📚 Proverb, noun. 🔉 /ˈprɒvəːb/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: A short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice. ❗️ Examples: 1. Riddles, proverbs, and sayings that describe proper behavior for both young and old Kenyans are still common. 2. Beware of proverbs: they are a snare and a delusion. 3. To quote a Kannada proverb it is like water off a buffalo's back. 4. It's tough to choose a single epitaph for a man who invoked so many epigrams and proverbs. 5. It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness, as a rough translation of a Chinese proverb goes. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic