粵

正zing3所so2謂wai6

simp正所谓
zing3 so2 wai6zhèng suo3wei4

English

  1. like they say; as the saying goes [written and colloquial]
  2. as the saying goes; there is a saying that…

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 引用一啲成語、俗語,申述自己嘅觀點嘅時候所用嘅標示語

Examples

  • 你唔應該將自己唔鍾意嘅嘢送俾人。正所謂,己所不欲,勿施於人。

    You shouldn't give others what you don't like. As the saying goes, do not do to others what you don't want to be done to you.

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

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