Pictorial Chinese Sayings (2) - The Animal World
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Book Description
This volume brings together seventy sayings involving all types of animals, from domestic to the legendary. The Chinese bestiary is highly idiosyncratic and many of the traditional views of animals do not correspond at all with modern ideas in the West in which the reader will find in the Introduction as well as in the sayings themselves. The order of the sayings in this volume is according to the number of strokes in the first character. The meaning of each word in a saying is provided along with the literal English translation. The idiomatic meaning and English equivalents are provided where applicable. To help the readers to pronounce the sayings accurately, two sets of transcription are provided: Hanyu Pinyin for modern standard Chinese and the Yale systems for Cantonese. The "Note" section includes remarks, nuances of the saying's usage in different situations and additional information. For the reader's advantage, simplified Chinese characters and Pinyin are used throughout the book. When it comes to a saying with several meanings, the widely used definition will be pointed out. For words that are look alike or have similar pronunciation, they would be listed out for clarification. In the "Related Vocabulary" section, Pinyin and English definition is included on the sayings for words and phrases that are commonly use and closely related to words.
From the Publisher
"Pictorial Chinese Saying" is a series with 8 volumes: 1 to 10,000, The Animal World, The Plant World, The Physical Self, Towards Nature, and A Tale to Tell (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3). Each volume categorizes the nature of the sayings itself; convenient to learn related words and phrases. There are over 1,000 sayings, including synonyms and antonyms, and 2,500 related vocabulary words in the whole series. Illustrations, photos of cultural relics and a brief Chinese chronology chart are inserted to deepen the understanding of the saying itself.
Pictorial Chinese Sayings (2) - The Animal World
Pictorial Chinese Sayings (2) - The Animal World,Andre Loo,Bernadette Y. Yung,Esther Dent-Young,Silk Road Pr,189080701X,Animals,Asian - General,Language,Literary Criticism,Reference
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