俗話
simp俗话English
- common saying
- proverb
- proverb
粵語 — Cantonese
- 即係俗語
Examples
俗話說:高麗菜湯和粥是我們的食物。
There is a saying: cabbage soup and porridge are our food.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
俗話說:浪子回頭金不換;可俗話又說:狗改不了吃屎!
The saying goes: to turn a new leaf is priceless. The saying also goes: a dog can't change their habits of eating shit!
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
俗話說:邪不壓正;可俗話又說:道高一尺,魔高一丈!
As the saying goes: "good always triumphs over evil". But there's another saying that: "the fight against evil is a constant struggle".
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
俗話說:雙喜臨門;可俗話又說:福無雙進,禍不單行!
There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
俗話說:一寸光陰一寸金;可俗話又說:寸金難買寸光陰!
There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
俗話說:人不犯我,我不犯人;可俗話又說:先下手為強,後下手遭殃!
As the saying goes: As long as you don't offend me, I won't offend you. But there's another saying: To strike first means victory, to strike second means tragedy.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
俗語話
俗話説 (zuk6 waa6 syut3)
says the proverbs
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk