{"path":"/entry/1434","title":"三缄其口 / 三緘其口 (sān jiān qí kǒu) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"三缄其口 / 三緘其口 (sān jiān qí kǒu): reluctant to speak about it. Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":1434,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["三缄其口"],"TRADITIONAL":["三緘其口"]}},"phonetic":"sān jiān qí kǒu","phoneticKey":"san1 jian1 qi2 kou3","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"idiom","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]},"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"reluctant to speak about it","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"tight-lipped","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["ADJECTIVE","VERB"],"frequency":33843,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"otherReadings":[],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[{"literal":"to seal one's mouth thrice-over","content":[],"examples":[],"senseScoped":false}],"decks":[{"id":27,"sourceName":"Chengyu","name":"Chengyu"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}