2011年11月3日 星期四

(1)Learning Modern popular Chinese idioms by means of English

中國成語

Modern popular Chinese idioms

現代通用中國成語解譯

Common interpretation of modern Chinese idioms

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1.

wěn cāo ( shèng ) quàn


穩操(勝)券


wěn cāo ( zuǒ ) quàn


穩操(左)券


bǐ yù duì shì qíng bàn dé chéng gōng, hěn yǒu bǎ
wò。
比喻對事情辦得成功,很有把握。
Metaphor for what a success, very confident.


gǔ rén yòng zhú piàn zhì chéng qì yuē, chēng wéi 「quàn」
古人用竹片製成契約,稱為「券」,
Contract with the ancients made of bamboo, called "tickets"


fēn zuǒ yòu liǎng piàn, lì yuē shuāng fāng gè zhí yí piàn,
分左右兩片,立約雙方各執一片,
At about two, both armed with a contract,


zuǒ piàn jiào zuǒ quàn, shì yòng zuò shōu huí zhài xiàng de píng zhèng。
左片叫「左券」,是用作收回債項的憑證。
Left film called「 Zuo Quan」, is used to recover the debt certificates.


zhǐ yào shǒu zhí zuǒ quàn, shōu zhài biàn hěn yǒu shèng suàn
只要手執「左券」,收債便很有勝算。
As long as armed「 Zuoquan」, debt collection is very interesting odds.

2.


shuǐ jìng ( hé ) fēi

水靜(河)飛



shuǐ jìn ( é ) fēi

水盡(鵝)飛



chéng yǔ yuán lái de yì si shì:
成語原來的意思是:
The original meaning of idioms is:


yì qún fēi é zài hé biān hē shuǐ,
一群飛鵝在河邊喝水,
A group of flying geese in the river water,


é cáo chǎo jiào shēng bú duàn,
鵝嘈吵叫聲不斷,
Calls constantly noisy geese,


é hē gān hé shuǐ fēi zǒu hòu,
鵝喝乾河水飛走後,
Geese fly away after All the drinking water clean


hé miàn biàn jì jìng wú shēng。
河面便寂靜無聲。
The river will be silent.


xíng róng sì zhōu de huán jìng, jì jìng wú shēng。
形容四周的環境,寂靜無聲。
Describe the surrounding environment, silent.

3.


( chuí ) shǒu kě dé


(垂)手可得




( tuò ) shǒu kě dé


(唾)手可得



chéng yǔ yuán lái de yì si shì:
成語原來的意思是:
The original meaning of idioms is:


zhǐ yào zài zì jǐ shǒu zhōng tǔ chū「 kǒu shuǐ」 ,
只要在自己手中吐出「口水」,
Spit in their hands as long as the "saliva"


biàn kě bǎ xiǎng dé dào de dōng xī,
便可把想得到的東西,
Able to think of something,


shǒu dào ná lái。
手到拿來。
Hand to bring.


bǐ yù jí róng yì huò dé 。
比喻極容易獲得。
Analogy very easy to obtain.


xíng róng bàn lǐ yí qiè shì qíng, dōu kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù。
形容辦理一切事情,都可以隨心所欲。
Described for everything, can be arbitrary.


4.
dǎ pò shā guō ( wèn ) dào dǐ


打破沙鍋(問)到底



dǎ pò shā guō ( wén ) dào dǐ


打破沙鍋(紋)到底


chéng yǔ yuán lái de yì si shì:
成語原來的意思是:
The original meaning of idioms is:



táo qì huò cí qì děng wù jiàn shàng,
陶器或瓷器等物件上,
Pottery or porcelain objects,


yǒu yì xiē shòu dào pò huài de wén lǐ huò liè wén。
有一些受到破壞的紋理或裂紋。
Some damage to the texture or cracks.


bǐ yù duì bàn lǐ shì qíng,
比喻對辦理事情,
Analogy to handle things,


yīng gāi yǒu xún gēn jiū dǐ de jīng shén,
應該有尋根究底的精神,
Should get to the bottom of the spirit,


yí dìng yào nòng gè zhēn xiàng dà bái。
一定要弄個真相大白。
Be sure to get hold of the truth.

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