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三緘其口

三緘其口

See also: 三缄其口

Chinese

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|- ! !three; 3 !letters; to close; seal

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his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

!mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) |- !trad. (三緘其口) | | | | |- !simp. (三缄其口) | | | | |}

Idiom

三緘其口

  1. keeping one's mouth shut more than once; be extremely selective in one's words