saying
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saying
- /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of say
noun sayings
- A proverb or maxim. There is a Chinese saying: "One who does not know how to smile has no business to be in business." How much truer is this of people engaged in the business of diplomacy!
- That which is said; an utterance. And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying, Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.
Similar: maxim, proverb, saw, expression, byword, saying, adage, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, paroemia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: locution, expression, proverb, adage, speaking, aphorism, maxim, phrase, specifying, quotation, mention, point, referring, explaining, word, noting
noun
Similar: maxim, proverb, saw, expression, byword, saying, adage, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, paroemia
Translations
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noun proverb or maxim
| Español | dicho, proverbio, refrán, retraher, adagio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 격언 gyeogeon, 속담 sokdam |
| 日本語 | 格言 kakugen |
| 中文 | 說法 /说法 shuōfǎ, 諺語 /谚语 yànyǔ, 常言 chángyán |
| Kiswahili | msemo |
| Português | ditado, provérbio |
| Français | dicton |
| Deutsch | Sprichwort, Ausspruch, Redensart |
| Italiano | proverbio, detto, massima |
| Ελληνικά | απόφθεγμα apófthegma, παροιμία paroimía, ρητό ritó |
| Română | zicală, proverb, zicătoare |
| Русский | посло́вица poslóvica, погово́рка pogovórka, при́сказка prískazka, присло́вье prislóvʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | câu nói |
| العربية | قَوْل qawl |
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