三緘其口 sān jiān qí kǒu

tight-lipped; (idiom) reluctant to speak about it

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. tight-lipped
  2. 2. (idiom) reluctant to speak about it

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
緘 jiān
to close; to seal; letter
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth