杜口结舌 — “To be struck dumb”
杜口结舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be struck dumb”. To be speechless; to remain silent, often due to shock, fear, or embarrassment. Literally, “Seal one's mouth and tie one's tongue”.
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杜口结舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜口结舌 Character Breakdown
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听到这个突如其来的消息，他吓得杜口结舌，半天说不出一句话来。
Hearing the sudden news, he was so frightened that he was struck dumb, unable to utter a single word for a long while.
Idioms Related to 杜口结舌
Synonyms of 杜口结舌
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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What does 杜口结舌 mean?
杜口结舌 (dù kǒu jié shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be struck dumb”.
How do you pronounce 杜口结舌?
杜口结舌 is pronounced dù kǒu jié shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜口结舌 literally mean?
Literally, 杜口结舌 means “Seal one's mouth and tie one's tongue”. It is used to mean “to be struck dumb”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜口结舌?
犹言杜口吞声。