keep one 's mouth shut

keep one 's mouth shut

Tongue tied, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā NK ǒ Uji é sh é, meaning to shut up. It's hard to describe a person's reasoning. It also refers to being afraid to speak. From the theory of the hidden man.

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Chong's on the hidden man of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "the wise man is so tongue tied that he is silent."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: keep silent [antonym]: eloquence

Idiom usage

There is a great deal of freedom in thinking. Although intelligent and intelligent people pick up new ideas and embrace what they see, they are bound by the edict. They are silent and dare not speak. On Lu Xun's tomb culture