{"id":4518,"date":"2019-11-20T18:37:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T18:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2019-11-21T02:36:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T02:36:38","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/chinese-allegories-lesson-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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f\u0113ng chu\u012b qiáng tóu c\u0103o – li\u0103ng bi\u0101n d\u0103o
<\/em><\/font>\u98ce\u5439\u5899\u5934\u8349 – \u4e24\u8fb9\u5012<\/strong>
The grass on top of a wall blows either way with the wind – someone who sits on the fence will end up going along with the crowd; to sit on the fence<\/p>\n

d\u0103 zh\u01d2ng li\u0103n ch\u014dng pàng zi – s\u012d yào miàn zi
<\/font><\/em>\u6253\u80bf\u8138\u5145\u80d6\u5b50 – \u6b7b\u8981\u9762\u5b50
<\/strong>Try to look fat by slapping one’s face till it’s swollen – to try to look impressive; be keen on face-saving<\/p>\n

m\u0101o k\u016b hào zi – ji\u0103 cí b\u0113i
<\/font><\/em>\u732b\u54ed\u8017\u5b50 – \u5047\u6148\u60b2<\/strong>
A cat crying over a mouse’s death – hypocritical show of sorrow or sympathy; shedding crocodile tears<\/p>\n

l\u0103o h\u016d zu\u012d li bá yá – zh\u0103o s\u012d
<\/font><\/em>\u8001\u864e\u5634\u91cc\u62d4\u7259 – \u627e\u6b7b
<\/strong>Pulling teeth from a tiger’s mouth – seeking death; dare the greatest danger; beard the lion in his den<\/p>\n

j\u012b dàn pèng shí tou – zì bù liàng lì <\/font><\/em>
\u9e21\u86cb\u78b0\u77f3\u5934 – \u81ea\u4e0d\u91cf\u529b<\/strong>
Like an egg striking a rock – attacking somebody far stronger than oneself; overestimating oneself or one’s strength; overrating oneself<\/p>\n

ji\u0103n le zh\u012b ma di\u016b le x\u012b gu\u0101 – t\u0101n xi\u0103o sh\u012b dà<\/font><\/em>
\u6361\u4e86\u829d\u9ebb\u4e22\u4e86\u897f\u74dc – \u8d2a\u5c0f\u5931\u5927<\/strong>
Pick up the sesame seeds but overlook the watermelons – covet a little and lose a lot; seek small gains but incur big losses; be penny-wise and pound-foolish<\/p>\n

méi mao hú zi y\u012b b\u0103 zhu\u0101 – zh\u016d cì bù f\u0113n<\/font><\/em>
\u7709\u6bdb\u80e1\u5b50\u4e00\u628a\u6293 – \u4e3b\u6b21\u4e0d\u5206<\/strong>
Try to grasp the eyebrows and the beard all at the same time – try to attend to everything at once irrespective of priority; confuse the primary with the secondary<\/p>\n

wáng pó mài gu\u0101 – zì mài zì ku\u0101<\/font><\/em>
\u738b\u5a46\u5356\u74dc – \u81ea\u5356\u81ea\u5938<\/strong>
Wang Po keeps praising his melons while selling them. – ring one’s own bell; blow one’s own trumpet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n