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俗语 Pronunciation and Pinyin

俗语 Usage and Examples

proverb

saying

idiom

adage

俗语“像蝙蝠一样瞎”根本就是不对的。

The saying "blind as a bat" simply isn't correct.

现在我理解了这句俗语:“金窝银窝,不如自家的草窝”。

Now I understand the saying, "East, west, home's best".

The characters in 俗语

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
俗
sú9common social custom
语
yǔ9language, speech, words

More words starting with 俗

  • sú俗lì丽Tawdry, meaning vulgar and gaudy.
  • sú俗yuè乐folk music
  • sú俗shì事Mundane affairs, Worldly matters
  • sú俗rén人worldly person, common person
  • sú俗tǐ体zì字vulgar character, popular form
  • sú俗lì例common practice, established custom
  • sú俗míng名common name, popular name
  • sú俗tào套cliché, trite
  • sú俗jiā家Lay family/home; layman
  • sú俗qǔ曲folk song; popular folk song
  • sú俗qi气Tacky, Vulgar
  • sú俗huà画vulgar painting, crude painting

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Questions about 俗语

What does 俗语 mean in Chinese?

俗语 (sú yǔ) means “proverb, saying, idiom, adage”.

How do you pronounce 俗语?

俗语 is pronounced sú yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “proverb” in Chinese?

“proverb” is 俗语 (sú yǔ) in Chinese.

How is 俗语 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 俗语, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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