粵

沉cam4默mak6是si6金gam1

cam4 mak6 si6 gam1chén mò shì jīn

English

  1. silence is golden (idiom)
  2. silence is golden

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 保持沉默、唔隨便出聲係最可貴

Examples

  • 沉默是金。

    Silence is golden.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 开口是银,沉默是金。

    Speech is silver, silence is gold.

    Tatoeba · ekgermana CC BY

  • 常言道:言语是银,沉默是金。

    As the saying goes: Speech is silver, silence is gold.

    Tatoeba · CLARET CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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