雄弁（ゆうべん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: eloquence
Example sentences
- 彼は雄弁に自分の考えを語る。 — He speaks eloquently about his ideas.
- 沈黙は時に雄弁だ。 — Silence is sometimes more eloquent than words.
Idioms & proverbs containing “雄弁”
- 沈黙は金雄弁は銀 (ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎん) — speech is silver, silence is golden
- 雄弁は銀、沈黙は金 (ゆうべんはぎん、ちんもくはきん) — speech is silver, silence is golden
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