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言わぬが花
Hiragana
いわぬがはな
Proverb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
言わないほうがかえって味わいや価値があるということを表すことわざ。 / 物事は何でもはっきり言えばよいというものではなく、あえて言葉にしないことで、そのよさや趣が増すという教え。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いわないほうがよいときは、だまっているほうがよいということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
沉默是金 / 有些话不说更好 / 不说为妙
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
沉默是金 / 有些話不說更好 / 不言為妙
Korean Meaning
침묵이 금이다. / 말하지 않는 편이 더 낫다.
Indonesian
Diam itu emas. / Lebih baik tidak diucapkan. / Hal-hal tertentu lebih baik tak diungkapkan.
Vietnamese Meaning
Im lặng là vàng / Nói ra mất hay / Không nói mới hay
Tagalog Meaning
Mas mabuting manahimik. / May mga bagay na mas mabuting hindi sabihin. / Ang pananahimik ay ginto.
Sense（1）
(idiomatic) silence is golden, better left unsaid
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(idiomatic) silence is golden, better left unsaid
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言わぬが花
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She left without saying anything. I thought silence is golden.
She left without saying anything. I thought silence is golden.
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彼女は何も言わずに立ち去った。言わぬが花だと思った。
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