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缄口不言 (緘口不言)

jiān kǒu bù yán

Definition

  1. lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  2. to censor

Character Decomposition

缄
=
纟
+
咸
口
=
口
不
=
丆
+
卜
言
=
亠
+
二
+
口

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