常言 (cháng yán) — common saying, proverb

Definizione

常言 (cháng yán) is a written/literary word for a traditional, well-known saying — used in formal writing and speech, more literary than the everyday 俗语 or 谚语.

noun
common sayingproverb

Esempi

  • 常言
    cháng yán Shuō de hǎo, zǎo qǐ de niǎo r yǒu chóng chī.
    As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm.
  • 常言
    Zhōng guó yǒu jù cháng yán: qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià.
    There is a Chinese saying: a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step.
  • 常言
    cháng yán Dào, lù yáo zhī mǎ lì, rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn.
    A common saying goes: distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's heart.

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