The idiom of “a meal worth a thousand pieces of gold” is a common saying in China and …
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Dancer Explains the Chinese Idiom ‘Seamless as a Heavenly Garment’
by Emma Luby Emma LuI’ve never had quite so many costumes for a performance as I do this year. 15! Imagine that: …
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老馬識途 means “An old horse knows the way” (老 old, lǎo; 馬 horse, mǎ; 識 know, shí; 途 way, tú). It is …
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An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words, but that has …
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There is a Chinese idiom about how one gets “humbled by the vast ocean.” This quote is mostly …
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A popular Chinese idiom — ‘Where water flows, a channel will form’ — basically conveys the idea that success will …
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The Chinese idiom dé gāo wàng zhòng refers to a person of high morality and prestige. It is …
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There is an ancient story behind the Chinese idiom “thinking of plums to quench thirst.” One summer during …