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谚

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Definitions

  1. 1. proverb

Words Containing 谚

俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi

common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

谚语
yàn yǔ

proverb

里谚
lǐ yàn

common saying

古谚
gǔ yàn

ancient proverb

俗谚
sú yàn

common saying

农谚
nóng yàn

farmers' saying

谚文
yàn wén

hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet

民谚
mín yàn

folk saying

俚谚
lǐ yàn

common saying

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