灭口
灭口
miè kǒu
to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb
verb
Traditional: 滅口
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- (verb) to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret
- to silence sb
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Related Words
惩前毖后(chéng qián bì hòu)· lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
→既来之，则安之(jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī)· Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.
→一石二鸟(yī shí èr niǎo)· to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
→一箭双雕(yī jiàn shuāng diāo)· lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
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