名めい文もん句く

noun

witty remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism

Refers to a clever, apt, or memorable phrase, often with a literary or rhetorical flavor. Can be used for both spontaneous witty remarks and crafted aphorisms.

• 彼かれのスピーチには名めい文もん句くがいくつもあった。

  His speech contained several witty remarks.

• この本ほんは人じん生せいの名めい文もん句くを集あつめたものだ。

  This book is a collection of well-worded sayings about life.