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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

ぎゃふんと言う

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 gyafuntoiu
    ぎゃふんという
(exp,v5u) to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence

ホワイトキック

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 howaitokikku
    ホワイトキック
(slang) dead silence after a joke falls flat (wasei: white kick)

Variations:
無沙汰
不沙汰

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 busata
    ぶさた
(n,vs,vi) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

Variations:
静寂(P)

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 seijaku(静寂)(p); shijima / sejaku(静寂)(p); shijima
    せいじゃく(静寂)(P); しじま
(noun or adjectival noun) silence; stillness; quietness

Variations:
音なし
音無し

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 otonashi
    おとなし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) silence; stillness; without sound

ホワイト・キック

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 howaito kikku
    ホワイト・キック
(slang) dead silence after a joke falls flat (wasei: white kick)

沈黙は金雄弁は銀

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 chinmokuhakinyuubenhagin / chinmokuhakinyubenhagin
    ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎん
(expression) (proverb) speech is silver, silence is golden

Variations:
箝口
緘口
鉗口

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 kankou; kenkou(箝口, 鉗口) / kanko; kenko(箝口, 鉗口)
    かんこう; けんこう(箝口, 鉗口)
(noun/participle) (1) keeping silent; silence; (noun/participle) (2) restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling

雄弁は銀沈黙は金

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 yuubenhaginchinmokuhakin / yubenhaginchinmokuhakin
    ゆうべんはぎんちんもくはきん
(expression) (proverb) speech is silver, silence is golden

Variations:
ギャフン
ぎゃふん

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 gyafun; gyafun
    ギャフン; ぎゃふん
(adverb taking the "to" particle) being argued into silence; being left speechless

ぎゃふんと言わせる

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 gyafuntoiwaseru
    ぎゃふんといわせる
(exp,v1) to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence

Variations:
口を切る
口をきる

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 kuchiokiru
    くちをきる
(exp,v5r) (1) (idiom) to be the first to speak; to break the silence; (exp,v5r) (2) to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

叱叱(ateji)

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 shisshi; shisshi
    しっしっ; シッシッ
(interjection) (1) (kana only) (used to silence someone) shh!; sh!; (interjection) (2) (kana only) (used to drive off animals, etc.) shoo!

Variations:
見かねる
見兼ねる

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 mikaneru
    みかねる
(transitive verb) to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

Variations:
黙り込む
黙りこむ

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 damarikomu
    だまりこむ
(v5m,vi) to say no more; to sink into silence

物言えば唇寒し秋の風

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 monoiebakuchibirusamushiakinokaze
    ものいえばくちびるさむしあきのかぜ
(expression) (proverb) silence is golden

啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出


哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出

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yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
    ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1
ya pa ch`ih huang lien , yu k`u shuo pu ch`u
    ya pa chih huang lien , yu ku shuo pu chu
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); unable to speak of one's bitter suffering; sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出

Variations:
無沙汰
不沙汰(rK)

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 busata
    ぶさた
(n,vs,vi) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

Variations:
緘する
箝する
鉗する

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 kansuru
    かんする
(vs-s,vt) (1) to seal; to shut; to close; (vs-s,vt) (2) to silence; to gag; to hush; to muzzle

雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい

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 kijimonakazubautaremai
    きじもなかずばうたれまい
(expression) (proverb) avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

Variations:
静寂(rK)
黙(rK)

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 shijima
    しじま
(form) (kana only) silence; stillness; quietness

Variations:
口止め(P)
口どめ(sK)

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 kuchidome
    くちどめ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up; (2) (abbreviation) (See 口止め料) hush money

Variations:
黙秘権(P)
黙否権(iK)

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 mokuhiken
    もくひけん
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent

Variations:
やり込める
遣り込める(rK)

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 yarikomeru
    やりこめる
(transitive verb) to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

Variations:
ホワイトキック
ホワイト・キック

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 howaitokikku; howaito kikku
    ホワイトキック; ホワイト・キック
(slang) (See 白ける・1) dead silence after a joke falls flat (wasei: white kick)

Variations:
やり付ける
遣り付ける
遣りつける

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 yaritsukeru
    やりつける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to be accustomed to; to be used to; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to argue into silence; to talk down

Variations:
雄弁は銀沈黙は金
雄弁は銀、沈黙は金

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 yuubenhaginchinmokuhakin / yubenhaginchinmokuhakin
    ゆうべんはぎんちんもくはきん
(expression) (proverb) speech is silver, silence is golden

Variations:
言わぬは言うにまさる
言わぬは言うに優る

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 iwanuhaiunimasaru
    いわぬはいうにまさる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) speech is silver, silence is golden

Variations:
雄弁は銀、沈黙は金
雄弁は銀沈黙は金(sK)

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 yuubenhagin、chinmokuhakin / yubenhagin、chinmokuhakin
    ゆうべんはぎん、ちんもくはきん
(expression) (proverb) speech is silver, silence is golden

Variations:
ご無沙汰(P)
御無沙汰(P)
ご不沙汰
御不沙汰

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 gobusata
    ごぶさた
(n,vs,vi) (See 無沙汰) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

Variations:
込む(P)
混む(P)
籠む(iK)
篭む(iK)

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 komu
    こむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be crowded; to be packed; (v5m,vi) (2) (See 手の込んだ) to be complex; (auxiliary verb) (3) (込む only) to go into; to put into; to remain (seated); to be plunged into (silence); to do thoroughly; (auxiliary verb) (4) (込む only) to do intently; (auxiliary verb) (5) (込む only) to continue in the same state

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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