言わぬが花。

言わぬが花。

Speech is silver, silence is gold.

言(い)わぬが花(はな)。

Iwanu ga hana.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

花 (はな)

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word

Readings: カ、ケ、はな

Meaning: flower