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Jyutping cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4
Pinyin chén mò guǎ yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. habitually silent (idiom)
  2. reticent
  3. uncommunicative
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    taciturn; reticent; to be of few words
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他观察入微,但沉默寡言。
    他觀察入微,但沉默寡言。
    tā guān chá rù wēi , dàn chén mò guǎ yán 。
    • His observation is sharp, but he says very little.
    • His observations are sharp, but he doesn't say much.
  2. Mandarin
    杰森是一个沉默寡言的人,所以当他说些什么的时候,总是一个真正的惊喜。
    傑森是一個沉默寡言的人,所以當他説些什麼的時候,總是一個真正的驚喜。
    jié sēn shì yí gè chén mò guǎ yán de rén , suǒ yǐ dāng tā shuō xiē shén me de shí hou , zǒng shì yí gè zhēn zhèng de jīng xǐ 。
    • Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.
  3. Mandarin
    林肯本人是沉默寡言的。
    林肯本人是沉默寡言的。
    lín kěn běn rén shì chén mò guǎ yán de 。
    • Lincoln himself was silent.
    • Lincoln himself was taciturn.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    沉默寡言
    沉默寡言
    cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4
    • uncommunicative