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

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

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)

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