俗话说 (sú huà shuō) — as the saying goes

Definition

Examples

• 俗话说，早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
  sú huà shuō, Zǎo qǐ de niǎo r yǒu chóng chī.
  As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm.
• 俗话说，好马不吃回头草。
  sú huà shuō, Hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo.
  As the saying goes, a good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass.
• 俗话说得好，远亲不如近邻。
  sú huà shuō De hǎo, yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín.
  As the saying goes, a close neighbor is better than a distant relative.