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沉默寡言

chénmòguǎyán

ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ

  1. 1habitually silent (idiom)
  2. 2reticent
  3. 3uncommunicative
Example

林肯本人是沉默寡言的。

Línkěn běnrén shì chénmòguǎyán de

Lincoln himself was silent.

Keep 沉默寡言 and it comes back until you know it.

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