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(idiom) reluctant to speak about it · tight-lipped

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
s+ān·1st tonej+iān·1st toneq+í·2nd tonek+ǒu·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped · reticent · not breathing a word守口如瓶shǒu kǒu rú píngkeep silent · not say a word不做声bù zuò shēnglit. on the road, exchange glances only (idiom) · fig. to be so terrorized by oppressive rule that people dare not speak to each other, only making eye contact道路以目dào lù yǐ mù
Antonyms
mouth like a torrent (idiom) · eloquent · glib · voluble · have the gift of the gab口若悬河kǒu ruò xuán hé(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air夸夸其谈kuā kuā qí tán
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