只字不提 [隻字不提] - not to mention (idiom); to say not one word, fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic), to censor - zhī zì bù tí | Definition | ChinesePod.com

只字不提 (隻字不提)

zhī zì bù tí

Pinyin

Definition

只字不提 (隻字不提)

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zhī zì bù tí

not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
to censor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù

1 (negative prefix)
2 not
3 no

bù jiǔ

1 not long (after)
2 before too long
3 soon
4 soon after

bù yì lè hū

1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
3 awfully

bù dàn

1 not only (... but also...)

bù jǐn

1 not only (this one)
2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3 in for a penny, in for a pound

一问三不知

yī wèn sān bù zhī

1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3 complete ignorance

一尘不染

yī chén bù rǎn

1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
2 spotless

一字一泪

yī zì yī lèi

1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)

一字不提

yī zì bù tí

1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)