Correct
守口如瓶
/ shǒu kǒu rú píng /
Strokes
Definition
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped/reticent/not breathing a word
Example
Definition
keep the mouth shut like a bottle; keep one's mouth tightly shut; be close-mouthed; be tight-mouthed; be tight-lipped; breathe not a single word; seal one's lips
1
Tā
他
yào
要
wǒmen
我们
shǒukǒurúpíng
守口如瓶
。
He asked us to keep our mouths shut.
2
Tā
他
duì
对
cǐ
此
shǒukǒurúpíng
守口如瓶
。
He kept a tight lip about this.
3
Duì
对
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
shì
事
shǒukǒurúpíng
守口如瓶
be close about one's own affairs