Daily Chinese Proverb: Silence

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Monday 31 August 2009 2 comments

This 4 character Chinese proverb is most often used in circumstances where it is thought that saying nothing is preferable to speaking. It can also used to describe the meditative thoughts of a person, that emptiness in the mind, which is useful or 'golden'.

沉默是金
chénmò shì jīn
Silence is Golden


It is thought that the full quote is:

说话是银,沉默是金
shuōhuà shì yín, chénmò shì jīn
Speaking is silver, Silence is golden

although the shorter version is much more commonly used.

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