sú yàn kǒu bēidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
common sayings (idiom) / widely circulated proverbs
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Original source entry:

俗諺口碑 俗谚口碑 [su2 yan4 kou3 bei1] /common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs/

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Other forms in these source records: 俗諺口碑

  • 俗
    sú

    custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular

  • 谚
    yàn

    proverb

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 碑
    bēi

    a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL:塊|块[kuài],面[miàn]

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