Proverbs And Common Sayings From the Chinese : Together With Much Related And Unrelated Matter, Interspersed With Observations On Chinese Things-in-General
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The daughter- in-law, thus thrice hung (^ ^) was rescued after all, and the mother-in-law was cured of her harshness. 'All's well that ends vyelL' The saying as quoted, means three thousand cash (^ ^).
Our next example is of a pun, not upon two meanings of the same word, but upon a phrase, and a sound without any meaning.
• An old lady calling the cat,— Awa hua ' {y& ±. ±. ^ %% '^ "^ &i).
This is the sound by which cats are summoned. Used to suggest that anything is variegated or flowery in app...earance (:f^ fi^).
The expression ti-ti-ku-ku ^ ||' gJS BBJ is a repetitious collo- quialism used to signify indecision, like our dilly-dally, shilly- shally, etc. From its resemblance to the cooing made by chickens when confined, we have the following choice paranomasia: 'A musician carrying in his arms a cock, nothing but ti-ti-ku-ku'' 216 CHINESE PROVERBS AND COMMON SAYINGS.
(^XM^% ^'^'S IS UU)- Used of one who does not know his own mind.
Somewhat similar is the play on a mere sound in the follow- ing : ' A hare-lipped mouth blowing out a lamp, puff, puff, puff' (if -T !1 5^ !® fH ^ SI)- His inability to produce anything but the feeble sound of/ei, fei, fei, suggests the ease of one who is given to finding fault, always crying ' Wrong, wrong, wrong !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The daughter- in-law, thus thrice hung (^ ^) was rescued after all, and the mother-in-law was cured of her harshness. 'All's well that ends vyelL' The saying as quoted, means three thousand cash (^ ^).
Our next example is of a pun, not upon two meanings of the same word, but upon a phrase, and a sound without any meaning.
• An old lady calling the cat,— Awa hua ' {y& ±. ±. ^ %% '^ "^ &i).
This is the sound by which cats are summoned. Used to suggest that anything is variegated or flowery in app...earance (:f^ fi^).
The expression ti-ti-ku-ku ^ ||' gJS BBJ is a repetitious collo- quialism used to signify indecision, like our dilly-dally, shilly- shally, etc. From its resemblance to the cooing made by chickens when confined, we have the following choice paranomasia: 'A musician carrying in his arms a cock, nothing but ti-ti-ku-ku'' 216 CHINESE PROVERBS AND COMMON SAYINGS.
(^XM^% ^'^'S IS UU)- Used of one who does not know his own mind.
Somewhat similar is the play on a mere sound in the follow- ing : ' A hare-lipped mouth blowing out a lamp, puff, puff, puff' (if -T !1 5^ !® fH ^ SI)- His inability to produce anything but the feeble sound of/ei, fei, fei, suggests the ease of one who is given to finding fault, always crying ' Wrong, wrong, wrong !
What to read after Proverbs And Common Sayings From the Chinese : Together With Much Related And Unrelated Matter, Interspersed With Observations On Chinese Things-in-General?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Arthur Henderson Smith to read onlineMoreLess
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