noun
proverb; popular saying
A common saying or proverb, often with a folksy or colloquial flavor. Similar to ことわざ, but 俗諺 can emphasize the popular, everyday origin.
「急がば回れ」は有名な俗諺だ。
"Haste makes waste" is a well-known proverb.
この地方には古くから伝わる俗諺がたくさんある。
There are many old popular sayings in this region.