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Pinyin chén mò shì jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. silence is golden (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    保持沉默​、​唔​隨便​出聲​係​最​可貴
    silence is golden
  2. 反義詞
    雄辯是銀
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    silence is golden
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    沉默是金。
    沉默是金。
    chén mò shì jīn 。
    • Silence is golden.
  2. Mandarin
    常言道:言语是银,沉默是金。
    常言道:言語是銀,沉默是金。
    cháng yán dào : yán yǔ shì yín , chén mò shì jīn 。
    • As the saying goes: Speech is silver, silence is gold.
  3. Mandarin
    开口是银,沉默是金。
    開口是銀,沉默是金。
    kāi kǒu shì yín , chén mò shì jīn 。
    • Speech is silver, silence is gold.
    • Speech is silver, silence is golden.
    • Speech is worth silver, silence worth gold.