俚语

俚語
lǐyǔ
slang

CEDICT

  1. (literary) common saying; folk adage
  2. common saying; folk adage
  3. slang

Wiktionary

民间粗俗的语言。《新五代史．卷三二．死节传．王彦章传》：「彦章武人不知书，常为俚语谓人曰：『豹死留皮，人死留名！』」也作「里语」、「俚言」。

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Examples

学习外语里的俚语很有趣。

It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 俚 lǐ
  1. rustic
  2. vulgar
  3. unrefined
  4. abbr. for 俚语 lǐyǔ, slang
2 语 yǔ
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. speech

Containing this entry

网络俚语 wǎngluòlǐyǔ Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak

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切口 qièkǒu
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  2. argot
  3. private language used as secret code
行语 hángyǔ
  1. slang
  2. jargon
  3. cant
  4. lingo
  5. patois
  6. argot
土话 tǔhuà
  1. vernacular
  2. slang
  3. dialect
  4. patois