Chinese Idiom Stories: The Magic Four 3
Safe return （完璧歸趙）
Burn your bridges （破釜沉舟）
A wolf in a sheep’s clothing （口蜜腹劍）
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 historical figures as its theme.
Each story is accompanied with extra learning elements:
• The literal and figurative meanings;
• A similar idiom/phrase in the English language;
• Definitions of useful vocabularies 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
2025-02-10
出版
中华书局(香港)有限公司
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