闷葫芦

mènhúlu

闷葫芦 — mènhúlu

1. enigma; complete mystery

   这个案子的真相成了个闷葫芦，没人知道发生了什么。 zhège ànzi de zhēnxiàng chéng le gè mènhúlú méirén zhīdào fāshēng le shénme — The truth of this case has become an enigma; no one knows what happened.

2. taciturn person; person of few words

   他是个闷葫芦，遇事总是自己闷在心里。 tā shì gè mènhúlú yùshì zǒngshì zìjǐ mēnzàixīnlǐ — He is a taciturn person; he always keeps things to himself.