remain tight-lipped(jīn rén sān jiān)

remain tight-lipped

Jin Ren San Mo is an idiom with the pronunciation of J ī NR é ns ā NJI ā n, which means to refer to silence due to concerns.

explain

This is a metaphor for not speaking because of worries.

source

Liu Xiang's Shuo yuan. "Confucius' view of the Zhou Dynasty" says: "when Confucius viewed the Zhou Dynasty, he entered the temple of emperor Taizu Houji. Before the right step of the temple, there is a golden man. He kept his mouth shut and wrote on his back: "in ancient times, it was prudent to speak of people. '" one of the six paintings in the murals of Astana ancient tombs (the ancient city of Gaochang, Turpan City)," Jin Ren ".

usage

Subject predicate; predicate; silent

Examples

In baopuzi Chongyan, written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, it is said that "we should follow the precepts of Laoshi's many failures and think about the meaning of Zhizhi."

Chinese PinYin : jīn rén sān jiān