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俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4

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  • 俗话说 俗話說 ( sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 )： 高丽菜 高麗菜 ( gāo lí cài gou1 lai6 coi3 ) 汤 湯 ( shāng tong1 ) 和 ( hé wo4 ) 粥 ( zhōu zuk1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 食物 ( shí wù sik6 mat6 )。

    There is a saying: cabbage soup and porridge are our food.

  • 俗话说 俗話說 ( sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 )： 双喜临门 雙喜臨門 ( shuāng xǐ lín mén soeng1 hei2 lam4 mun4 )； 可 ( kě ho2 ) 俗话 俗話 ( sú huà zuk6 waa6 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 )： 福 ( fú fuk1 ) 无双 無雙 ( wú shuāng mou4 soeng1 ) 进 進 ( jìn zeon3 )， 祸不单行 禍不單行 ( huò bù dān xíng wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 )！

    There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."

  • 俗话说 俗話說 ( sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 )： 邪 ( xié ce4 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 压 壓 ( yā aat3 ) 正 ( zhēng zing3 )； 可 ( kě ho2 ) 俗话 俗話 ( sú huà zuk6 waa6 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 )： 道 ( dào dou6 ) 高 ( gāo gou1 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 尺 ( chǐ cek3 )， 魔 ( mó mo1 ) 高 ( gāo gou1 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 丈 ( zhàng zoeng6 )！

    As the saying goes: "good always triumphs over evil". But there's another saying that: "the fight against evil is a constant struggle".

  • 俗话说 俗話說 ( sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 )： 浪子回头 浪子回頭 ( làng zǐ huí tóu long6 zi2 wui4 tau4 ) 金 ( jīn gam1 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 换 換 ( huàn wun6 )； 可 ( kě ho2 ) 俗话 俗話 ( sú huà zuk6 waa6 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 )： 狗改不了吃屎 ( gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ gau2 goi2 bat1 liu5 hek3 si2 )！

    The saying goes: to turn a new leaf is priceless. The saying also goes: a dog can't change their habits of eating shit!

  • 俗话说 俗話說 ( sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 )： 一 ( yī jat1 ) 寸 ( cùn cyun3 ) 光阴 光陰 ( guāng yīn gwong1 jam1 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 寸 ( cùn cyun3 ) 金 ( jīn gam1 )； 可 ( kě ho2 ) 俗话 俗話 ( sú huà zuk6 waa6 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 )： 寸 ( cùn cyun3 ) 金 ( jīn gam1 ) 难 難 ( nán naan4 ) 买 買 ( mǎi maai5 ) 寸 ( cùn cyun3 ) 光阴 光陰 ( guāng yīn gwong1 jam1 )！

    There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".

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