Friendarin

Showing posts with label Chinese Idioms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Idioms. Show all posts

22 January, 2016

Chinese Idiom: 艺高人胆大

艺高人胆大 - yì gāo rén dǎn dà - brave and talanted (skilled):



07 January, 2016

Chinese Idiom: 如鱼得水

如鱼得水 - rú yú de shuǐ - 
 to perform well in a certain situation, to be in comfortable environment 
(literally means: "to feel like a fish in water")


ru yu de shui

Examples: 

1. 他兴致勃勃,一举一动都如鱼得水。 
Tā xìngzhì bóbó, yījǔ yīdòng dōu rúyúdéshuǐ. 
He was in high spirits doing everything with happy ease. 

2. 高中生活对他来说如鱼得水
Gāozhōng shēnghuó duì tā lái shuō rúyúdéshuǐ. 
Lifestyle of a high school student is very comfortable for him.

25 December, 2015

Chinese Proverb About Friendship

出门靠朋友,在家靠父母。 
chū mén kào péng yǒu, zài jiā kào fù mǔ 
While going out, rely on friends; at home rely on parents.



16 October, 2015

"Idioms About Happy Teacher" Joke

上对外汉语课,老师提问:
“同学们,你们每人说一个汉语成语,形容老师今天很开心很高兴的样子。”
学生很活跃:
“眉开眼笑”
“开怀大笑”
“兴高采烈”……。
老师接着说,
“说出来的成语里要含有数字,
比如一、二、三、四……。”
一位留学生反应很快,大声抢答:
“老师,含笑九泉!”



shàng duìwài hànyǔ kè, lǎoshī tíwèn:
“Tóngxuémen, nǐmen měi rén shuō yīgè hànyǔ chéngyǔ, xíngróng lǎoshī jīntiān hěn kāixīn hěn gāoxìng de yàngzi.” 
Xuéshēng hěn huóyuè:
“Méikāiyǎnxiào”
“kāihuái dà xiào”
“xìnggāocǎiliè”……. 
Lǎoshī jiēzhe shuō,
“shuō chūlái de chéngyǔ lǐ yào hányǒu shùzì, 
bǐrú yī, èr, sān, sì…….” 
Yī wèi liúxuéshēng fǎnyìng hěn kuài, dàshēng qiǎngdá:
“Lǎoshī, hánxiào jiǔquán!”

At a foreign Language class, the teacher asked: 
"Students, each of you say a Chinese idiom describing a teacher who is very happy and cheerful." 
Students are very active: 
"Be all smiles" 
"Laugh a hearty laugh" 
"In great delight" ... 
The teacher then said, 
"In the idiom there should be a number, such as one, two, three, four ...." 
 One student answered quickly and loudly: 
"Teacher, smile in the underworld!"

13 May, 2015

The Analects of Confucius: Sayings about Learning

三人行,必有我师。 
sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī 

This well-known Chinese idiom is literally translated into English as "When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn" (James Legge). Nowadays, this wise saying is commonly interpreted as "You have something to learn from everyone". 

20 April, 2015

Chinese Idioms about Mismatched Marriage | Китайские идиомы о неравном браке


These Chinese idioms‬ describe scenarios of mismatched marriage (unsuitable alliances). Эти китайские ‪‎идиомы‬ описывают разные варианты неравного брака. 

Literally they mean: 

  • 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 - a toad wishing to eat swan meat - жаба мечтает отведать лебяжьего мяса 
  • 老牛吃嫩草 - an old cow eats young grass - старая корова ест молодую траву 
  • 一朵鲜花插在牛粪上 - a fresh flower on a heap of cow-dung - "воткнуть свежий цветок в навоз"