寡言
gwaa2 jin4guǎ yán
English
- taciturn
- reticent
- seldom to talk
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容人好少講嘢
Examples
林肯本人是沉默寡言的。
Lincoln himself was silent.
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
佢份人比較寡言，所以冇乜朋友。
He does not have many friends because he seldom talks.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk