Chinese Idiom Stories: The Magic Four 1
The cunning fox's tiger power （狐假虎威）
Good teamwork to achieve wicked goals （狼狽為奸）
A one-trick donkey （黔驢技窮）
There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters.
Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature.
Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well-known stories with animals as its theme.
Each story is accompanied with extra learning elements:
• The literal and figurative meanings of the Chinese idiom;
• A similar idiom/phrase in the English language;
• Definitions of useful vocabulary words in the story;
• Meanings of different idioms/phrases used in the stories and examples.
Not only will you gain insight into Chinese wisdom accumulated for centuries but also learn fun aspects of the English language too!
Catherine Chan Simon Lau William Ma
2024-07-15
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