里諺

里谚
lǐyàn
  1. common saying
  2. folk proverb

CEDICT

里巷流傳的謠諺、俗語。《漢書．卷四八．賈誼傳》：「里諺曰：『欲投鼠而忌器。』此善諭也。」《漢書．卷八六．王嘉傳》：「里諺曰：『千人所指，無病而死。』臣常為之寒心。」也作「俚諺」。

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Entry Composition

=1 里 lǐ variant of 裡 lǐ
=1 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 裏 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 鎮 zhèn and neighborhood 鄰 lín levels
2 諺 yàn proverb

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