proverb; saying; adage
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proverb; saying; adage; folk wisdom
Typically concise, metaphorical, and derived from long-term collective experience; often passed down orally through generations.
Zhōng中
guó国
yǒu有
jù句
yàn谚
yǔ语
：
“
Yī一
cùn寸
guāng光
yīn阴
yī一
cùn寸
jīn金
，
cùn寸
jīn金
nán难
mǎi买
cùn寸
guāng光
yīn阴
。
”
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三
gè个
chòu臭
pí皮
jiàng匠
，
sài赛
guò过
Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
”
shì是
yī一
jù句
guǎng广
wéi为
liú流
chuán传
de的
yàn谚
yǔ语
。
'Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the mastermind' is a widely circulated proverb.
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Lǎo老
shī师
jīng经
cháng常
yòng用
yàn谚
yǔ语
lái来
jiào教
dǎo导
wǒ我
men们
zuò做
rén人
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
The teacher often uses proverbs to teach us the principles of being a good person.
“
Sān三
bǎi百
liù六
shí十
háng行
，
háng行
háng行
chū出
zhuàng状
yuán元
”
zhè这
jù句
yàn谚
yǔ语
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
zhí职
yè业
méi没
yǒu有
gāo高
dī低
guì贵
jiàn贱
zhī之
fēn分
。
The proverb 'Every trade has its master' tells us that there is no hierarchy of nobility or baseness among occupations.