嘴上贴封条，开不了口嘴上貼封條，開不了口嘴上貼封條，開不了口

a seal strip stuck on the mouth: can't open it to speak

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone who cannot or must not speak, as if the mouth were sealed. The usual form is 嘴上贴膏药，有口难开, 'a plaster on the mouth, hard to speak'.

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Simplified: 嘴上贴封条，开不了口
Traditional (Taiwan): 嘴上貼封條，開不了口
Pinyin: zuǐ shang tiē fēngtiáo, kāi bù liǎo kǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): zuǐ shàng tiē fēngtiáo, kāi bù liǎo kǒu
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝㄈㄥㄊㄧㄠˊ，ㄎㄞㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄡˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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