粵

俗zuk6話waa6

simp俗话
zuk6 waa6sú huà

English

  1. common saying
  2. proverb
  3. proverb

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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