{"id":4507,"date":"2019-11-20T07:18:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T07:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-phrases\/chinese-allegories-lesson-16\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T07:18:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T07:18:06","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/chinese-allegories-lesson-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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jià chu qu de n\u01da ér p\u014d chu qu de shu\u012d – sh\u014du bù huí lái
<\/em><\/font>\u5ac1\u51fa\u53bb\u7684\u5973\u513f\uff0c\u6cfc\u51fa\u53bb\u7684\u6c34 – \u6536\u4e0d\u56de\u6765<\/strong>
A married daughter is like spilt water. – A married daughter is no longer a member of the family. Figuratively, it means something cannot be taken back.<\/p>\n

hóu zi l\u0101o yuè liang – k\u014dng máng y\u012b ch\u0103ng
<\/font><\/em>\u7334\u5b50\u635e\u6708\u4eae – \u7a7a\u5fd9\u4e00\u573a
<\/strong>Monkeys fish for the moon in the water. – make vain efforts; be busy for nothing<\/p>\n

tù zi w\u0115i ba – cháng bu li\u0103o
<\/font><\/em>\u5154\u5b50\u5c3e\u5df4 – \u957f\u4e0d\u4e86
<\/strong>The tail of a rabbit can’t be long. – Something won’t last long; Somebody’s days are numbered.<\/p>\n

lài há ma d\u0103 h\u0101 qiàn – h\u0103o dà de k\u014fu qi
<\/font><\/em>\u765e\u86e4\u87c6\u6253\u54c8\u6b20 – \u597d\u5927\u7684\u53e3\u6c14<\/strong>
A toad yawns. – a gaping mouth (figuratively, talking big); it’s often cited to ridicule a boastful person.<\/p>\n

féi zào pào – bù g\u014dng zì pò<\/font><\/em>
\u80a5\u7682\u6ce1 – \u4e0d\u653b\u81ea\u7834<\/strong>
Soap bubble – burst by itself; collapse by itself<\/p>\n

ji\u0103o zi pò pí – lòu le xiàn<\/font><\/em>
\u997a\u5b50\u7834\u76ae – \u9732\u4e86\u9985<\/strong>
The dumping wrapper is broken. – Filling or stuffing is out. Figuratively, it means "to give the game away".<\/p>\n

má què su\u012b xi\u0103o – w\u01d4 zàng jù quán<\/font><\/em>
\u9ebb\u96c0\u867d\u5c0f – \u4e94\u810f\u4ff1\u5168<\/strong>
Small as a sparrow is, it has all the vital organs. – small but complete<\/p>\n

y\u014fu jiè y\u014fu huán – zài jiè bù nán<\/font><\/em>
\u6709\u501f\u6709\u8fd8 – \u518d\u501f\u4e0d\u96be<\/strong>
Timely return of a loan makes it easier to borrow a second time. – Keeping one’s promise is necessary if one wants to have smooth dealings with others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n