Shí bù yán; qǐn bù yǔ.

食不言, 寢不語。

Lit [When] eating or [when] in bed, don't talk too much.

Note [Note: Chinese were traditionally taught that this was injurious to health; originally from the Confucian Analects: Lúnyǔ: Xiāng Dǎng Piàn; see qǐnshí, “sleeping and eating.”]

Topics Confucian Analects EATING HEALTH Lúnyǔ qǐnshí TALK Xiāng_Dǎng_Piàn