一言不发

Traditional form:

一言不發

Pinyin (reading):

yīyánbùfā

Definitions:

• to not say a word (idiom)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair