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沉默是金

沉默是金

Chinese

		silent	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be	metal; money; gold
simp. and trad. (沉默是金)		沉默	是	金

Proverb

沉默是金

silence is golden

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chénmò shì jīn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chénmò shì jīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenrmoh shyh jin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ mak⁶ si⁶ gam¹
  - Yale: chàhm mahk sih gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ mak⁹ si⁶ gam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐk̚² siː²² kɐm⁵⁵/