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

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

taciturn; reticent; to be of few words

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