The participating APEC economies are: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.
Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Proverb(noun) an old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Proverb(noun) a striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
The nail that sticks out gets pounded.. (English proverb) There is no man nor thing without his defect, and often they have two or three of them (Breton proverb) You reap what you sow. (Arabic proverb)