守口如瓶 in English shou3 kou3 ru2 ping2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiomatic expression); tight-lipped
  • reticent
  • not breathing a word

Simplified Characters

守 口 如 瓶

Traditional Characters

守 口 如 瓶

Pinyin

shou3 kou3 ru2 ping2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

守shou3to guard 口kou3mouth 如ru2as 瓶ping2bottle