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Japanese
Etymology
Literally, "too much words will harm oneself." Calque of Literary Chinese 多言害身. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Proverb
多言は身を害す • (tagen wa mi o gaisu)
- One word too many will be the end of me.