俗话 súhuà common saying
common saying; proverb
怎么记住“俗话”: 俗 social customs + 话 speech = common saying.
汉字
用法
- A folk saying / common proverb, almost always introduced by 俗话说 (súhuà shuō) 'as the saying goes' - 俗话说，一分耕耘一分收获 (as the saying goes, no pains no gains).
- It flags the coming line as folk wisdom everyone knows, lending your point homespun authority.
- Near-synonym 谚语 (yànyǔ) is the more technical/literary label for the same sayings; 俗话 is how you cite one in speech.