miè
kǒu

common
verb

Meaning of 灭口

灭口 means to kill a witness to prevent a secret from leaking. Pronounced miè kǒu.

  • to kill a witness to prevent a secret from leaking

Definitions & Examples

Zuì
fàn
shā
rén
miè
kǒu
 

The criminal attempted to kill the witness to silence them.

Wèi
le
fáng
zhǐ
huà
bào
 
men
jué
dìng
miè
kǒu
 

To prevent the plan from being exposed, they decided to eliminate the witness.

Zhè
móu
shā
àn
hěn
néng
shì
wèi
le
miè
kǒu
 

This murder case was likely committed to silence someone.

zhī
dào
tài
duō
 
yǒu
bèi
miè
kǒu
de
wēi
xiǎn
 

He knows too much and is in danger of being eliminated.

Miè
kǒu
shì
hēi
bāng
cháng
yòng
de
shǒu
duàn
 

Eliminating witnesses is a common tactic used by gangs.