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▪ I. proverb, n. (ˈprɒvɜːb) Also 4–7 proverbe. [ME. a. F. proverbe (12th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. prōverbium an old saying, adage, proverb, in late L. also a byword, f. prō, pro-1 1 + verb-um word + -ium, collective suffix, hence app. ‘a (recognized) set of words put forth’; cf. adāgium adage.] 1....
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Proverb (disambiguation)
A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated. Christian Old Testament
Proverb (Reich), a musical composition
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Proverb Jacobs (1935–2016), American football offensive and defensive lineman
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proverb/ˈprɔvɜ:b; `prɑvəb/ nshort 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 containi...
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Proverb (Reich)
Proverb is one of a number of Reich's works which has been remixed by electronic musicians. The score of Proverb is available for rental from Boosey & Hawkes.
YouTube: Steve Reich - Proverb.
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Proverb? "When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there." Around the Internet, "When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there" is floating around as a ...
I think the standard version is "Who travels a hundred _li_) calls ninety a half", because this is the original form attested in a Chinese chronicle. There is another quote from a Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, which says "assumes the half of a hundred _li_ to be ninety-nine _li_ ". Either way...
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Go proverb
They are generalisations and thus a particular proverb will have specific situations where it is not applicable. Knowing when a proverb is inapplicable is part of the process of getting stronger as a Go player.
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Looking for the proverb "Parents work hard, our life is so comfortable that children become beggar" I heard the following proverb that was said from Japanese (if not Chinese). > If our parents are working too hard, o...
It's not a well-known one, but we have. * "Parents toil, children ease, grandchildren beg." Also with many variations: * * etc. * "parents (wear) sandals, kids shoes, grandchildren boots, great-grandchildren would become bare feet" But more famous sayings with similar moral are: * *
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Anti-proverb
An anti-proverb or a perverb is the transformation of a standard proverb for humorous effect. To have full effect, an anti-proverb must be based on a known proverb.
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Looking for a single phrase, word or even proverb for "always being condemned for whatever someone does" Consider the situation in which an employer dislikes one of his employees. The employee is always condemned by t...
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I don't think we have a single phrase, set phrase or proverb to say this, I'm afraid...
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How to parse the proverb [艱難]{かんなん}[汝]{なんじ}を[玉]{たま}にす? I found this particular proverb on WWWJDIC when I looked up for : []{}[]{}[]{}. It is translated into English as: Hardship makes the man. How do we parse the pr...
The sentence is classical Japanese, not modern Japanese, and should be parsed as such. I analyse it as follows: > > kannan nandi-wo tama-ni su > hardship thou-ACC jewel-LOC make > _Hardship will make you into a jewel._ In classical Japanese, the subject of a main clause is usually not indicated by a...
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Discover Chinese 学中文: Proverb 歇后语
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Chinese proverb sayings _Sayings Collection
1. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - 路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索。 2. "When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills." - 风吹草动,有人建墙,有人建风车。 3. "A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
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Talk:Zen proverb - Wikiversity
子曰:"三人行,必有我师焉;择其善者而从之,其不善者而改之。. " If you have read that in the great book, you should remember what "三人行,必有我师焉" means. If translated directly to English, it states that "If Three (三) people (人) were walking(行)there, one of them should (必) be (有 ...
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Chinese Proverb Flashcards | Quizlet
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like 一年之计在于春, 一日之计在于晨, 一分耕耘,一分收获 and more.
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