杜口吞声 — “To keep silent”
杜口吞声 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent”. To hold one's tongue; to refrain from speaking out (often due to fear, resentment, or being overwhelmed). Literally, “seal mouth and swallow sound”.
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杜口吞声 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜口吞声 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 杜口吞声
面对突如其来的指责，他只能杜口吞声，不知如何辩解。
Faced with sudden accusations, he could only keep silent, not knowing how to defend himself.
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Synonyms of 杜口吞声
More idioms starting with 杜
- 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jié结shé舌struck dumb; speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝shé舌rendered speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝yán言keep silent and refuse to speak
- 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 杜口吞声
What does 杜口吞声 mean?
杜口吞声 (dù kǒu tūn shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent”.
How do you pronounce 杜口吞声?
杜口吞声 is pronounced dù kǒu tūn shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜口吞声 literally mean?
Literally, 杜口吞声 means “seal mouth and swallow sound”. It is used to mean “to keep silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜口吞声?
形容一句话也不说。