雄弁は銀、沈黙は金。

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雄弁 沈黙

English Translation

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

Furigana

雄弁(ゆうべん)(ぎん)沈黙(ちんもく)(きん)

Romanji

Yūben wa gin, chinmoku wa kin.

Words

雄弁 (ゆうべん)
oratory; eloquence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ぎん、しろがね、しろかね)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; silver general
沈黙 (ちんもく)
silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction
(きん)
gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 お-、 おす、 おん
Meanings: masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ギン、 しろがね
Meaning: silver
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold