4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 547

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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「杜口結舌」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

It’s like keeping silent.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dù kǒu jié shé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dou6 hau2 git3 sit3

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