proverb
/ˈprɔvɜ:b; `prɑvəb/ n
short well-known saying that states a general truth or gives advice, eg `It takes two to make a quarrel' or `Don't put all your eggs in one basket' 谚语, 格言（精练的俗语, 或为普遍道理或为劝戒语, 如｀一个巴掌拍不响＇或｀不要把全部家当放在一处＇）
the Book of Proverbs, ie one of the books of the Old Testament containing the proverbs of Solomon 《箴言》（《圣经?旧约》中的一卷书）.