Animal Proverbs: Ant's Leg or Sparrow's Mouth? | Intermediate Lesson (v) | ChinesePod
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Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this episode, we focus on the animal "sparrow".
Key Vocabulary:
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 - máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán - small but fully-equipped
宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴 - nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ - Do more and talk less.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 - tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu - pursuing the gain ahead but unaware of potential danger
小区 - xiǎoqū - community; neighborhood
便利店 - biànlìdiàn - convenience store
打印 - dǎyìn - to print
智能手机 - zhìnéngshǒujī - smartphone
抱怨 - bàoyuàn - to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint
利益 - lìyì - benefit; (in sb's) interest
股票 - gǔpiào - stock
炒作 - chǎozuò - to hype
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Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this episode, we focus on the animal "sparrow".
Key Vocabulary:
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 - máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán - small but fully-equipped
宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴 - nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ - Do more and talk less.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 - tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu - pursuing the gain ahead but unaware of potential danger
小区 - xiǎoqū - community; neighborhood
便利店 - biànlìdiàn - convenience store
打印 - dǎyìn - to print
智能手机 - zhìnéngshǒujī - smartphone
抱怨 - bàoyuàn - to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint
利益 - lìyì - benefit; (in sb's) interest
股票 - gǔpiào - stock
炒作 - chǎozuò - to hype
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