封了嘴的八哥儿,一声不吭封了嘴的八哥兒,一聲不吭封了嘴的八哥兒,一聲不吭

a myna with its beak sealed: not a sound

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who says nothing at all. It is mildly teasing.

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Simplified: 封了嘴的八哥儿,一声不吭
Traditional (Taiwan): 封了嘴的八哥兒,一聲不吭
Pinyin: fēng le zuǐ de bāgēr,yìshēngbùkēng
Bopomofo: ㄈㄥ ˙ㄌㄜㄗㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄚㄍㄜㄦ,ㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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