緘口不言

緘口不言
jian1 kou3 bu4 yan2
lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic), to censor
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緘口不言|缄口不言 [jiān kǒu bù yán] ► lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic) ► to censor

Chinese-English dictionary. . 2013.

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