shut one 's mouth(qián kǒu bù yán)

shut one 's mouth

Saying nothing

[pronunciation] Qi á NK ǒ UB ù y á n

[interpretation] jaw: closed. Keep your mouth shut.

[interpretation] jaw: closed. Keep your mouth shut. [source] Chuang Tzu · Tian Zifang: "I understand but do not want to move. I use tongs but do not want to speak. I am a scholar. I have straight ears!" [example] in case of court dispute, Luo denounced, and led to hide. The sixth volume of the Hakka dialect of Chayu written by Ruan Kuisheng in Qing Dynasty. [usage] as predicate and attribute; refers to not speaking.

Chinese PinYin : qián kǒu bù yán