民间谚语在我国人民调解工作中可以发挥不可替代的作用,无论是农村,还是城市社区,在适当时候恰如其分地运用民间谚语开展人民调解工作,可以起到催化剂的作用,有效化解矛盾纠纷。从我们实践中总结和常用的民间谚语来看,其作用主要表现有“四性”。一是揭示性。(1)揭示纠纷的复杂性:如“公说公有理,婆说婆有理”、“口头官司,眼泪鼻涕”、“冰冻三尺,非一日之寒”、“事从根起,藕叶莲心”、“软藤能缠死硬树”、“舌刀不用铁,杀人不见血”。(2)揭示纠纷的易激化性:如“相骂无 Folk proverbs play an irreplaceable role in the people’s mediation work in our country. Whether in rural areas or urban communities, proper use of folk proverbs in appropriate time to carry out people’s mediation can play a catalytic role in effectively resolving contradictions and disputes. From the summary and common folk proverbs in our practice, their functions mainly include ”Four Characters “. First, the revelation. (1) Reveal the complexity of the dispute: If ”the public is public, the woman says her husband is reasonable,“ ”the oral lawsuit, the tears runny nose“, ”the ice is three feet, the cold is not the day“, ” Things from the root, lotus leaf lotus heart “, ” soft rattan can be entangled in hardwood “, ” tongue knife do not iron, kill no blood “. (2) reveal the volatility of disputes: such as ”scolded nothing