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saying meaning in Chinese

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saying [sayings] (proverb or maxim)
noun
[UK: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

常言 /chángyán/noun

說法noun

諺語noun

说法 /shuōfǎ/noun

谚语 /yànyǔ/noun

say [said, said, saying, says] (to communicate verbally or in writing)
verb
[UK: ˈseɪ]
[US: ˈseɪ]

告訴verb

告诉 /gàosu/verb

verb

说 /shuō/verb

say [said, said, saying, says] (to pronounce)
verb
[UK: ˈseɪ]
[US: ˈseɪ]

)verb

as the saying goes (said as a lead to a proverb or similar)
phrase
[UK: əz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɡəʊz]
[US: ˈæz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɡoʊz]

俗話說 /súhuàshuō/phrase

古諺有云 /gǔyànyǒuyún/phrase

go without saying (to be obvious, apparent or clear)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈɡoʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

不待說verb

不待说 /bùdàishuō/verb

不消說verb

不消说 /bùxiāoshuō/verb

不用說verb

不用说 /bùyòngshuō/verb

不言而喻 /bùyán'éryù/verb

沒說的verb

没说的 /méishuōde/verb

自不待言 /zìbùdàiyán/verb

it goes without saying (it is understood without being said)
phrase
[UK: ɪt ɡəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈɪt ɡoʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

不待說phrase

不待说 /bùdàishuō/phrase

不言而喻 /bùyán'éryù/phrase