俗話說 [－话说]

Jyutping zuk6 waa6 syut3
Pinyin sú huà shuō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. as the proverb says
  2. as they say...
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase
    as the saying goes
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    俗话说：人不犯我，我不犯人；可俗话又说：先下手为强，后下手遭殃!
    俗話說：人不犯我，我不犯人；可俗話又說：先下手為強，後下手遭殃!
    sú huà shuō ： rén bù fàn wǒ ， wǒ bù fàn rén ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng ， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng !
    • As the saying goes: As long as you dont offend me, I dont offend you; But there's another saying: To strike frist means victory, to strike second means tragedy.
  2. Mandarin
    俗话说：浪子回头金不换；可俗话又说：狗改不了吃屎！
    俗話說：浪子回頭金不換；可俗話又說：狗改不了吃屎！
    sú huà shuō ： làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ ！
    • The saying goes: to turn a new leaf is priceless. The saying also goes: a dog can't change their habits of eating shit!
  3. Mandarin
    俗话说：一分耕耘、一分收获；可俗话又说：人无横财不富、马无夜草不肥！
    俗話說：一分耕耘、一分收穫；可俗話又說：人無橫財不富、馬無夜草不肥！
    sú huà shuō ： yī fēn gēng yún 、 yī fēn shōu huò ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： rén wú hèng cái bù fù 、 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi ！
    • As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow", and yet another says that luck plays an important role in success too!
  4. Mandarin
    俗话说：一寸光阴一寸金；可俗话又说：寸金难买寸光阴！
    俗話說：一寸光陰一寸金；可俗話又說：寸金難買寸光陰！
    sú huà shuō ： yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn ！
    • There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
  5. Mandarin
    俗话说：邪不压正；可俗话又说：道高一尺，魔高一丈！
    俗話說：邪不壓正；可俗話又說：道高一尺，魔高一丈！
    sú huà shuō ： xié bù yā zhèng ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： dào gāo yī chǐ ， mó gāo yí zhàng ！
    • As the saying goes: "good always triumphs over evil". But there's another saying that: "the fight against evil is a constant struggle".
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    俗话说
    俗話說
    sú huà shuō
    • as the saying goes