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少说为佳

shǎo shuō wéi jiā

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Definitions

  1. 1. Few words are best.
  2. 2. Brevity is the soul of wit.

Child Words of 少说为佳

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

为
wèi

because of

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

少
shào

young

佳
jiā

beautiful

说
shuì

to persuade

少
shǎo

few