be scanty of words(chén yì guǎ yán)

be scanty of words

Silent, pronounced ch é NY ì Gu ǎ y á n, is an idiom, which means deep and quiet, and does not like to talk much. It comes from Sima Guang's Zi Zhi Tong Jian in Song Dynasty.

Deep and quiet. from Zizhitongjian · the first year of emperor Guangde, Emperor xuanxiao, the great sage of suzong civilization and martial Virtue: "advocating righteousness, having courage, rolling iron and relaxing hook, being resolute and taciturn, win the hearts of all."

Chinese PinYin : chén yì guǎ yán