Tongue tied(jié shé dù kǒu)

Tongue tied

Tongue tied, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji é sh é D ù K ǒ u, which means to keep silent and keep silent; it describes being afraid to speak because of fear. It comes from the biography of Du Zhou in the history of Han Dynasty.

Notes on Idioms

Tongue tied: tongue tied like a knot, can not move. Du: it's blocked.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's biography of Du Zhou in Hanshu of the Eastern Han Dynasty said: "all the people in the world are very popular. All the officials in the book of history are tongue tied, and all the flesh and blood relatives are shudder."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: tongue tied, tongue tongued jaw

Idiom usage

As predicate, object; refers to speechless. Therefore, those who love their bodies should plan for themselves, and they should be tongue tied. Who is willing to take the risk of interfering! Biography of Wang Yikang in Pengcheng

Chinese PinYin : jié shé dù kǒu