{"id":4486,"date":"2019-11-19T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-phrases\/chinese-allegories-lesson-29\/"},"modified":"2019-11-19T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T10:26:32","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/chinese-allegories-lesson-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 29"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

s\u012b m\u01ce zh\u0101o zh\u012b x\u012bn – lù rén ji\u0113 zh\u012b
<\/em><\/font>\u53f8\u9a6c\u662d\u4e4b\u5fc3 – \u8def\u4eba\u7686\u77e5<\/strong>
Everyone on the street is aware of Sima Zhao’s intent. – The villain’s design is obvious to all. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sima Zhao (211 – 265) was a general, politician and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He maintained control of Cao Wei, seized by his father Sima Yi and ruled by his older brother Sima Shi, and had himself established the Duke of Jin — the penultimate step before usurpation of the throne, although he would never actually take the throne.<\/p>\n

w\u014f ji\u0115 l\u01cen n\u01d0 tu\u012b chuán – shùn shu\u01d0 rén qíng
<\/font><\/em>\u6211\u89e3\u7f06\uff0c\u4f60\u63a8\u8239 – \u987a\u6c34\u4eba\u60c5
<\/strong>I untie the mooring rope and you push the boat. – a favor done at little or no cost to oneself<\/p>\n

chí táng l\u01d0 de f\u0113ng b\u014d – dà bù li\u01ceo
<\/font><\/em>\u6c60\u5858\u91cc\u7684\u98ce\u6ce2 – \u5927\u4e0d\u4e86
<\/strong>Waves in a pond are not big. – It’s not a big deal.<\/p>\n

tán x\u012bn bù di\u01cen d\u0113ng – shu\u014d h\u0113i huà
<\/font><\/em>\u8c08\u5fc3\u4e0d\u70b9\u706f – \u8bf4\u9ed1\u8bdd<\/strong>
Have a heart-to-heart talk without turning on a light – speak malicious, obscure words; doubletalk<\/p>\n

chàng g\u0113 bù kàn q\u01d4 b\u0115n – lí p\u01d4<\/font><\/em>
\u5531\u6b4c\u4e0d\u770b\u66f2\u672c – \u79bb\u8c31<\/strong>
Don’t read the music score when singing a song – go beyond what is proper; be out of place; go too far<\/p>\n

tài sh\u0101n d\u01d0ng shang gu\u0101n rì ch\u016b – g\u0101o zh\u0101n yu\u01cen zh\u01d4<\/font><\/em>
\u6cf0\u5c71\u9876\u4e0a\u89c2\u65e5\u51fa – \u9ad8\u77bb\u8fdc\u77a9<\/strong>
View sunrise on the top of Mount Tai<\/span><\/a> <\/span>– stand high and see far; take a broad and long-term view; show great foresight; be farsighted<\/p>\n

jiè le y\u012b ji\u01ceo huán shí f\u0113n – f\u0113n wén bù chà<\/font><\/em>
\u501f\u4e86\u4e00\u89d2\u8fd8\u5341\u5206 – \u5206\u6587\u4e0d\u5dee<\/strong>
Borrow one <\/span>jiao<\/em> <\/span>and pay back ten <\/span>fen<\/em> <\/span>– pay back every cent one owes the other [jiao<\/em> <\/span>and <\/span>fen<\/em> <\/span>are units of currency in China. 1 <\/span>yuan<\/em> <\/span>= 10 <\/span>jiao<\/em>, 1 <\/span>jiao<\/em> <\/span>= 10 <\/span>fen<\/em>.]<\/p>\n

èr shí y\u012b ti\u0101n bù ch\u016b j\u012b – huài dàn<\/font><\/em>
\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00\u5929\u4e0d\u51fa\u9e21 – \u574f\u86cb<\/strong>
For twenty-one days, no chicks have been hatched. – bad egg; bastard; rascal; scoundrel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n