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Let’s learn about the idiom 「緘口結舌」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Keep silent. Describes being unable to speak due to lack of arguments. It also means being intimidated by the tyranny and not daring to speak.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiān kǒu jié shé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gaam1 hau2 git3 sit3
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