be quiet and unexpressive
Few words, Chinese idioms, Pinyin h ǎ NY á NGU ǎ y ǔ, less words, not more words, describes people are silent, not free to speak.
Pinyin
hǎnyánguǎyǔ
explain
Few words, not many words, describe people are silent, do not speak at will. Few: few.
Classics
Chapter 8 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: few words, people pretend to be stupid; peace at any time, self-confidence.
Examples
He is a man of few words and self-discipline. He will never do anything deviant.
words whose meaning is similar
be scanty of words
Chinese PinYin : hǎn yán guǎ yǔ
be quiet and unexpressive
the disease for which no cure has been found. bù zhì zhī zhèng
far away and not within the foreseeable future. yáo yáo wú qī
the autumn moon and spring breeze. qiū yuè chūn fēng
make a show of being in earnest. xiàng shà yǒu jiè shì