俚語

俚语
lǐyǔ
slang

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

民間粗俗的語言。《新五代史．卷三二．死節傳．王彥章傳》：「彥章武人不知書，常為俚語謂人曰：『豹死留皮，人死留名！』」也作「里語」、「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 俚語 lǐyǔ, slang
2 語 yǔ
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. speech

Containing this entry

網絡俚語 wǎngluòlǐyǔ Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak

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