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多言は身を害す
Hiragana
たげんはみをがいす
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
多くしゃべりすぎると、自分の身を滅ぼすことになりかねないという戒めのことわざ。 / 余計な一言・余計な発言が、トラブルや不利益、破滅の原因になるという意味。 / 言葉数が多いと、秘密が漏れたり、誤解や反感を招いて自分が損をするという教え。
Easy Japanese Meaning
はなしすぎるとじぶんによくないことがおこるといういましめ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
祸从口出 / 多言自损 / 多话害己
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
說話太多會招致禍患 / 言多必失，容易害到自己 / 少說為宜，以免自損
Korean Meaning
말을 많이 하면 자신에게 해를 입는다 / 말이 많으면 화를 자초한다 / 말이 지나치면 탈이 난다
Indonesian
Terlalu banyak bicara dapat mencelakakan diri. / Kata-kata yang berlebihan bisa merugikan diri sendiri. / Banyak bicara membawa petaka bagi diri.
Vietnamese Meaning
Nói nhiều tự hại mình. / Lắm lời chuốc họa vào thân. / Quá lời dễ rước họa.
Tagalog Meaning
Ang sobrang pagsasalita ay nakapipinsala sa sarili. / Maraming salita, kapahamakan. / Ang madaldal, napapahamak.
Sense（1）
One word too many will be the end of me.
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多言は身を害す
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In order to keep the secret, he said, 'One word too many will be the end of me,' and didn't say anything.
In order to keep the secret, he said, 'One word too many will be the end of me,' and didn't say anything.
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彼は秘密を守るために、「多言は身を害す」と言って、何も話さなかった。
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