谚 (諺)
yàn
Pinyin

Definition

谚 (諺)
 - 
yàn
  1. proverb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

yàn yǔ
  1. 1 proverb
sú yàn
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
mín yàn
  1. 1 folk saying
  2. 2 proverb
nóng yàn
  1. 1 farmers' saying
gǔ yàn
  1. 1 ancient proverb
  2. 2 old saying

Idioms (1)

俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

Sample Sentences

谚语
yànyǔ
proverb, saying
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北方降雨少,干旱。所以我想“春雨贵如油”之类的谚语应该是北方人总结出来的。不过人们常说:女人是水做的,南方湿润的气候对女性的皮肤倒是比较好。
běifāng jiàngyǔ shǎo ,gānhàn 。suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng “chūnyǔ guì rú yóu ”zhīlèi de yànyǔ yīnggāi shì běifāngrén zǒngjié chūlái de 。bùguò rénmen cháng shuō :nǚrén shì shuǐ zuò de ,nánfāng shīrùn de qìhòu duì nǚxìng de pífū dàoshì bǐjiào hǎo 。
In the north there's little rainfall, so it's dry. That's why I think "spring rain is as precious as oil" and similar sayings probably came out of the north. But people often say that women are made of water, and the moist climate of the south is better for a woman's skin.