng声keep silent due to fear or resentment
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- 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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What does 杜口绝言 mean?
杜口绝言 (dù kǒu jué yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's mouth shut and remain completely silent”.
How do you pronounce 杜口绝言?
杜口绝言 is pronounced dù kǒu jué yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜口绝言 literally mean?
Literally, 杜口绝言 means “Seal mouth, cease speech”. It is used to mean “to keep one's mouth shut and remain completely silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜口绝言?
犹言杜口无言。