只字不提 zhi zi bu ti Not a word mentioned

Explanation

指一个字也不提及，比喻有意不说某事。

Refers to not mentioning a single word, implying that one deliberately does not speak of something.

Origin Story

老张是一位经验丰富的侦探，他接到一个棘手的案子：一位富商离奇失踪，没有任何线索。警方调查了多日，毫无进展。老张来到富商的家中，仔细观察每一个细节。他翻阅了富商的日记，却发现日记中关于失踪前几天的记录一片空白，只字不提任何与失踪相关的事。老张意识到，关键信息很可能就隐藏在这段空白之中。他根据富商的日常习惯和人际关系，展开进一步调查。他发现，富商失踪前曾与一位神秘女子频繁联系，而这段联系在日记中同样只字不提。老张凭借其敏锐的洞察力，最终找到了那名女子，并通过她获得了关键线索，成功破获了这起失踪案。案件告破后，老张感慨地说：有时候，沉默比言语更有力，只字不提往往隐藏着惊人的秘密。

lao zhang shi yi wei jingyan fengfu de zhentian, ta jiedao yige jishou de anzi: yi wei fushang liqi shizong, meiyou renhe xiansuo. jingfang diaocha le duo ri, hao wu jinzhan. lao zhang laidao fushang de jiazhong, zixi guancha meige xi jie. ta fanyue le fushang de riji, que faxian riji zhong guanyu shizong qian ji tian de jilu yipian kongbai, zhi zi bu ti renhe yu shizong xiangguan de shi. lao zhang yishi dao, guanjian xinxi hen keneng jiu yincang zai zhe duan kongbai zhizhong. ta genju fushang de richang xiguan he renji guanxi, zhankai jin yi bu diaocha. ta faxian, fushang shizong qian ceng yu yi wei shenmi nvzi pinfan lianxi, er zhe duan lianxi zai riji zhong tongyang zhi zi bu ti. lao zhang pingjie qi minrui de dongchalili, zhongyu zhaodao le na ming nvzi, bing tongguo ta huode le guanjian xiansuo, chenggong pohuo le zhe qi shizong an. anjian gaopu hou, lao zhang gangkai di shuo: youshihou, chenmo bi yanyu geng youli, zhi zi bu ti wang wang yincang zhe jingren de mimi.

Old Zhang, an experienced detective, received a tough case: a wealthy businessman had mysteriously disappeared without a trace. The police investigated for days without progress. Zhang went to the businessman's home and carefully observed every detail. He reviewed the businessman's diary, but found the entries for the days leading up to the disappearance blank, not mentioning anything related to it. Zhang realized that the crucial information might be hidden in this blank space. Based on the businessman's daily habits and relationships, he launched a further investigation. He discovered that the businessman had been in frequent contact with a mysterious woman before his disappearance, a connection also unmentioned in the diary. Using his sharp observation skills, Zhang eventually found the woman and obtained crucial clues through her, successfully solving the disappearance case. After the case was solved, Zhang commented: Sometimes silence is more powerful than words, and the unspoken often hides amazing secrets.

Usage

作谓语；表示有意不说。

zuo weiyuyu;biaoshi youyi bushuo

Used as a predicate; to express deliberately not saying something.

Examples

• 会议上，他只字不提自己的功劳。

  huiyi shang, ta zhi zi bu ti ziji de gonglao

  At the meeting, he didn't mention his merits at all.

• 关于那件事，他只字不提，好像什么也没发生过一样。

  guanyu na jianshi, ta zhi zi bu ti, hao xiang shenme ye mei fashi guo yiyang

  He didn't mention anything about that matter, as if nothing had happened.

Related Idioms

• 缄口不言

• 三缄其口

Opposite Idioms

• 详述

• 细说