Category: Chinese Dialogue

声声中国语:三天打鱼,两天晒网。(sāntiān dǎyú,liǎngtiān shài wǎng.)lack of perseverance; go fishing for three days a

三天打鱼,两天晒网。(sāntiān dǎyú,liǎngtiān shài wǎng.)lack of perseverance; go fishing for three days and dry the nets for two Explanation 这句话的字面意思是说,打三天鱼,然后用两天的时间来把渔网晒干,即休息两天,不能一直坚持打鱼。比喻做事没有恒心,经常中断,不能长期坚持。 The

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声声中国语:八字还没一撇呢。(Bā zì hái méi yì pié ne.)There is no sign of anything happening yet.

八字还没一撇呢。(Bā zì hái méi yì pié ne.)There is no sign of anything happening yet. “八字还没一撇呢”这句话最初是用来形容男女婚姻的,因为古代男女的生辰八字相合才能通婚。汉字“八”的第一笔是撇,“八”字还没一撇的字面意思是还没有动笔写,比喻事情还没有开始,还没有眉目。 The sentence “八字还没一撇呢” originally used

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