"言わぬが花" meaning in All languages combined

See 言わぬが花 on Wiktionary

Proverb [Japanese]

Forms: 言わぬが花 [canonical] (ruby: (), (はな)), iwanu ga hana [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|いわぬ が はな}} 言(い)わぬが花(はな) • (iwanu ga hana)
  1. (idiomatic) silence is golden, better left unsaid Tags: idiomatic
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