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沉默是金

chén mò shì jīn

4-character word

What 沉默是金 means

1. silence is golden (idiom)

The characters in 沉默是金

• 沉chénto submerge; to immerse; to sink
• 默mòsilent; to write from memory
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

Example sentences

• 沉默是金。
  Chénmòshìjīn.
  Silence is golden.
• 开口是银，沉默是金。
  Speech is silver, silence is gold.
• 常言道：言语是银，沉默是金。
  Chángyán dào: yányǔ shì yín, chénmòshìjīn.
  As the saying goes: Speech is silver, silence is gold.