A saying is a short, well-known sentence that people repeat because they think it is true and useful. “Better late than never” is a saying. English speakers often introduce one with “There’s a saying that…” These are not jokes and not long stories — they are little bits of common wisdom.

A saying is一句 saying 就是 a short, well-known sentence一句簡短、大家都熟的話，that people repeat人們會一再重複它，because they think因為他們覺得 it is true and useful它是真的、也有用。“Better late than never”「遲到總比不到好」 is a saying就是一句 saying。English speakers說英文的人 often introduce one with常用這句帶出來：“There’s a saying that…”「有句話是這麼說的……」。These are not jokes這些不是笑話 and not long stories也不是長故事——they are它們是 little bits of common wisdom一小塊一小塊的日常智慧。

Though actually, people use the word more loosely than a tidy dictionary suggests: old proverbs, lines your grandmother still uses, even a film line that stuck, can all get called a saying. Younger people may roll their eyes at the old ones, but they still know them.

Though actually不過實際上，people use the word人們用這個字 more loosely than a tidy dictionary suggests比整齊的字典寫的更寬鬆：old proverbs老諺語、lines your grandmother still uses祖母還在說的句子、even a film line that stuck甚至一句留下來的電影台詞，can all get called a saying都可能被叫做 saying。Younger people年輕人 at the old ones對那些老話 may roll their eyes可能會翻白眼，but they still know them但他們還是知道。

This noun is not the same as the ordinary -ing form of the verb say (“He is saying hello”).

This noun這個名詞 the ordinary -ing form of the verb say和動詞 say 平常的 -ing 形 is not the same as不是同一回事 (“He is saying hello”他正在說哈囉)。