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habitually silent (idiom) · reticent · uncommunicative

沉默寡言
chén mò guǎ yán
Idiom
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Lincoln himself was silent.
林肯本人是沉默寡言的。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
taciturn · uncommunicative · silent沉默chén mò
Antonyms
(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air夸夸其谈kuā kuā qí tánmouth like a torrent (idiom) · eloquent · glib · voluble · have the gift of the gab口若悬河kǒu ruò xuán hé(idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop喋喋不休dié dié bù xiū
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