{"id":4505,"date":"2019-11-20T05:14:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T05:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-phrases\/chinese-allegories-lesson-18\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T05:14:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T05:14:57","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/chinese-allegories-lesson-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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k\u014fng f\u016b z\u01d0 ji\u0101o s\u0101n zì j\u012bng – mái mò rén cái
<\/em><\/font>\u5b54\u592b\u5b50\u6559\u300a\u4e09\u5b57\u7ecf\u300b – \u57cb\u6ca1\u4eba\u624d<\/strong>
Confucius teaches <\/span>Three Character Classic<\/em> <\/span>or <\/span>Three Character Primer<\/em>. (The <\/span>Three Character Classic<\/em> <\/span>refers to a three character textbook for beginners, which is said to be compiled by Wang Yinglin (\u738b\u5e94\u9e9f) of the southern Song Dynasty.) – stifle real talents<\/p>\n

lài há ma xi\u0103ng ch\u012b ti\u0101n é ròu – ch\u012b x\u012bn wàng xi\u0103ng
<\/font><\/em>\u765e\u86e4\u87c6\u60f3\u5403\u5929\u9e45\u8089 – \u75f4\u5fc3\u5984\u60f3
<\/strong>A toad lusting after a swan’s flesh – crave for something one is not worthy of; have sheer illusion or wishful thinking<\/p>\n

l\u0103o hé shang kàn jià zhuang – xià bèi zi zài shu\u014d
<\/font><\/em>\u8001\u548c\u5c1a\u770b\u5ac1\u5986 – \u4e0b\u8f88\u5b50\u518d\u8bf4
<\/strong>An old monk looks at the dowry – not for this lifetime but for the next<\/p>\n

má bù shang xiù hu\u0101 – d\u01d0 zi tài chà
<\/font><\/em>\u9ebb\u5e03\u4e0a\u7ee3\u82b1 – \u5e95\u5b50\u592a\u5dee<\/strong>
Embroider on a piece of linen cloth – have a weak foundation<\/p>\n

xi\u0101n hu\u0101 ch\u0101 zài niú fèn shang – z\u0101o ta le<\/font><\/em>
\u9c9c\u82b1\u63d2\u5728\u725b\u7caa\u4e0a – \u7cdf\u8e4b\u4e86<\/strong>
Put a fresh flower in the cow dung – The flower is wasted; something beautiful is ruined if put together with something dirty or terrible.<\/p>\n

ji\u0103o tà li\u0103ng zh\u012b chuán – zu\u01d2 yòu wéi nán<\/font><\/em>
\u811a\u8e0f\u4e24\u53ea\u8239 – \u5de6\u53f3\u4e3a\u96be<\/strong>
Straddle two boats; have a foot in either boat – be in a dilemma; be in a quandary<\/p>\n

shí chén dà h\u0103i – y\u0103o wú y\u012bn xùn<\/font><\/em>
\u77f3\u6c89\u5927\u6d77 – \u6773\u65e0\u97f3\u8baf<\/strong>
A stone dropped into the sea – disappear forever; have absolutely no news about somebody<\/p>\n

sh\u0101 j\u012b q\u016d lu\u0103n – dé bù cháng sh\u012b<\/font><\/em>
\u6740\u9e21\u53d6\u5375 – \u5f97\u4e0d\u507f\u5931<\/strong>
Kill the hen to get the eggs – The loss outweighs the gain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n