浅あさ瀬せに仇あだ波なみ

expression

shallow streams are noisy; deep rivers flow silently; empty vessels make the most sound

Proverb meaning that those with little knowledge or depth tend to talk the most, while the truly wise are quiet. Literally: 'In shallows, noisy waves.'

• 「浅あさ瀬せに仇あだ波なみ」ということわざがあるように、本ほん当とうに賢かしこい人ひとはあまり話はなさないものだ。

  As the proverb 'shallow streams are noisy' says, truly wise people don't talk much.