雄辯是銀，沉默是金

Chinese

		convincing argument; eloquent speech; forceful presentation of one's points	be; yes; this	silver; money		to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent; to be taciturn; to be untalkative	be; yes; this	metal; gold; money
trad. (雄辯是銀，沉默是金)		雄辯	是	銀	，	沉默	是	金
simp. (雄辩是银，沉默是金)		雄辩	是	银	，	沉默	是	金

Etymology

Calque of English speech is silver, silence is golden.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xióngbiàn shì yín, chénmò shì jīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣˊ , ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ bin⁶ si⁶ ngan⁴, cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xióngbiàn shì yín, chénmò shì jīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣˊ , ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syóngbiàn shìh yín, chénmò shìh jin
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung²-pien⁴ shih⁴ yin², chʻên²-mo⁴ shih⁴ chin¹
    • Yale: syúng-byàn shr̀ yín-, chén-mwò shr̀ jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongbiann shyh yn, chernmoh shyh jin
    • Palladius: сюнбянь ши инь, чэньмо ши цзинь (sjunbjanʹ ši inʹ, čɛnʹmo ši czinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ bin⁶ si⁶ ngan⁴, cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹
    • Yale: hùhng bihn sih ngàhn, chàhm mahk sih gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ bin⁶ si⁶ ngan⁴, tsam⁴ mak⁹ si⁶ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ bin⁶ xi⁶ ngen⁴, cem⁴ meg⁶ xi⁶ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ piːn²² siː²² ŋɐn²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐk̚² siː²² kɐm⁵⁵/

Proverb

雄辯是銀，沉默是金

1. speech is silver, silence is golden

See also

• 沉默是金 (chénmò shì jīn)
• 雄弁(ゆうべん)は銀(ぎん)、沈黙(ちんもく)は金(きん) (yūben wa gin, chinmoku wa kin)