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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.
Sense（1）
speech is silver, silence is golden
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沈黙は金雄弁は銀
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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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