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歇后语 Chinese Allegories
Two-part allegorical saying (of which the first part, always stated, is descriptive, while the second part, often unstated, carries the message)
báyuè shí wŭ de yuèliang---zhèngdàguāngmíng
八月十五的月亮---正大光明
The moon on Mid-Autumn Festival---fair and square
báyuè shí wŭ kàn guìhuā---huāhăoyuèyuán
八月十五看桂花---花好月圆
Enjoying the osmanthus on Mid-Autumn Festival---perfect conjugal bliss
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Ní púsa guòhé – zì shēn nán băo
泥菩萨过河 – 自身难保
Just like a clay idol crossing a river – one is hardly able to save oneself, much less help others.
māo kū hàozi jiă cíbēi
猫 哭 耗 子---假 慈 悲
The cat cries for mouse---pretending to be kind
wūyā xiào zhū --- guāng kàn biérén hēi, bú jiàn zìjĭ hēi
乌 鸦 笑 猪---光 看 别 人 黑，不 见 自 己 黑
The cow laughs at the pig---just seeing other’s black, not his black
yăba chī huánglián --- yŏu kŭ shuō bù chū
哑 巴 吃 黄 连---有 苦 说 不 出 Chinese learning
The mused eats coptis root--- cannot speak out the bitter
Xiăo cōng bàn dòu fu – yī qīng èr bái
小 葱 拌 豆 腐 – 一 清 二 白
White bean curd and green scallions – as clear as daylight
Gŏu ná hào zi – duō guăn xián shì
狗 拿 耗 子 – 多 管 闲 事Chinese Lessons
Dog trying to catch mice – meddling in other people's business
Bīng táng zhŭ huáng lián -- tóng gān gòng kŭ
冰糖煮黄莲--同甘共苦
Crystallized sugar is boiled with coptis root-- through thick and thin.
Zhū bá jiè zhào jìng zi -- lĭ wài bú shì rén
猪八戒照镜子--里外不是人
Pig Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror--not the people inside and outside.
báyuè shí wŭ de yuèliang---zhèngdàguāngmíng
八月十五的月亮---正大光明
The moon on Mid-Autumn Festival---fair and square
báyuè shí wŭ kàn guìhuā---huāhăoyuèyuán
八月十五看桂花---花好月圆
Enjoying the osmanthus on Mid-Autumn Festival---perfect conjugal bliss
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Ní púsa guòhé – zì shēn nán băo
泥菩萨过河 – 自身难保
Just like a clay idol crossing a river – one is hardly able to save oneself, much less help others.
māo kū hàozi jiă cíbēi
猫 哭 耗 子---假 慈 悲
The cat cries for mouse---pretending to be kind
wūyā xiào zhū --- guāng kàn biérén hēi, bú jiàn zìjĭ hēi
乌 鸦 笑 猪---光 看 别 人 黑，不 见 自 己 黑
The cow laughs at the pig---just seeing other’s black, not his black
yăba chī huánglián --- yŏu kŭ shuō bù chū
哑 巴 吃 黄 连---有 苦 说 不 出 Chinese learning
The mused eats coptis root--- cannot speak out the bitter
Xiăo cōng bàn dòu fu – yī qīng èr bái
小 葱 拌 豆 腐 – 一 清 二 白
White bean curd and green scallions – as clear as daylight
Gŏu ná hào zi – duō guăn xián shì
狗 拿 耗 子 – 多 管 闲 事Chinese Lessons
Dog trying to catch mice – meddling in other people's business
Bīng táng zhŭ huáng lián -- tóng gān gòng kŭ
冰糖煮黄莲--同甘共苦
Crystallized sugar is boiled with coptis root-- through thick and thin.
Zhū bá jiè zhào jìng zi -- lĭ wài bú shì rén
猪八戒照镜子--里外不是人
Pig Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror--not the people inside and outside.
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