Meaning of 守口如瓶
守口如瓶 means to keep one's mouth shut as tight as a bottle; to strictly keep a secret; to be tight-lipped and cautious in speech. Pronounced shǒu kǒu rú píng.
- to keep one's mouth shut as tight as a bottle; to strictly keep a secret; to be tight-lipped and cautious in speech
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
shǒu守
kǒu口
rú如
píng瓶
，
lián连
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
yě也
méi没
gào告
sù诉
。
He kept tight-lipped about this matter, not even telling his best friend.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
jì记
zhě者
men们
zài再
sān三
zhuī追
wèn问
，
nà那
wèi位
fā发
yán言
rén人
yī依
rán然
shǒu守
kǒu口
rú如
píng瓶
。
Despite the reporters' persistent questioning, the spokesperson remained as silent as the grave.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
shāng商
yè业
jī机
mì密
，
qǐng请
nǐ你
wù务
bì必
shǒu守
kǒu口
rú如
píng瓶
。
This is a trade secret; please be sure to keep it under lock and key.
Relations
Antonyms
包打听 / 包打聽不打自招飞短流长 / 飛短流長骨鲠在喉 / 骨鯁在喉说三道四 / 說三道四说长道短 / 說長道短调嘴学舌 / 調嘴學舌通风报信 / 通風報信竹筒倒豆子信口开河 / 信口開河蜚短流长 / 蜚短流長漏嘴露风 / 露風失言言多语失 / 言多語失和盘托出 / 和盤托出唇焦舌敝放空气 / 放空氣风言风语 / 風言風語卖底 / 賣底送信儿 / 送信兒信口雌黄 / 信口雌黃学舌 / 學舌摇唇鼓舌 / 搖唇鼓舌走风 / 走風嘴松长舌 / 長舌传话 / 傳話高谈阔论 / 高談闊論快嘴吐口献计 / 獻計一锅端 / 一鍋端走火走嘴嘴快直言不讳 / 直言不諱爆料插话 / 插話畅所欲言 / 暢所欲言露底饶舌 / 饒舌神侃松嘴 / 鬆嘴碎嘴子摊牌 / 攤牌遇事生风 / 遇事生風打探漏泄透风 / 透風纵论 / 縱論坦露 / 袒露闲扯 / 閒扯嘴碎坦称 / 坦承探风 / 探風告白宣示奉告