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Sentence
At the meeting, remembering the proverb "silence is golden, speech is silver," I refrained from speaking.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
在会议上想起了“沉默是金，雄辩是银”这句格言，于是便不发言了。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
在會議上想起了「沉默是金、雄辯是銀」這句格言，於是克制了發言。
Korean Translation
회의에서는 '침묵은 금, 웅변은 은'이라는 격언을 떠올려 발언을 삼갔다.
Vietnamese Translation
Trong cuộc họp, tôi nhớ đến câu ngạn ngữ 'Im lặng là vàng, hùng biện là bạc' nên đã kiềm chế không phát biểu.
Tagalog Translation
Sa pulong, naalala niya ang kasabihang 'ang katahimikan ay ginto, ang pagsasalita ay pilak,' kaya tumahimik siya.
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At the meeting, remembering the proverb silence is golden, speech is silver,
I refrained from speaking.
At the meeting, remembering the proverb silence is golden, speech is silver,
I refrained from speaking.
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会議では「沈黙は金雄弁は銀」という格言を思い出して、発言を控えた。
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沈黙は金雄弁は銀
Hiragana
ちんもくはきん / ゆうべんはぎん
Kanji
沈黙は金、雄弁は銀
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
沈黙は価値が高く、軽率な発言を控えることが大切だという教えを表すことわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よけいなことは言わずにしずかにしているほうがよいというたとえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
沉默是金，雄辩是银 / 比喻沉默胜于多言 / 有时不说话比善于表达更好
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
強調沉默的價值高於善辯 / 在許多情況下少說為妙 / 寡言為上，能言次之
Korean Meaning
말하는 것보다 침묵이 더 가치 있다. / 웅변보다 침묵이 더 귀하다. / 때로는 말하기보다 침묵이 더 낫다.
Vietnamese Meaning
Im lặng là vàng, nói hay là bạc. / Khuyên rằng im lặng thường quý hơn lời lẽ hùng biện.
Tagalog Meaning
Mas mahalaga ang katahimikan kaysa sa pagsasalita. / Mas mainam ang tumahimik kaysa magsalita nang marami. / May halaga ang pagsasalita, ngunit higit ang katahimikan.
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