Some proverbs and common sayings can be easily understood literally.
Pigs come to the poor: pigs and lazy people eat and sleep. Do nothing, just imagine that if a person is lazy all day, even if he is given a golden mountain, he will sit on an empty mountain one day, then he will become poorer and poorer.
Dogs come to the rich: dogs are loyal representatives, and they were also small experts in guarding the house against thieves in ancient times. Dogs are omnivores. Before the pet industry was formed, they ate everything. Eat less and do more, even if you can't be rich or expensive, you won't lose your money carelessly.
Cats come to open pawn shops: lucky cats are lucky with their left hands and their right hands. In the offices of some companies, we often see the display of lucky cats, which means lucky money and prosperous business. Rats are one of the four pests, and cats are the natural enemies of rats. The arrival of the cat can put an end to the harm of rats and avoid the loss of valuables. So in people's eyes, cats are rich things, and there are lucky cats.
Proverbs are a Chinese word, pronounced as y à n Y. Proverbs are an important part of Chinese and refer to concise phrases that are widely circulated among the people. Most proverbs reflect the practical experience of working people, and they are generally handed down orally. Most of them are easy-to-understand spoken short sentences or rhymes.
Ready-made words commonly used in people's lives. Proverbs are similar to idioms, but they are colloquial and easy to understand. Generally speaking, they express a complete meaning and are almost one or two short sentences in form.
Proverbs include a wide range of agricultural proverbs, such as "planting melons and beans before and after Qingming"; Some are rational proverbs, such as "As you sow, you reap"; Some common sense proverbs belong to all aspects of life, such as "modesty makes people progress, pride makes people fall behind." "Take a hundred steps after dinner and live to ninety-nine." And so on, a wide variety, countless.
Proverbs, like idioms, are part of the whole Chinese language, which can increase the uniqueness and vividness of the language. But proverbs and famous sayings are different. Proverbs are the practical experience of working people, and famous sayings are said by celebrities.