沉默寡言

Chinese

		to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent; to be taciturn; to be untalkative	taciturn; reticent
trad. (沉默寡言/沈默寡言)		沉默/沈默	寡言
simp. (沉默寡言)		沉默	寡言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénmòguǎyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ mak⁶ gwaa² jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénmòguǎyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénmòguǎyán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-mo⁴-kua³-yen²
    • Yale: chén-mwò-gwǎ-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernmohgoayan
    • Palladius: чэньмогуаянь (čɛnʹmoguajanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ mak⁶ gwaa² jin⁴
    • Yale: chàhm mahk gwá yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ mak⁹ gwaa² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ meg⁶ gua² yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐk̚² kʷaː³⁵ jiːn²¹/

Idiom

沉默寡言

1. taciturn; reticent; to be of few words