Vocab Info

A4 Expression

()わぬが(はな)some things are better left unsaid, silence is golden

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression

      1. 1.

        some things are better left unsaid, silence is golden

        Proverb

    All Forms

    言わぬが花 【いわぬがはな】

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    • 失敗(しっぱい)については()うな。()わぬが(はな)だ。

      Don't talk about the failure. Some things are better left unsaid.

    • 自慢(じまん)をするのは禁物(きんもつ)だよ、()わぬが(はな)だからね。

      Boasting is something to be avoided, because silence is golden.

    • 夫婦(ふうふ)喧嘩(げんか)は、子供(こども)たちの(まえ)では()わぬが(はな)である。

      In front of the children, it's better to not speak about marital quarrels.

    • 友人(ゆうじん)恋愛(れんあい)についての助言(じょげん)は、(もと)められていないので()わぬが(はな)である。

      Unsolicited advice on a friend's love life is better left unsaid.

    • それは()わぬが(はな)だ、つまり、()わないでおく(ほう)がいいということだ。

      Some things are better left unsaid, meaning it's better to not talk of something.

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