沉默是金

Chinese

		to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent; to be taciturn; to be untalkative	be; yes; this	metal; gold; money
trad. (沉默是金/沈默是金)		沉默/沈默	是	金
simp. (沉默是金)		沉默	是	金

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénmò shì jīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénmò shì jīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénmò shìh jin
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-mo⁴ shih⁴ chin¹
    • Yale: chén-mwò shr̀ jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernmoh shyh jin
    • Palladius: чэньмо ши цзинь (čɛnʹmo ši czinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹
    • Yale: chàhm mahk sih gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ mak⁹ si⁶ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ meg⁶ xi⁶ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐk̚² siː²² kɐm⁵⁵/

Proverb

沉默是金

1. silence is golden

See also

• 雄辯是銀，沉默是金／雄辩是银，沉默是金 (xióngbiàn shì yín, chénmò shì jīn)