守口如瓶 (shǒu kǒu rú píng) — to keep one's mouth shut; tight-lipped; to guard a secret carefully
Definition
A vivid chengyu meaning 'guard one's mouth like sealing a bottle' — used to describe someone who keeps a secret absolutely and refuses to say a word. Stronger than 保密 (keep confidential); implies total silence, not just discretion.
idiom
to keep one's mouth shuttight-lippedto guard a secret carefully
Examples
- ，守口如瓶，。Guān yú zhè jiàn shì, tā zǒng shì shǒu kǒu rú píng, yí gè zì yě bù shuō.He is always tight-lipped about this matter and doesn't say a single word.
- ，守口如瓶。Zuò wéi gōng sī hé xīn chéng yuán, nǐ bì xū shǒu kǒu rú píng.As a core member of the company, you must keep your mouth shut.
- 守口如瓶，。Tā dā ying shǒu kǒu rú píng, jué bú huì xiè lòu zhè ge mì mì.She promised to be tight-lipped and would never leak this secret.
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