Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

口が堅い

kuchi ga kah-tai · くちがかたい

Literally

one's mouth is hard

What it really means

tight-lipped; can keep a secret

한국은 무거운 입, 일본은 딱딱한 입.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw 猫に小判Gold coins to a cat 猫をかぶるTo put on a cat 猫舌Cat's tongue 猫背Cat's back 猫の額Cat's forehead