谚语 [諺語] - proverb - yàn yǔ | Definition | ChinesePod.com

谚语 (諺語)

yàn yǔ

Pinyin

Definition

谚语 (諺語)

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yàn yǔ

proverb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wú yǔ

1 to remain silent
2 to have nothing to say
3 (coll.) speechless
4 dumbfounded

wù yǔ

1 monogatari
2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)

Yuè yǔ

1 Cantonese language

xù yǔ

1 to chatter incessantly

Yīng yǔ

1 English (language)

Idioms (20)

一语不发

yī yǔ bù fā

1 to not say a word (idiom)

一语中的

yī yǔ zhòng dì

1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2 to say sth spot on

一语成谶

yī yǔ chéng chèn

1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

一语道破

yī yǔ dào pò

1 one word says it all (idiom)
2 to hit the nail on the head
3 to be pithy and correct

三言两语

sān yán liǎng yǔ

1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

Sample Sentences

谚语

yànyǔ

proverb, saying

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.