食不言&#,;寢不語 (sik6 bat1 jin4 cam2 bat1 jyu5 | shi2 bu4 yan2 qin3 bu4 yu3) : Don’t talk while eating, don’t speak after lying down for sleep

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食不言,寢不語

sik6 bat1 jin4 cam2 bat1 jyu5

shi2 bu4 yan2 qin3 bu4 yu3

Don’t talk while eating, don’t speak after lying down for sleep

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

食不言,寢不語 / 食不言,寝不语

This word has been viewed 3186 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 13th Mar 2009 13:57 and last edited on 17th Mar 2009 16:15

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食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
言 jin4 - words, speech
, - (not in database)
寢 cam2 - sleep; bedroom
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
語 jyu5 - language; speech; speak

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