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沉
默
是
金
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Pinyin
chén mò shì jīn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
silence is golden (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
保持沉默、唔隨便出聲係最可貴
silence is golden
反義詞
雄辯是銀
Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb
silence is golden
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
沉默是金。
沉默是金。
chén mò shì jīn 。
Silence is golden.
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.
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.