tục ngữ

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

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ŋɨ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    (classifier câu) tục ngữ

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

    See also