yàn

common
noun
proverb

Meaning of 谚语

谚语 means proverb; saying; adage; folk wisdom. Pronounced yàn yǔ.

  • proverb; saying; adage; folk wisdom

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
yǒu
yàn
 
 
cùn
guāng
yīn
cùn
jīn
 
cùn
jīn
nán
mǎi
cùn
guāng
yīn
 
 

There is a Chinese proverb: 'An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.'

 
Sān
chòu
jiàng
 
sài
guò
Zhū
Liàng
 
shì
guǎng广
wéi
liú
chuán
de
yàn
 

'Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the mastermind' is a widely circulated proverb.

Lǎo
shī
jīng
cháng
yòng
yàn
lái
jiào
dǎo
men
zuò
rén
de
dào
 

The teacher often uses proverbs to teach us the principles of being a good person.

 
Sān
bǎi
liù
shí
háng
 
háng
háng
chū
zhuàng
yuán
 
zhè
yàn
gào
su
men
zhí
méi
yǒu
gāo
guì
jiàn
zhī
fēn
 

The proverb 'Every trade has its master' tells us that there is no hierarchy of nobility or baseness among occupations.