俗
话
说

As the proverb says in Chinese: 俗话说 (sú huà shuō)

sú huà shuō

as the proverb says

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 俗話說1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1as the proverb says
  2. 2as they say...

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俗
话
说

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄙㄨˊ

sú

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

俗话说

Simplified

俗話說

Traditional

Example sentences

See 俗话说 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 俗话说，失败是成功之母。

    sú huà shuō， shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ。

    As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success.

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Related words

话

huà

dialect

说

shuō

to speak

俗

sú

custom

说话

shuō huà

to speak

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

说明

shuō míng

to explain

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

笑话

xiào hua

joke

传说

chuán shuō

legend

废话

fèi huà

nonsense

风俗

fēng sú

social custom

胡说

hú shuō

to talk nonsense

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