言多必失 meaning in Chinese
he that talks much errs much.; least said, soonest mended; one is bound to have a slip of the tongue if he talks too much
Examples
- But she stopped for fear of saying too much
她说着停了下来,生怕言多必失。 - When words are many , sin is not absent
言多必失。 - He that talks much errs much
谚语言多必失。 - The genuine murderer always tell the thing which should not be exposed . more words , more possible to be exposed
真正的凶手总是因为言多必失,说出了自己本来不应该知道的东西而暴露。 - An astrologer , seeing that mr . regan was a typical sagittarius , would have warned him about his propensity to go out on a verbal limb , and about his inability to perceive the effect of his own blunt words
由于里甘先生是一个典型的人马座宿相,星相家一定会警告过他有言多必失的倾向,和说话鲁莽而不自知的后果。