饿猫叼鱼，嘴紧餓貓叼魚，嘴緊餓貓叼魚，嘴緊

a hungry cat carrying a fish: mouth tight

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who is careful about what they say and gives nothing away. Usually approving or neutral.
Wordplay: 嘴紧 (zuǐ jǐn) literally means 'jaws clamped tight' and figuratively 'tight-lipped, discreet'.

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Simplified: 饿猫叼鱼，嘴紧
Traditional (Taiwan): 餓貓叼魚，嘴緊
Pinyin: è māo diāo yú, zuǐjǐn
Bopomofo: ㄜˋ ㄇㄠㄉㄧㄠㄩˊ，ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

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

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