{"id":4492,"date":"2019-11-19T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-phrases\/chinese-allegories-lesson-23\/"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:16:06","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-allegories-lesson-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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bi\u01cen dan méi z\u0101 – li\u01ceng tóu d\u01ce t\u0101
<\/em><\/font>\u6241\u62c5\u6ca1\u624e – \u4e24\u5934\u6253\u584c<\/strong>
When the carrying\/shoulder pole is not secured at both ends, its loads slip off. – try to grab both but end up getting neither; fall between two stools<\/p>\n

g\u014fu ni\u01cen y\u0101 zi – gu\u0101 gu\u0101 jiào
<\/font><\/em>\u72d7\u64b5\u9e2d\u5b50 – \u5471\u5471\u53eb
<\/strong>A duck chased by a dog – quacking at the top of its voice. "\u5471\u5471\u53eb" in colloquial Chinese is often used to describe something excellent or someone who is very skillful and can accomplish something perfectly.<\/p>\n

g\u014fu y\u01ceo cì wei – wú chù xià k\u01d2u
<\/font><\/em>\u72d7\u54ac\u523a\u732c – \u65e0\u5904\u4e0b\u53e3
<\/strong>A dog snapping at a hedgehog – having nowhere to bite. This allegory means not knowing where to start or being in no position to accomplish something.<\/p>\n

g\u01d2u zuò jiào zi – bù shí tái ju
<\/font><\/em>\u72d7\u5750\u8f7f\u5b50 – \u4e0d\u8bc6\u62ac\u4e3e<\/strong>
A dog sitting in a sedan chair – unable to appreciate a favor<\/p>\n

b\u014d li b\u0113i l\u01d0 de c\u0101ng ying – y\u01d2u gu\u0101ng míng wú qián tú<\/font><\/em>
\u73bb\u7483\u676f\u91cc\u7684\u82cd\u8747 – \u6709\u5149\u660e\u65e0\u524d\u9014<\/strong>
Fly in the glass – seeing the light but not the future<\/p>\n

y\u012b g\u0113n kuài zi ch\u012b \u01d2u – zhu\u0101n ti\u0101o y\u01cen<\/font><\/em>
\u4e00\u6839\u7b77\u5b50\u5403\u85d5 – \u4e13\u6311\u773c<\/strong>
Eating lotus root with only one chopstick – picking it up by the holes. This allegory is used to refer to someone who always picks flaws.<\/p>\n

du\u014d nián de g\u01d4 miào – l\u01ceo sì (l\u01ceo sì)<\/font><\/em>
\u591a\u5e74\u7684\u53e4\u5e99 – \u8001\u56db\uff08\u8001\u5bfa\uff09<\/strong>
An ancient temple – literally, old monastery; figuratively, No. 4. ("\u8001\u56db," which means No. 4, is a homophone for "\u8001\u5bfa," which means old monastery.)<\/p>\n

hé shang de n\u01ceo ké – méi f\u01ce (fà)<\/font><\/em>
\u548c\u5c1a\u7684\u8111\u58f3 – \u6ca1\u6cd5\uff08\u53d1\uff09<\/strong>
A monk’s head – literally, with no hair; figuratively, no way out. ("\u53d1", meaning hair, has a similar sound to "\u6cd5", which means method or way. Thus, "\u6ca1\u53d1", meaning "with no hair", becomes "\u6ca1\u6cd5", meaning "no way out, or being able to do nothing about a situation".)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n