Meaning of 常言
常言 means common saying; proverb; adage; folk wisdom. Pronounced cháng yán.
- common saying; proverb; adage; folk wisdom
Definitions & Examples
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
dé得
hǎo好
,
cháng常
yán言
dào道
‘‘
yī一
fēn分
gēng耕
yún耘
,
yī一
fēn分
shōu收
huò获
’
。
As the old saying goes, the common adage 'You reap what you sow.'
Zhèng正
rú如
cháng常
yán言
suǒ所
shuō说
,
‘‘
shī失
bài败
nǎi乃
chéng成
gōng功
zhī之
mǔ母
’
。
Just as the common saying goes, 'Failure is the mother of success.'
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jì记
zhù住
‘‘
bù不
jīng经
yī一
shì事
,
bù不
zhǎng长
yī一
zhì智
’
zhè这
jù句
cháng常
yán言
。
We must remember the common saying, 'You can't gain knowledge without experience.'
Yé爷
ye爷
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huān欢
yòng用
‘‘
rén人
qín勤
dì地
bù不
lǎn懒
’
zhè这
yàng样
de的
cháng常
yán言
lái来
gǔ鼓
lì励
wǒ我
men们
。
Grandpa always likes to encourage us with common sayings like 'If you are diligent, the land will not be lazy.'
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jì记
lù录
le了
shù数
bǎi百
tiáo条
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
Zhōng中
guó国
cháng常
yán言
。
This book records hundreds of ancient Chinese proverbs.