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The speaking of plums quenches one's thirst 望梅止渴
By popular demands “The Chinese Metaphors” returns. The subject of this post is shown in the title. However, one should note that the literal translation of 望梅止渴 (wàngméizhǐkě) should be … more →
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The speaking of plums quenches one's thirst 望梅止渴
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Brandon Zin wrote 2 weeks ago: By popular demands “The Chinese Metaphors” returns. The subject of this post is shown in … more →
Chinese and Mexicans were connected 5000 years ago
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Brandon Zin wrote 1 month ago: My friend Jose Antonio has written an article on the subject in Spanish. I have translated it into E … more →
Hole-in-one (not me)
Brandon Zin wrote 1 month ago: A couple of friends of mine and I went to Chang An, Dongguan, China for a round of golf yesterday. T … more →
A newborn calf 初生之犊
Brandon Zin wrote 1 year ago: The Chinese metaphor 初生之犊不畏虎 (chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ) Meaning A new born calf is not afraid o … more →
The old frontier man lost his horse 塞翁失马
Brandon Zin wrote 1 year ago: This proverb is an example of a borrowed metaphoer, i.e, it borrows an object, a horse, to convey a … more →
Calling a deer a horse 指鹿为马
Brandon Zin wrote 1 year ago: It is an example of a borrowed metaphor, which uses objects, in this case a deer and a horse, to con … more →
