守瓶缄口 — “To keep one's lips sealed”
守瓶缄口 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's lips sealed”. To keep a secret strictly.
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守瓶缄口 Pronunciation and Pinyin
守瓶缄口 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 守瓶缄口
这件事非常重要，你一定要守瓶缄口，不能告诉任何人。
This matter is very important; you must keep your lips sealed and tell no one.
Idioms Related to 守瓶缄口
More idioms starting with 守
- shǒu守xiān先dài待hòu后inherit the past and usher in the future
- shǒu守fēn分ān安cháng常Abide by duty, content with status quo
- shǒu守tǔ土yǒu有zé责responsible for safeguarding one's territory
- shǒu守rú如chǔ处nǚ女，，chū出rú如tuō脱tù兔Cautious then swift
- shǒu守wàng望xiāng相zhù助keep watch and help each other
- shǒu守zhū株dài待tù兔wait idly for luck or cling to old ways
- shǒu守zhū株yuán缘mù木futile efforts by unrealistic means
- shǒu守zhèng正bù不huí回Uphold integrity and never compromise
- shǒu守zhèng正bù不náo挠uphold integrity and remain unyielding
- shǒu守zhèng正bù不ráo桡uphold rectitude and not yield
- shǒu守zhèng正bù不yí移adhere to righteous principles
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Open the tool →Questions about 守瓶缄口
What does 守瓶缄口 mean?
守瓶缄口 (shǒu píng jiān kǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's lips sealed”.
How do you pronounce 守瓶缄口?
守瓶缄口 is pronounced shǒu píng jiān kǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 守瓶缄口?
犹言守口如瓶。指闭口不言。