be quiet and unexpressive

be quiet and unexpressive

Few words, Chinese idioms, Pinyin h ǎ NY á NGU ǎ y ǔ, less words, not more words, describes people are silent, not free to speak.

Pinyin

hǎnyánguǎyǔ

explain

Few words, not many words, describe people are silent, do not speak at will. Few: few.

Classics

Chapter 8 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: few words, people pretend to be stupid; peace at any time, self-confidence.

Examples

He is a man of few words and self-discipline. He will never do anything deviant.

words whose meaning is similar

be scanty of words