里谚

里諺
lǐyàn
  1. common saying
  2. folk proverb

CEDICT

里巷流传的谣谚、俗语。《汉书．卷四八．贾谊传》：「里谚曰：『欲投鼠而忌器。』此善谕也。」《汉书．卷八六．王嘉传》：「里谚曰：『千人所指，无病而死。』臣常为之寒心。」也作「俚谚」。

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Entry Composition

=1 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=1 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=1 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
2 谚 yàn proverb

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