名 （谚语） proverb，saying，adage，saw，byword ；

[例句] [谚]三月天来如猛狮,去如绵羊. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.

[例句] [谚]家丑不可外扬. It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

proverb，saying，adage，saw，aphorism ；

[例句] 他交谈时夹杂了很多俄国谚语. His conversation was larded with Russian proverbs.

[例句] “ 熟能生巧 ” 是一句谚语. " Practice makes perfect. " is a proverb.