多言は身を害す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
がい
Grade: 4

Etymology

Literally, "too much words will harm oneself." Calque of Literary Chinese 多言害身. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Proverb

()(げん)()(がい) (tagen wa mi o gaisu

  1. One word too many will be the end of me.