守口如瓶 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle ; tight-lipped
• reticent
• not breathing a word

Character by character

• 守shǒuto defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to w
• 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 瓶píngbottle, jug, pitcher, vase

Idioms sharing a character

• 因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù
• 墨守成规 mò shǒu chéng guī
• 守土有责 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
• 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù
• 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ
• 抱残守缺 bào cán shǒu quē
• 有为有守 yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
• 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè
• 神不守舍 shén bù shǒu shè
• 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè

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