大块头 430 Report post Posted October 17 One of my favorite things about learning Chinese is encountering colorful 谚语 and 成语. Here is a thread to share amusing proverbs. 过屠门而大嚼 to chew when passing the butcher shop; to feed on illusions 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 760 Report post Posted October 17 又要当婊子，又想立牌坊 is a long-time favourite for its forthrightness and culturally specific architectural reference; wanting to be a prostitute and have a monumental arch erected to their chastity; expecting to be treated like a good person while doing all the bad things. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Demonic_Duck 1,332 Report post Posted October 17 真小气，婊子不能立牌坊么 😤 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roddy 5,384 Report post Posted October 18 噤如寒蝉 - as silent as a cold cicada - came up in the current book we're reading, 异兽志. There are lots of others in there, I'll try to post a few. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
李子凡 4 Report post Posted October 18 三个女人一台戏-heard this the other week listening to 听故事学中文， it means when three women are together its going to interesting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michaelyus 269 Report post Posted October 20 人多嘴雜 / 人多嘴杂 Technically not a 成语, according to the ABC Dictionary. Also exists in the form with 口 instead of 嘴. Relatively transparent, and cannon fodder for intercultural studies, I'm sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
大块头 430 Report post Posted November 9 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 like a toad that lusts after swan flesh; trying to punch above one's weight On 10/17/2020 at 1:22 PM, 大块头 said: 过屠门而大嚼 My Chinese friends thought this proverb was amusing, but they had never heard it before... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
李子凡 4 Report post Posted November 10 老将出马一个顶俩 顶 in this case means equivalent(相当） An experience person (老将）when completing a task（出马）can do the work of two normal people 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 760 Report post Posted November 10 磨刀不误砍柴工 Time spent on preparation isn't wasted. Appeared in this jokey slogan: 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asha 2 Report post Posted November 17 I love thi one: 书是随时携带的花园 A book is a pocket garden. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
