he who knows does not speak
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nzh ě f ú zh ī, which means that people who speak a lot lack intelligence. From Laozi.
The origin of Idioms
Laozi: "those who know don't speak, those who speak don't know." He Shanggong's note: "a wise man is good at doing, but not good at speaking. If you can't wait to talk, you'll have more trouble. " One is "the speaker knows everything.".
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : yán zhě fú zhī
he who knows does not speak
persevere ten years in one 's studies in spite of hardships. shí nián hán chuāng
be fond of eating and averse to work. hào chī lǎn zuò
when the water subsides , the rocks emerge. shuǐ luò shí chū
lay one 's head to the level of sb . 's ear. jiāo tóu jiē ěr