雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい
きじもなかずばうたれまい
- avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries exp proverb
Kanji
鳴
メイ
な.く • な.る • な.らす
chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk
撃
ゲキ
う.つ
beat; attack; defeat; conquer