Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A Japanese proverb (諺, ことわざ, kotowaza) may take the form of:a short saying (言い習わし iinarawashi),an idiomatic phrase (慣用句 kan'yōku), ora four-character idiom (四字熟語 yojijukugo).Although \"proverb\" and \"saying\" are practically synonymous, the same cannot be said about \"idiomatic phrase\" and \"four-character idiom\". Not all kan'yōku and yojijukugo are proverbial. For instance, the kan'yōku 狐の嫁入り kitsune no yomeiri (Literally: a fox's wedding. Meaning: a sun-shower) and the yojijukugo 小春日和 koharubiyori (Literally: small spring weather. Meaning: Indian summer – warm spring-like weather in early winter) are not proverbs. To be considered a proverb, a word or phrase must express a common truth or wisdom; it cannot be a mere noun."@en }
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- Japanese_proverbs abstract "A Japanese proverb (諺, ことわざ, kotowaza) may take the form of:a short saying (言い習わし iinarawashi),an idiomatic phrase (慣用句 kan'yōku), ora four-character idiom (四字熟語 yojijukugo).Although \"proverb\" and \"saying\" are practically synonymous, the same cannot be said about \"idiomatic phrase\" and \"four-character idiom\". Not all kan'yōku and yojijukugo are proverbial. For instance, the kan'yōku 狐の嫁入り kitsune no yomeiri (Literally: a fox's wedding. Meaning: a sun-shower) and the yojijukugo 小春日和 koharubiyori (Literally: small spring weather. Meaning: Indian summer – warm spring-like weather in early winter) are not proverbs. To be considered a proverb, a word or phrase must express a common truth or wisdom; it cannot be a mere noun.".