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1 online resource (178 pages) |
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English language |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Introduction; 1 LEARNING; Teachers; Experience, Including Failure and Suffering, Can Be the Best Teacher: The School of Hard Knocks; Regarding Talented Students; Learning Is an Endless Task That Requires Great Effort; "A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing"; True Knowledge; 2 PATIENCE AND PERSERVERANCE; 3 HUMILITY AND CONTENTMENT; Caution Against Pride and Boasting; Humility Means Not Judging or Criticizing Others; 4 TALKING; Cautions About Speaking; Gossip and Slander; Tactfulness; Correct Speech; Heed Good Advice; Cautions about Behavior in General; 5 MORALITY. |
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Do No Harm to OthersThe Moral Person; The Consequences of Wrong Doing; Wrongdoing Is Always Discovered and Punished Eventually; Avoid Temptation; Repentance and Redemption; 6 MONEY; 7 CONFORMITY; Work for the Benefit of the Group Rather Than Your Own Individual Selfish Desires; Strength Lies in Unity; 8 AGE; Aging and Mortality; People Often Do Get Better with Age; The Problem of Old Age; 9 TIME; 10 FRIENDS; True Friends Are a Treasure; The Nature of Friendship; 11 FAMILY; The Family; Parents and Children; Husband and Wife; 12 WOMEN; 13 FATE; The Futility of Fighting Fear. |
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Every Cloud May Have a Silver Lining (but Every Clear Sky May Soon Have Clouds!)But Perhaps "Where There's a Will, There's a Way."; 14 ANIMAL METAPHORS; Animals That Represent Powerul or Superior People; Animals That Represent Ordinary People; Animals That Represent Base and Lowly People; Animals That Represent Meek People; Animals That Represent Evil People; Other Animals; Miscellaneous Animals; 15 FOOD; Proverbs; Expressions Related to Food; 16 MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITE SAYINGS; An Individual's Position in Society; Good Advice; 17 PROVERBS THAT MAY SOUND FAMILIAR TO ENGLISH SPEAKERS. |
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Chinese Sayings Borrowed from the WestCommon Humanity, Common Wisdom; 18 SAYINGS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHINESE -- RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY; Index. |
| Summary |
A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Text in English and Chinese. |
| Subject |
Chinese language -- Conversation and phrase books -- English.
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Chinese language. |
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Conversation and phrase books.
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Chinese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.
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Language and culture -- China.
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Language and culture. |
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China. |
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Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
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Electronic books.
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Textbooks -- for English speakers.
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Electronic books.
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Phrase books.
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Phrase books.
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Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Herzberg, Larry.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Herzberg, Qin Xue. Chinese proverbs and popular sayings. Berkeley, CA : Stone Bridge Press, ©2012 (DLC) 2011051251 |
| ISBN |
9781611725179 (electronic book) |
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1611725178 (electronic book) |
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1933330996 |
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9781933330990 |
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