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keep one's mouth shut; be as silent as the grave; button up one's mouth

yī yán bù fā

一 言 不 发

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slkeep one's mouth shut; be as silent as the grave; button up one's mouth
- tā zài huì shang yī yán bù fā
  她在会上一言不发。
  She sat through the meeting without saying a word.
- tā men cōng cōng de zǒu lái zǒu qù yī yán bù fā miàn lù jiāo jí zhī sè
  他们匆匆地走来走去，一言不发，面露焦急之色。
  They hurried about in dead silence, with anxiousfaces
- cóng tóu dào wěi tā yī yán bù fā
  从头到尾他一言不发。
  He didn't utter a single sound.
synonym
yī shēng bù xiǎng一声不响 yī shēng bù kēng一声不吭 bù yán bù yǔ不言不语 sān jiān qí kǒu三缄其口
antonym
tāo tāo bù jué滔滔不绝 qiān yán wàn yǔ千言万语 dié dié bù xiū喋喋不休 kǎn kǎn ér tán侃侃而谈 gāo tán kuò lùn高谈阔论 xù xù dāo dāo絮絮叨叨 kǒu ruò xuán hé口若悬河

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