Chinese proverbs and popular sayings : with observations on culture and language / Qin Xue Herzberg and Larry Herzberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herzberg, Qin Xue.

Contributor:

Herzberg, Larry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Conversation and phrase books--English.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Language and culture--China.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Stone Bridge Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 LEARNING; Teachers; Experience, Including Failure and Suffering, Can Be the Best Teacher: The School of Hard Knocks; Regarding Talented Students; Learning Is an Endless Task That Requires Great Effort; ""A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing""; True Knowledge; 2 PATIENCE AND PERSERVERANCE; 3 HUMILITY AND CONTENTMENT; Caution Against Pride and Boasting; Humility Means Not Judging or Criticizing Others; 4 TALKING; Cautions About Speaking; Gossip and Slander; Tactfulness; Correct Speech; Heed Good Advice; Cautions about Behavior in General; 5 MORALITY

Do No Harm to OthersThe Moral Person; The Consequences of Wrong Doing; Wrongdoing Is Always Discovered and Punished Eventually; Avoid Temptation; Repentance and Redemption; 6 MONEY; 7 CONFORMITY; Work for the Benefit of the Group Rather Than Your Own Individual Selfish Desires; Strength Lies in Unity; 8 AGE; Aging and Mortality; People Often Do Get Better with Age; The Problem of Old Age; 9 TIME; 10 FRIENDS; True Friends Are a Treasure; The Nature of Friendship; 11 FAMILY; The Family; Parents and Children; Husband and Wife; 12 WOMEN; 13 FATE; The Futility of Fighting Fear

Every Cloud May Have a Silver Lining (but Every Clear Sky May Soon Have Clouds!)But Perhaps ""Where There's a Will, There's a Way.""; 14 ANIMAL METAPHORS; Animals That Represent Powerul or Superior People; Animals That Represent Ordinary People; Animals That Represent Base and Lowly People; Animals That Represent Meek People; Animals That Represent Evil People; Other Animals; Miscellaneous Animals; 15 FOOD; Proverbs; Expressions Related to Food; 16 MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITE SAYINGS; An Individual's Position in Society; Good Advice; 17 PROVERBS THAT MAY SOUND FAMILIAR TO ENGLISH SPEAKERS

Chinese Sayings Borrowed from the WestCommon Humanity, Common Wisdom; 18 SAYINGS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHINESE - RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-61172-517-8

OCLC:

794327839