三緘其口

See also: 三缄其口

Chinese

		three	letters; to close; seal	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (三緘其口)		三	緘	其	口
simp. (三缄其口)		三	缄	其	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānjiānqíkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄢㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaam¹ kei⁴ hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānjiānqíkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄢㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjianchyikoou
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ gaam¹ kei⁴ hau²
  - Yale: sāam gāam kèih háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaam¹ kei⁴ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gam¹ kéi⁴ heo²
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ käːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

三緘其口

keeping one's mouth shut more than once; be extremely selective in one's words

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