tục ngữ

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Vietnamese

Examples

nhà sạch thì mát, bát sạch ngon cơm (“a clean house lets fresh air through, a clean bowl makes rice taste better; cleanliness is very important”)
nhất canh trì, nhì canh viên, tam canh điền (“first work the fish pond, second work the garden, third work the paddy; fish farming is the best, gardening is the second best, working on paddies is the third best”)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 俗語.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier câu) tục ngữ

  1. a proverb (phrase expressing a basic truth)
    tục ngữ có câu […]
    as one proverb says

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