Chinese folk sayings are short. What they reveal about culture isn't.
Draw a card — find out what Chinese people really mean.
Chinese folk sayings (俚语 and 俗语) are short expressions that have passed through generations of ordinary people — not scholars, not emperors, but farmers, merchants, and families. They encode how Chinese people really think about life, relationships, money, and fate.
Unlike formal Confucian philosophy, these sayings are blunt, funny, sometimes cynical, and always revealing. Learning them is the fastest way to understand what Chinese people mean, not just what they say.
The "Four Great" (四大, sì dà) format is a beloved Chinese folk tradition — grouping four examples of something into a humorous list. The Four Great Sweet Things. The Four Most Heartless Acts. Each set reveals something true (and often surprising) about how Chinese folk culture sees the world.
These special cards appear randomly as you draw. When you discover one, you can unlock the complete set.