Proverbs are concise and concise phrases that are widely circulated among the people. Most of them reflect the practical life experience of working people and are generally passed down orally. It is mostly an easy-to-understand short sentence or rhyme in spoken form. Ready-made words commonly used in people's lives. Proverbs are similar to idioms, but they are more colloquial and easy to understand. They generally express a complete meaning and are almost always one or two short sentences in form. The content of proverbs covers a wide range, some are agricultural proverbs, such as "before and after the Qingming Festival, sow melons and beans"; some are political proverbs, such as "if you sow melons, you will get melons, and if you sow beans, you will get beans"; some are common sense proverbs in various aspects of life, such as "Take a hundred steps after a meal and live to be ninety-nine." There are so many categories to count. Proverbs, like idioms, are part of the language as a whole and can increase the vividness and vividness of the language. But proverbs and famous quotes are different. Proverbs are the practical life experience of working people, while famous quotes are what celebrities say. On May 23, 2011, the proverb (Shanghai proverb) was approved by the State Council to be included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. On November 11, 2014, the proverb (folk proverb of northern Shaanxi) was approved by the State Council and included in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Classification

Meteorology

This is a summary of people’s experience in observing meteorology in their long-term production practice. Such as:

Ants moving snakes across the aisle, heavy rain will come soon.

The sunset is carmine red, there is wind even if there is no rain.

If you don’t go out in the morning glow, the sunset travels thousands of miles.

After a long period of rain, the southerly wind blows, and the weather will become sunny.

There are clouds in the sky and dripping water from the groundwater.

The swallows are migrating away, and the earth is dry and the sky is dry.

Agriculture

It is the agricultural experience summed up by farmers in production practice. For example:

Jujube buds sprout and cotton is grown.

This winter I will be covered with three layers of wheat quilt, and next year I will sleep with steamed buns on my pillow.

The crops are like a flower, and the family relies entirely on dung.

The thunder of spring makes all things grow.

If there is no rain on the Double Ninth Festival, look at the Beginning of Winter. If there is no rain on the Beginning of Winter, it will be a dry winter (Gan).

If there is no rain on the Double Ninth Festival, look at the Winter Solstice. If there is no rain on the Winter Solstice, it will be a clear winter (Fujian)

The light snowfall at the beginning of winter is closely connected, and the land preparation before winter takes the lead. (Jiangnan)

Frost-pickled cabbage. Don’t make cattle at the beginning of winter (North)

The west wind blows, crabs’ legs are itchy, crabs start winter and disappear without a trace (Jiangnan)

If you don’t eat cakes at the beginning of winter, you will die in a corner "(South)< /p>

There is wind at the beginning of winter and rain at the beginning of spring; there is wind at the winter solstice and rain at the summer solstice (Shanxi)

Plant peas at the beginning of winter, bucket for bucket (South)

There is rain at the beginning of winter to prevent rotten winter, but there is no rain at the beginning of winter to prevent spring drought (Southern Fujian)

Thunder at the beginning of winter is to bring back spring (Northern China)

Thunder hits the winter, and nine out of ten cattle pens are empty ( North)

Heavy fog starts on the day of the Beginning of Winter, and the winter paddy fields are lit with radish (North)

The north wind in Beginning of Winter brings a lot of ice and snow, but the south wind in Beginning of Winter brings no rain or snow (North)

It is cold at the beginning of winter and there is much air conditioning throughout the year (in the north)

Plow gold before the beginning of winter, plow silver after the beginning of winter, and plow iron after the beginning of spring (meaning the soil should be plowed early)

The beginning of winter is sunny, and the whole winter is sunny; the beginning of winter is rainy, and the whole winter is raining (Hakka)

Raining at the beginning of winter will kill the winter, and you will have no food and firewood (Southern Fujian)

Pick peppercorns at the beginning of autumn, crack walnuts in the white dew, persimmons with frost, and eat soft dates at the beginning of winter

Northeast winds at the beginning of winter, good skies in winter (Southern Fujian)

Southern winds and rain at the beginning of winter, no withering in winter ( Dry) soil (Southern Fujian)

Hygiene

Hygiene proverbs are summarized by people based on health care knowledge. For example:

Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer. There is no need for a doctor to prescribe medicine.

If you walk a hundred steps after eating, you will live to be ninety-nine.

If you can eat well, your body will be free of disease. People live longer, eat more tofu and less meat

It takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones

Society

Social proverbs generally refer to how to behave, treat others, and treat others. Things you should pay attention to when it comes to managing your family and the country, such as:

A person who is too small is not a gentleman.

A man cannot be measured by his appearance.

If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself.

Good medicine is bitter to the mouth and good to the disease, but good advice is hard to the ears and good to the deeds.

A smile will save you. When you are worried, your head turns white.

Catch the thief first.

The road is far away and the horse power is known.

A woman marries a man and wears it. Clothes and food.

The King of Air Cushions is busy selling air cushions.

Learning

It is mostly a summary of learning experience and inspires people to study hard. :

Bees pluck hundreds of flowers to make sweet wine, and people read books to understand the truth.

A knife will become rusty if it is not sharpened, and a person will fall behind if he does not learn.

Difficult things, only those who are willing to do so.