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Let’s learn about the idiom 「沉重少言」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Simple and steady, not talkative. Also written as “solid and taciturn” and “heavy and taciturn”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chén zhòng shǎo yán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cham4 chung5 siu2 yin4
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