{"id":4489,"date":"2019-11-19T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T13:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-phrases\/chinese-allegories-lesson-26\/"},"modified":"2019-11-19T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T13:35:29","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/chinese-allegories-lesson-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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dà xiàng de bí zi – néng q\u016b néng sh\u0113n
<\/em><\/font>\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u9f3b\u5b50 – \u80fd\u5c48\u80fd\u4f38<\/strong>
Like an elephant’s nose, be able to stoop or stand erect – submit or assert oneself as the occasion requires; be adaptable to circumstances<\/p>\n

l\u01ceo h\u01d4 l\u0101 ch\u0113 – shéi g\u0103n (g\u0103n)
<\/font><\/em>\u8001\u864e\u62c9\u8f66 – \u8c01\u6562\uff08\u8d76\uff09
<\/strong>When a tiger pulls a cart, nobody dares to drive it. – This allegory means nobody has that great courage to do something.<\/p>\n

sì yuè de b\u012bng hé – k\u0101i dòng (dòng) le
<\/font><\/em>\u56db\u6708\u7684\u51b0\u6cb3 – \u5f00\u52a8\uff08\u51bb\uff09\u4e86
<\/strong>Glaciers begin to thaw in April. – start; set in motion; put into operation. ("\u5f00\u52a8," which means "start; set in motion; put into operation", is a homophone for "\u5f00\u51bb," which means "thaw".)<\/p>\n

shàng xié bú yòng zhu\u012b zi – zh\u0113n h\u01ceo
<\/font><\/em>\u4e0a\u978b\u4e0d\u7528\u9525\u5b50 – \u771f\uff08\u9488\uff09\u597d<\/strong>
Sole a shoe without an awl – How nice; really good. (If one soles a shoe without an awl, that implies the needle s\/he uses is good. "\u771f\u597d," which means "how nice; really good", is a homophone for "\u9488\u597d," which means "the needle is good".)<\/p>\n

y\u012b lián s\u0101n zuò miào – miào miào miào (miào miào miào)<\/font><\/em>
\u4e00\u8fde\u4e09\u5ea7\u5e99 – \u5999\u5999\u5999\uff08\u5e99\u5e99\u5e99\uff09 <\/span><\/strong>
Three temples in a row – wonderful; marvelous; excellent. ("\u5999," which means "wonderful; marvelous; excellent", is a homophone for "\u5e99," which means "temple".)<\/p>\n

gé zhe mén fèng chu\u012b l\u01ce ba – míng (míng) sh\u0113ng zài wài<\/font><\/em>
\u9694\u7740\u95e8\u7f1d\u5439\u5587\u53ed – \u540d\uff08\u9e23\uff09\u58f0\u5728\u5916<\/strong>
Blow a trumpet through a door crack – have a reputation. ("\u9e23\u58f0," meaning "song or distinctive sound", is a homophone for "\u540d\u58f0," which means "reputation or renown". Thus, "\u9e23\u58f0\u5728\u5916," meaning "the song or distinctive sound is outside", becomes "\u540d\u58f0\u5728\u5916," meaning "have got a reputation".)<\/p>\n

shí tou dàn y\u0101n xián cài – y\u012b yán (yán) nán jìn (jìn)<\/font><\/em>
\u77f3\u5934\u86cb\u814c\u54b8\u83dc – \u4e00\u8a00\uff08\u76d0\uff09\u96be\u5c3d\uff08\u8fdb\uff09<\/strong>
Make pickles with stone – Literally, it’s difficult for salt to penetrate; figuratively, one cannot explain the matter in a few words; it is a long story. ("\u76d0," meaning "salt", is a homophone for "\u8a00," which means "words"; "\u8fdb," meaning "penetrate", is a homophone for "\u5c3d," which means "finished". Thus, "\u4e00\u76d0\u96be\u8fdb," meaning "it’s difficult for salt to penetrate", becomes "\u4e00\u8a00\u96be\u5c3d," meaning "one cannot explain the matter in a few words; it is a long story.")<\/p>\n

gu\u0101n g\u014dng d\u01ce p\u0113n tì – zì w\u01d2 chu\u012b x\u016b (x\u016b)<\/font><\/em>
\u5173\u516c\u6253\u55b7\u568f – \u81ea\u6211\u5439\u5618\uff08\u987b\uff09<\/strong>
Guan Yu, a general in the period of the Three Kingdoms, sneezes. – Literally, he blows his own beard (when sneezing); figuratively, self-glorification<\/p>\n<\/div>\n