be scanty of words(chén zhòng guǎ yán)
be scanty of words
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch é nzh ø nggu ǎ y á n, which means simple and steady, do not like to talk more; the same as "be serious and speak less". It's from "Yongchuang Sketches: Chen Tongfu's talk about soldiers".
The origin of Idioms
In Ming Dynasty, Zhu Guozhen's Yongchuang sketch, Chen Tongfu talks about soldiers: "Tongfu thinks in the night, but you an is very quiet. Because of wine, if you wake up and realize it, you will kill me."
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate and attributive.
Chinese PinYin : chén zhòng guǎ yán
be scanty of words
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