To speak in silence

To speak in silence

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ū ch ǔ y ǔ mॸ, which means to retire from office, to speak and to be silent. It comes from the book of changes.

Idiom usage

As an object, attribute; used in written language example a person of ability, each tribute to his strong points, from the place of silence, do not force both.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, the first part of Xici: "the way of a gentleman is to go out or to go out, or to be silent or to speak."

Idiom explanation

Official and retiring, speech and silence.