沈黙せよ、そうでなければ沈黙に優ることを言え。

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English Translation

Be silent, or say something better than silence.

Furigana

沈黙(ちんもく)せよ、そうでなければ沈黙(ちんもく)に優(まさ)ることを言(い)え。

Romanji

Chinmokuseyo, sō denakereba chinmoku ni masaru koto o ie.

Words

沈黙 (ちんもく)

silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say

Kanji

沈

Readings: チン、ジン、しず.む、しず.める

Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

黙

Readings: モク、ボク、だま.る、もだ.す

Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

優

Readings: ユウ、ウ、やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る

Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word