Chinese Idioms and Their English Equivalents (English and Chinese Edition)

This collection of over 4000 Chinese idioms and proverbs and 7000 English ones is aimed at guiding the learners of either language to the correct use of these idioms and proverbs. One important and interesting finding from working on this book is that languages of different cultures, customs, and traditions in countries so far apart geographically and with hardly any communication in ancient times could have developed similar metaphorical idioms and proverbs as can be seen in many examples in this volume. This should not be a surprise if the proverbial sayings represent the accumulated wisdom of the people acquired through experiences in life, as human nature is the same everywhere and has undergone very little change in the human history.