一言不发

yìyánbùfā

not say (or utter) a word; keep one's mouth shut, also called 一语不出

not say (or utter) a word; keep one's mouth shut, also called 一語不出

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not say a word

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not say a word

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yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1

to not say a word (idiom)

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一言不发

yī yán bù fā

not to utter a single word; be as silent as the grave; become almost as silent as a post; button up one's mouth; control one's tongue; have nothing to say for oneself; keep one's mouth shut; keep silent and say nothing; not to breathe a word (of); not to drop a word (of); not to say a word (about); say nothing

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一言不發|一言不发 [yī yán bù fā] ► to not say a word (idiom)