三缄口
Traditional (Taiwan):
三緘口
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to be very careful about what one says
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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- mouth sealed three times
- Meaning
- To be very careful about what one says and say little; to keep one's mouth shut. Approving or neutral.
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