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(idiomatic) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

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speech is silver, silence is golden

Source Word

speech is silver, silence is golden

Proverb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

Japanese Meaning

不必要または不適切な発言を避け、沈黙を守ることが賢明であることを示す。 / 多くを話すよりも、むしろ黙っていることの方が価値があるという教訓。 / 時には発言よりも黙る方が場を保つ賢さや節度を示すと解される。

When the discussion grew heated, she reminded everyone that speech is silver, silence is golden, and chose to listen.

議論が白熱したとき、彼女は「話すことは銀、沈黙は金」ということわざを皆に思い出させ、聞くことを選んだ。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

speech is silver

（ canonical ）

silence is golden

（ canonical ）