沉默是金

chén mò shì jīn

Meaning

silence is golden (idiom)

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沉chénto sink, to submerge; profound, deep氵冗默mòsilent; quiet, still; dark黑犬是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay日疋金jīngold, metal; money人王丷

Examples

开口是银，沉默是金。

kāi kǒu shì yín， chén mò shì jīn。

Speech is silver, silence is gold.