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守
口
如
瓶
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Jyutping
sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4
Pinyin
shǒu kǒu rú píng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
reticent
not breathing a word
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
唔會輕易開口、把口好密;講野好謹慎
to be tight-lipped; not to say a word about something; be reticent about sth
佢對過去嘅經歷守口如瓶。
佢对过去嘅经历守口如瓶。
keoi5 deoi3 gwo3 heoi3 ge3 ging1 lik6 sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4.
He has been tight-lipped about his past.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to keep one's mouth shut; to remain tight-lipped
放心,我會守口如瓶的。
放心,我会守口如瓶的。
fàng xīn , wǒ huì shǒu kǒu rú píng de .
Don't worry, my lips are sealed.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢对过去嘅经历守口如瓶。
佢對過去嘅經歷守口如瓶。
keoi5 deoi3 gwo3 heoi3 ge3 ging1 lik6 sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4.
He has been tight-lipped about his past.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
放心,我会守口如瓶的。
放心,我會守口如瓶的。
fàng xīn , wǒ huì shǒu kǒu rú píng de .
Don't worry, my lips are sealed.