noun
vulgar proverb; popular saying
A rare, somewhat literary term for a crude or common proverb. Not used in everyday conversation; more likely encountered in older texts or discussions of folklore.
鄙諺に「急がば回れ」という言葉がある。
There is a popular saying, 'Make haste slowly.'
The common word for 'proverb'; 鄙諺 is a rare, literary synonym with a nuance of vulgarity or commonness.
From 鄙 (rural, vulgar) + 諺 (proverb). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is a learned Sino-Japanese term.