folk proverb
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
folk proverb; popular saying
Refers to traditional, pithy sayings that express a common truth or piece of wisdom, passed down orally among the people.
“
Rén人
bù不
kě可
mào貌
xiàng相
，
hǎi海
shuǐ水
bù不
kě可
dǒu斗
liáng量
”
shì是
yī一
jù句
liú流
chuán传
shèn甚
guǎng广
de的
mín民
yàn谚
。
"You cannot judge a person by their appearance, just as you cannot measure the sea with a pint pot" is a widely circulated folk proverb.
“
Lù路
yáo遥
zhī知
mǎ马
lì力
，
rì日
jiǔ久
jiàn见
rén人
xīn心
”
zhè这
jù句
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mín民
yàn谚
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
rén人
shēng生
zhì智
huì慧
。
The old folk proverb "Distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's heart" is full of life's wisdom.
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Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
zhè这
xiē些
mín民
yàn谚
zhōng中
xué学
dào到
hěn很
duō多
wéi为
rén人
chǔ处
shì世
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
We can learn a lot about how to conduct ourselves from these folk proverbs.
Zhè这
bù部
zhù著
zuò作
shōu收
jí集
zhěng整
lǐ理
le了
dà大
liàng量
fǎn反
yìng映
nóng农
gēng耕
shēng生
huó活
de的
mín民
yàn谚
。
This work collects and organizes a large number of folk proverbs reflecting agricultural life.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhōng中
chuān穿
chā插
le了
yī一
xiē些
shēng生
dòng动
de的
mín民
yàn谚
，
shǐ使
nèi内
róng容
gèng更
jiē接
dì地
qì气
。
He interspersed his speech with some vivid folk proverbs, making the content more down-to-earth.