万言万中，不如一默萬言萬中，不如一默萬言萬中，不如一默

ten thousand words, ten thousand hits, are not as good as one silence

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even if everything you say is right, silence is better; speak carefully because the more you talk the more likely you slip. Compare "silence is golden".

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Simplified: 万言万中，不如一默
Traditional (Taiwan): 萬言萬中，不如一默
Pinyin: wàn yán wàn zhòng, bùrú yí mò
Pinyin (Taiwan): wàn yán wàn zhōng, bùrú yí mò
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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