common saying; proverb; adage
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common saying; proverb; folk adage
informalOften used to introduce a piece of popular wisdom. Can be used with '儿' (ér) in some northern dialects to form '俗话儿' (sú huàr).
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
，
sān三
gè个
chòu臭
pí皮
jiang匠
，
sài赛
guò过
Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
。
As the common saying goes, three average guys can outmatch a mastermind like Zhuge Liang.
Nǐ你
tīng听
guò过
nà那
jù句
sú俗
huà话
ma吗
，
'
zǎo早
qǐ起
de的
niǎo鸟
er儿
yǒu有
chóng虫
chī吃
'
？
Have you heard that proverb, 'the early bird catches the worm'?
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Zhè这
xiē些
dōu都
shì是
lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
sú俗
huà话
，
hěn很
yǒu有
dào道
lǐ理
。
These are all common sayings passed down by the older generation, and they make a lot of sense.
Yòng用
yī一
jù句
sú俗
huà话
lái来
shuō说
，
tā他
zhè这
shì是
'
bān搬
qǐ起
shí石
tou头
zá砸
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiǎo脚
'
。
As a common saying goes, he is 'lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet' (hoist with his own petard).