Never say a word(jué kǒu bù dào)

Never say a word

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é K ǒ UB ù D à o, meaning to shut up. It comes from the biography of Bingji in Hanshu.

Idiom explanation

Never say: shut up.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's biography of Bingji in Hanshu of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Ji is a man of profound character. He does not fight against kindness. He has never spoken of his former kindness since his great grandson's experience. Therefore, the imperial court is not able to understand his contribution."

Idiom usage

It means to shut up and not to speak. Wu Mingshi's Du Shi Yan Zhi in Qing Dynasty volume 10

Idiom story

In the late years of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, witchcraft prevailed in the palace and among the people. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was superstitious and suspicious. One day, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty was taking a rest in Ganquan palace. He dreamed that thousands of puppets came to him with sticks. After waking up, I feel more uncomfortable and in a trance. So he suspected that it was the "witchcraft" that was used to curse him. The Royal emissary Jiang Chong hated the prince, so he took the opportunity to slander and falsely accuse the prince of using witchcraft to curse the emperor to die early. As a result, the disaster of witchcraft broke out, killing tens of thousands of people and forcing the prince to commit suicide. Later, Liu Xun grew up and became emperor (emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty). Some people who had helped him wanted to get some benefits from him. Only Bingji kept silent about the things that had saved emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty in the past, so many people in the court didn't know about it. After the outbreak of witchcraft and witchcraft, Liu Xun, the prince's son, was born a few months ago, but he was not spared. After his mother was killed innocently, he was imprisoned in a dark prison. Prison leader Bingji pities him for being young and innocent, so he risks his life to protect him, and privately pays a nanny to raise Liu Xun. He also saved his own food and meat for Liu Xun. Bingji was very kind to Liu Xun.

Chinese PinYin : jué kǒu bù dào