俗话说

俗話說
súhuàshuō
  1. as the proverb says
  2. as they say...

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 俗话 súhuà
  1. common saying
  2. proverb
=2 说 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=2 说 shuō variant of 说 shuō