谨言慎行

謹言慎行
jǐnyánshènxíng

to speak and act cautiously; to be discreet in word and deed

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 谨 jǐn
  1. cautious
  2. careful
  3. solemnly
  4. sincerely (formal)
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk
=3 慎 shèn
  1. careful
  2. cautious
=3 慎 shèn old variant of 慎 shèn
=4 行 háng
  1. (bound form) row; line
  2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
  3. (bound form) commercial firm
  4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
  6. classifier for rows or lines
=4 行 héng used in 道行 dàohéng
=4 行 xíng
  1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
  2. (literary) trip; journey; visit
  3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift
  4. (bound form) current; in circulation
  5. (bound form) to do; to perform
  6. capable; competent
  7. all right; OK!; will do
  8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. xìng)
  9. (literary) about to; soon
=4 行 hàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”)
  2. order; rank
  3. used in 樹行子／树行子 (“row of trees”)
  4. used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”)