List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife, better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
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- condemn the offense, but not the offender, detest the sin, but weep for the sinner
rare term proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full, full stomach, sleepy head, when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops
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- if you visit the toilet while traveling, you will fall behind your fellow travelers, one chล for a piss, one ri for a shit
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- honey is sweet, but the bee stings, I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- flies are attracted to foul smells, ruffians flock together
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- it's hard to notice one's own faults, one does not notice one's own body odour