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always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Noun
常言
- saying (commonly known expression)
常言道，得道多助，失道寡助。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Chángyán dào, dédàoduōzhù, shīdàoguǎzhù.
- As the saying goes, a just cause attracts much support, an unjust one, little.
Synonyms
- 俗話／俗话 (súhuà)
- 俗語／俗语 (súyǔ)
- 俗語話／俗语话 (sṳ̆k-ngṳ̄-uâ) (Eastern Min, Hokkien)
- 恆言／恒言 (héngyán) (literary)