tục ngữ

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Vietnamese

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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

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 俗語.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier câu) tục ngữ

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

See also

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