粵

俗zuk6語jyu5

simp俗语
zuk6 jyu5sú yǔ

English

  1. common saying
  2. slang
  3. common saying; idiom; folk adage
  4. proverb
  5. colloquial speech

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 慣用語,流行於某時某地嘅慣常講法(量詞:句)

Examples

  • 俗語有話:休息係為咗走更遠嘅路。

    There's a common saying, "taking a break allows us to walk even further."

  • 另一個文化嘅人理解唔到我哋嘅俗語。

    People of another culture do not understand our idioms.

  • 你中文真好,都能引用俗语了。

    Your Chinese is so good, you can quote proverbs.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 我大部分能听懂他们说的话,但是听不懂他们说的俗语。

    I can understand most of what they say, but I don't understand the slang they use (in their speech).

    Tatoeba · eamost CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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