too frightened to speak or move(dù kǒu guǒ zú)

too frightened to speak or move

Dukou binding feet, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ù K ǒ ugu ǒ Z ú, which means having concerns but not daring to approach, far away. It comes from the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's Warring States policy, Qin CE San.

Idiom usage

She was so frightened that she didn't dare to go out.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: keep your mouth shut

The origin of Idioms

In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang wrote in the Warring States strategy, Qin CE San: "those who are afraid of a minister only fear that after his death, the world will see his loyalty and his body will collapse, because his mouth will bind his feet, and Mo Ken will be Qin er."

Idiom explanation

Du Kou: shut up; wrap your feet: stop. I dare not speak with my mouth closed, and I dare not walk with my feet stopped. It is used to describe being afraid to approach and avoiding far away.

Chinese PinYin : dù kǒu guǒ zú