諺げん語ご

noun

colloquialism; slang

Rare term for colloquial or slang expressions. Not used in everyday conversation; encountered mainly in older or specialized linguistic contexts.

• この辞じ書しょには古ふるい諺げん語ごがいくつか収しゅう録ろくされている。

  This dictionary includes several old colloquialisms.

noun

proverb

Rare term for a proverb. Modern Japanese normally uses ことわざ instead.

• 「諺げん語ご」はことわざを指さす古ふるい言いい方かただ。

  諺語 is an old way of saying 'proverb'.