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Animal Proverbs: The weasel wishes the chicken a good year
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ID: 4232 Intermediate
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 lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to chickens. They can be directly translated to "The weasel wishes the chicken a good year", "Fail to steal the chicken and lose a handful of rice", and "When one person achieves the ascension, his chickens and dogs fly up to heaven together". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs and learn how to apply them to daily life!
Fri Oct 04 2019 | Joy, Joshua
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|When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
|Go for wool and come back shorn.
|Everybody can gain from one person's success.
huángshǔláng gěi jī bàinián 。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
huángshǔláng xiǎng chī jī ，què yào gēn tā bàinián 。
Weasels want to eat chicken, but they wish them a good year.
zhè shì huángshǔlánggěijībàinián ，nǐ zhēnde yào xiǎoxīn a ！
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. You really should be careful.
zài zhíchǎng shàngmiàn ，duìshǒu de gōngsī xiǎng gēn wǒmen hézuò 。tāmen kěnéng shì huángshǔlánggěijībàinián ，yào xiǎoxīn 。
In the work field, the competitive company wants to collaborate with us. When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
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Sisi daima kuhakikisha unajua hasa nini somo ni kuhusu. Utaelewa kwa urahisi ikiwa ni muhimu kwako. "Mfano: ""The weasel wishes the chicken a good year"" (Mfano: ""The weasel wishes the chicken a good year"") ni msemo wa kienyeji unaosema ""Hapa katika ChinesePod, masomo yetu yote yanawasilishwa kwa njia ya burudani na wenyeji wetu wakuu." Utapata wanafunzi wa lugha, walimu, na hata maprofesa kushiriki maoni yao, mawazo, na mbinu za kufundisha katika video yetu na masomo ya sauti. Maelezo mafupi ya somo: Utangulizi mfupi wa somo utakuambia kila wakati ni nini somo hili linahusu na ni kiwango gani cha lugha kinachokusudiwa. Ikiwa una nia ya kujifunza lakini huwezi kuelewa kwa undani, usiwe na wasiwasi, tuna maandishi ya mazungumzo ya somo ili uweze kufuata. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika kitabu cha 4:23-24, ""Mifano ya wanyama ni ya kawaida katika karibu kila lugha, lakini watu kutoka tamaduni tofauti wanaweza kuona mnyama mmoja kwa njia tofauti.""" Katika mithali za Kichina, utaona mifano mingi ya wanyama ili kufananisha matendo ya kibinadamu. Katika somo hili, tutakuonyesha mithali tatu za kawaida zinazohusiana na kuku. "Hii inaweza kutafsiriwa moja kwa moja kama ""The weasel wishes the chicken a good year,"" ""Don't steal the chicken and lose a handful of rice,"" na ""When one person achieves the ascension, his chickens and dogs fly up to heaven together.""" Je, unajua maana yao halisi? Chunguza mithali hizi na ujifunze jinsi ya kuzitumia katika maisha ya kila siku! "Mwaka wa 2019 ""Joy Joshua"" ni kipindi cha mafunzo ya lugha ya Kichina na lugha ya Kiingereza." Mafunzo yetu yanajumuisha mazungumzo ya masomo, msamiati muhimu, vifaa vilivyoongezwa kwa kuzama kina ndani ya mada ya somo na mazoezi yaliyolenga kupima uhifadhi wako. Kila somo lina msamiati wake wa kipekee na litakupa ufafanuzi na rekodi ili uweze kufanya mazoezi ya matamshi. Pia utaweza kuelewa mambo makuu ya somo kwa mtazamo mmoja. Hapa tunakuonyesha toleo la Kichina kilichorahisishwa. """Wakati mbweha anapohubiri, uangalie bata wako.""" Nenda kwa sufu na urudi ukiwa umekatwa manyoya. Kila mtu anaweza kupata faida kutokana na mafanikio ya mtu mmoja. huángshláng gěi jī bàinián  Wakati mbweha anahubiri, kutunza geese yako. Huángshláng xiǎng chī jī,què yào gēn tā bàinián  Weasels wanataka kula kuku, lakini wanawatakia mwaka mzuri. "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ""sheng sheng huangsheng"" (sheng sheng huangsheng) na ""sheng yǎo xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao xiao" Unapaswa kuwa mwangalifu sana. "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ""Huang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang Xiang) na ""Huang Xiang Xiang"" (Huang Xiang Xiang)." Mbweha anapohubiri, wahadhari na bata wako. Kila somo ni katikati ya mazungumzo ya asili na msamiati muhimu moja kwa moja tayari na kutafsiriwa kwa ajili ya matumizi yako. Unaweza pia kusikiliza kila sentensi kama rekodi ya mtu binafsi ili kuboresha ujuzi wako wa kusikiliza na kuelewa. Kwa hivyo, kwa sababu ya kuvutia kwa watumiaji, Chini ya 100% ya bure ya kujaribu. Kuunda akaunti leo na kuanza!