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# 啼彼覆乳 : cry over + that + spilt + milk | # 啼彼覆乳 : cry over + that + spilt + milk | ||
# 死子年數 : dead + son + age + count | # 死子年數 : dead + son + age + count (數年死子 in Chinese order) | ||
# 覆水難收 : spilt + water + hard to + collect | # 覆水難收 : spilt + water + hard to + collect | ||
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# 如魚在地 : like + fish + on + ground | # 如魚在地 : like + fish + on + ground | ||
# 如魚出水 : like + fish + out of + water | # 如魚出水 : like + fish + out of + water | ||
# 陸上河童 : on shore + kappa | # 陸上河童 : on shore + kappa (上陸河童 in Chinese order) | ||
# 如鹿進村 : like + deer + entering + village | # 如鹿進村 : like + deer + entering + village | ||
# 如坐針氈 : like + sitting on + needle + mat | # 如坐針氈 : like + sitting on + needle + mat | ||
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# 雨下火硫 : rain + fire + sulfur | # 雨下火硫 : rain + fire + sulfur | ||
# 雨若神饋 : rain + as if + God + sends | # 雨若神饋 : rain + as if + God + sends | ||
# 土砂降 : | # 土砂降 : dirt + sands + drop | ||
# 雨下管柄 : rain + pipe handles | # 雨下管柄 : rain + pipe handles | ||
# 雨下瘋婆 : rain + mad + women | # 雨下瘋婆 : rain + mad + women |
Revision as of 21:51, 27 June 2025
Hi, polyglots.
In Han script, there is a type of idiomatic expression called “set phrases” [成語], which are mostly four-character long. In this lesson, you will find idioms from various languages in set phrases. This is a way to learn about idioms around the world, as well as to learn Han script less tediously.
Just like assigning codes to entities, e.g. ISO 15924 country and region codes, this assigns the same expression in different languages a name in Han script.
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Explanation
The structure of a four-character set phrase are
- parataxis
- modifier-head
- subject-predicate
- verb-object
- verb-complement
- adjective-complement
- serial verbs
- verb-pivotal-verb
- overlap