守口如瓶

shǒukǒurúpíng

idiom #11,844

Meanings

1 to guard one's mouth like a sealed bottle
2 tight-lipped
3 to keep a secret

Characters

to guard; to keep

Examples

她守口如瓶，从不泄露别人的秘密。

Tā shǒukǒurúpíng, cóng bù xièlòu biérén de mìmì.

She is tight-lipped and never reveals other people's secrets.

关于这件事，他一直守口如瓶。

Guānyú zhè jiàn shì, tā yīzhí shǒukǒurúpíng.

He has kept completely silent about this matter.

Tips

memory

Imagine guarding (守) your mouth (口) like (如) a sealed bottle (瓶) -- nothing can get out.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

口 kǒu

如 rú

瓶 píng