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Chinese
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to guard
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mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
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as (if); such as
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bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher
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| trad. (守口如瓶)
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守
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口
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如
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瓶
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| simp. #(守口如瓶)
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守
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口
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如
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瓶
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| Literally: “to shut one's mouth tight like a bottle.”
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Pronunciation
Idiom
守口如瓶
- to keep one's mouth shut; to remain tight-lipped
放心，我會守口如瓶的。 [MSC, trad.]
放心，我会守口如瓶的。 [MSC, simp.]- Fàngxīn, wǒ huì shǒukǒurúpíng de.
- Don't worry, my lips are sealed.