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Dictionary of 1000 Chinese Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs)

by Schalk Leonard

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Book News Annotation:

Presents a selection of 1,000 important proverbs in Mandarin, listed in alphabetical order according to pinyin key words from the proverb. Includes a Chinese index and an English key word index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

This collection of the most commonly used and understood Chinese proverbs is designed for a broad readership comprised of students of both language and culture, from secondary school level to post-graduate, as well as teachers, travelers, and linguists. A comparable or literal translation is provided for the 1,000 proverbs in this Chinese-English source of Chinese proverbs. This wonderful reference collection offers students insight into both the language and culture of China. --Organized alphabetically by keyword --Proverbs are arranged side-by-side with their English counterparts/translations and marked to identify either literal or free translations --Index organized by English subject

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780781806824
Editor:
Leonard, Schalk
Editor:
Schalk, Leonard
Editor:
Leonard, Schalk
Editor:
Schalk, Leonard
Editor:
Lin, Marjorie
Editor:
Lin, Marjorie
Publisher:
Hippocrene Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Chinese
Subject:
English
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Quotations
Subject:
Composition and exercises
Subject:
Folklore & Mythology - Folklore
Subject:
Chinese language
Subject:
Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English.
Subject:
Proverbs, Chinese.
Series:
Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs
Publication Date:
September 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
837x549x62 59
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