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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chup
"वह अपनी योजनाओं के बारे में चुप रहा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Reluctant to speak or reveal information.
"Despite the many questions, she remained tight-lipped about her plans." - 2
Characterized by silence or reticence.
"The tight-lipped witnesses refused to share what they had seen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tight-lipped' combines 'tight', from Old English 'tīht', meaning 'firmly held', and 'lipped', derived from 'lip', which has Germanic roots. The phrase emerged in the early 20th century, evolving to describe someone who is secretive or unwilling to speak.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tight-Lipped" is said worldwide
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réservé
Transliteration: réservé
"Il est resté réservé sur ses projets."
wortkarg
Transliteration: wortkarg
"Er war wortkarg über seine Pläne."
riservato
Transliteration: riservato
"È rimasto riservato sui suoi progetti."
reservado
Transliteration: reservado
"Se mantuvo reservado sobre sus planes."
reservado
Transliteration: reservado
"Ele permaneceu reservado sobre seus planos."
चुप
Transliteration: chup
"वह अपनी योजनाओं के बारे में चुप रहा।"
沉默寡言
Transliteration: chénmò guǎyán
"他对自己的计划保持沉默寡言。"
말이 없는
Transliteration: mal-i eobsneun
"그는 자신의 계획에 대해 말이 없었다."
口数が少ない
Transliteration: kuchikazu ga sukunai
"彼は自分の計画について口数が少なかった。"
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