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Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
إِنْ كَانَ الْكَلَامُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ فَالسُّكُوتُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ
— proverb
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Chinese Mandarin:
雄辯是銀,沉默是金 /雄辩是银
— proverb
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Chinese Mandarin:
沉默是金
(xióngbiàn shì yín, chénmò shì jīn)
— proverb
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Czech:
mluviti stříbro, mlčeti zlato
— proverb
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Danish:
tale er sølv, tavshed er guld
— proverb
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Dutch:
spreken is zilver, zwijgen is goud
— proverb
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Finnish:
puhuminen on hopeaa, vaikeneminen kultaa
— proverb
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French:
la parole est d’argent, le silence est d’or
— proverb
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Georgian:
ბრძნულად საუბარი ვერცხლია, ხოლო დუმილი ოქრო
(brʒnulad saubari vercxlia, xolo dumili okro)
— proverb
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German:
Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
— proverb
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Italian:
la parola è d'argento, il silenzio è d'oro
— proverb
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Japanese:
雄弁は銀、沈黙は金
(yūben wa gin, chinmoku wa kin)
— proverb
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Polish:
mowa jest srebrem, a milczenie złotem
— proverb
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Portuguese:
a palavra é de prata, o silêncio é de ouro
— proverb
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Slovak:
hovoriť striebro, mlčať zlato
— proverb
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Sranan Tongo:
tan tiri a no don
— proverb
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Swedish:
tala är silver, tiga är guld
— proverb
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Thai:
พูดไปสองไพเบี้ย นิ่งเสียตําลึงทอง
(pûut-bpai-sɔ̌ɔng-pai-bîia-nîng-sǐia-dtam-lʉng-tɔɔng)
— proverb
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Turkish:
söz gümüşse, sükût altındır
— proverb
