{"id":4517,"date":"2019-11-20T17:43:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2019-11-21T02:35:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T02:35:45","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/chinese-allegories-lesson-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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t\u016b tóu shàng de sh\u012b zi – míng b\u0103i zhe
<\/em><\/font>\u79c3\u5934\u4e0a\u7684\u8671\u5b50 – \u660e\u6446\u7740<\/strong>
Like a flea on a bald head – perfectly clear<\/p>\n

k\u014fng f\u016b z\u01d0 b\u0101n ji\u0101 – jìn shì sh\u016b (sh\u016b)
<\/font><\/em>\u5b54\u592b\u5b50\u642c\u5bb6 – \u5c3d\u662f\u4e66\uff08\u8f93\uff09
<\/strong>When Confucius moves (houses), there is nothing but books (because he is a philosopher). – Figuratively, it means you always lose (\u4e66 is a homophone for \u8f93)<\/p>\n

j\u012b dàn li ti\u0101o g\u016d tou – gù yì zh\u0103o chá; wú zh\u014dng sh\u0113ng y\u014fu
<\/font><\/em>\u9e21\u86cb\u91cc\u6311\u9aa8\u5934 – \u6545\u610f\u627e\u832c\uff1b\u65e0\u4e2d\u751f\u6709<\/strong>
Look for a bone in an egg – look for a flaw where there is none; find fault; nitpick<\/p>\n

p\u012b shu\u0101ng bàn dà c\u014dng – yòu dú yòu là; dú là
<\/font><\/em>\u7812\u971c\u62cc\u5927\u8471 – \u53c8\u6bd2\u53c8\u8fa3\uff1b\u6bd2\u8fa3
<\/strong>Large green Chinese onion served with arsenic – poisonous and pungent; sinister; malignant<\/p>\n

pò guàn zi pò shu\u0101i – zì bào zì qì <\/font><\/em>
\u7834\u7f50\u5b50\u7834\u6454 – \u81ea\u66b4\u81ea\u5f03<\/strong>
Smash a jar into pieces just because it’s already cracked – act recklessly and irresponsibly when facing adversity or despair<\/p>\n

l\u0103o sh\u016d pèng shàng m\u0101o – zài jié nán táo<\/font><\/em>
\u8001\u9f20\u78b0\u4e0a\u732b – \u5728\u52ab\u96be\u9003<\/strong>
A mouse encounters a cat. – It is impossible to escape its doom; what is destined cannot be avoided.<\/p>\n

niú láng huì zh\u012b n\u01da – x\u01d0 xi\u0101ng féng <\/font><\/em>
\u725b\u90ce\u4f1a\u7ec7\u5973 – \u559c\u76f8\u9022<\/strong>
The Cowherd and the Girl Weaver (two figures in an ancient Chinese fairy tale), meet each other. – A pleasant reunion<\/p>\n

q\u016d xí fù jià n\u01da – shu\u0101ng x\u01d0 lín mén<\/font><\/em>
\u5a36\u5ab3\u5987\u5ac1\u5973 – \u53cc\u559c\u4e34\u95e8<\/strong>
One’s son and daughter get married at the same time. – Two happy events occur at the same time; double happiness<\/p>\n<\/div>\n