闭口不言

Traditional form:

閉口不言

Pinyin (reading):

bìkǒubùyán

Definitions:

• to keep silent (idiom)

Characters:

• 闭 - to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
• 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 閉 - to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
• 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say