守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng

keep a secret; tight-lipped

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 11807th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2. not breathing a word
  3. 3. reticent

Characters

Character Meaning
守 shǒu HSK 5
to guard; to observe (rules or ritual); to abide by the law
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
瓶 píng HSK 3
bottle; classifier for wine and liquids; vase