三緘其口 in All languages combined

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːm⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /saːm⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sānjiānqíkǒu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄢㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saam¹ gaam¹ kei⁴ hau² [Cantonese, Jyutping], sānjiānqíkǒu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sanjiancíkǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], san¹-chien¹-chʻi²-kʻou³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sān-jyān-chí-kǒu [Mandarin, Yale], sanjianchyikoou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], саньцзяньцикоу [Mandarin, Palladius], sanʹczjanʹcikou [Mandarin, Palladius], sāam gāam kèih háu [Cantonese, Yale], saam¹ gaam¹ kei⁴ hau² [Cantonese, Pinyin], sam¹ gam¹ kéi⁴ heo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 三緘其口

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"三緘其口" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]