谚语
yàn yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

谚语
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yàn yǔ
  1. proverb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
Yuè yǔ
  1. 1 Cantonese language
xù yǔ
  1. 1 to chatter incessantly
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
Huá yǔ
  1. 1 Chinese language
yán yǔ
  1. 1 words
  2. 2 speech
  3. 3 (spoken) language
huà yǔ
  1. 1 words
  2. 2 speech
  3. 3 utterance
  4. 4 discourse
yǔ wén
  1. 1 literature and language
  2. 2 (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
yǔ yán
  1. 1 language
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
yǔ lù
  1. 1 quotation (from a book or existing source)
yǔ yīn
  1. 1 speech sounds
  2. 2 pronunciation
  3. 3 colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
  4. 4 phonetic
  5. 5 audio
  6. 6 voice
  7. 7 (Internet) to voice chat
  8. 8 voice message
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
bù yǔ
  1. 1 (literary) not to speak
fó yǔ
  1. 1 Buddhist term
É yǔ
  1. 1 Russian (language)
sú yǔ
  1. 1 common saying
  2. 2 proverb
  3. 3 colloquial speech
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
kǒu yǔ
  1. 1 colloquial speech
  2. 2 spoken language
  3. 3 vernacular language
  4. 4 slander
  5. 5 gossip
  6. 6 CL:門|门[mén]

Idioms (20)

一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
  1. 1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
  1. 1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
外来成语
wài lái chéng yǔ
  1. 1 loan idiom
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)

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.