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物ものを言いう
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. etw. sagen; reden; sprechen
2. für sich sprechen
3. unterscheiden
4. zählen; gelten; ins Gewicht fallen
5. sich als hilfreich erweisen; hilfreich sein
Alt. forms
ものを言いう
44%
物ものを言いう
36%
ものをいう
19%
Kanji used
物
thing
言
say
Pitch accent
も
の
をいう
Top 18000
Conjugations...Used in: 787
Composed of
Ding; Sache; Qualität; jmds. Besitz; Eigentum; Rede; Angelegenheit
sagen; sprechen; mitteilen; melden; erklären; aussagen; ausdrücken
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
to communicate with a look; (lit.) to talk with one's eyes
Geld sagt alles
Examples (3 in total)
Don't beat around the bush.
You should always think before you speak.
I think actions speak louder than words.