守口如瓶
Chinese
to guard mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) as (if); such as bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitchersimp. and trad.
(守口如瓶)守 口 如 瓶 Literally: “to shut one's mouth tight like a bottle.”
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4
- Min Nan (POJ): siú-kháu-jû-pân / siú-kháu-jî-pân
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooukoourupyng
- IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4
- Yale: sáu háu yùh pìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 hau2 jy4 ping4
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 heo2 yu4 ping4
- IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jyː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-kháu-jû-pân
- Tâi-lô: siú-kháu-jû-pân
- Phofsit Daibuun: siw'qawju'paan
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zu²³⁻³³ pan²³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-kháu-jî-pân
- Tâi-lô: siú-kháu-jî-pân
- Phofsit Daibuun: siw'qawji'paan
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑi²³⁻³³ pan²³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
Idiom
守口如瓶
- to keep one's mouth shut; to remain tight-lipped
- fàngxīn, wǒ huì shǒukǒurúpíng de [Pinyin]
- Don't worry, my lips are sealed.
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