Language and technology 1 Flashcards
How many languages and writing sistems in China ?
According to the 2017 China Language and Literature Business Development Report, the 56 ethnic groups in China have more than 100 languages and 29writing systems.
How many Chinese dialects ?
seven groups:
1.northern dialect(北方方言),
2.Wu dialect(吴方言),
3.Hunan dialect(湘方 言),
4.Jiangxi dialect(赣方言),
5.Hakka dialect(客家方言),
6.Cantonese dialect(粤方言) and
7.Fujian dialect(闽方言
The Four Classical Novels
They created in the Ming and Qing Dynasties:
1.The Dreams of the Red Chambers,
2.The Romance of the Three Kingdoms,
3.The Outlaws of the Marsh
4.The journey to the West
Describe an allegorical saying :
An allegorical saying is divided into two parts. It is like a riddle: The first part is a metaphor, and the second part is an explanation.
The Fox Borrow the Tiger Terror
hújiǎhǔwēi. 狐假虎威
狐假虎威比喻依仗大势力，欺压他人。 Its original meaning is that the fox borrows the tiger‘s ferocity to bluster other animals. Its extended meaning is to bully people by virtue of somebody’s influence
The Donkey of Guizhou
qiánlǘjìqióng 黔驴技穷
- This idiom is used to mean that one has exhausted one’s skills.
- “黔驴技穷”这个成语就用来比喻仅有的 一点本事也用完了，再没有别的办法了
No More Tricks, Mr. Nan
滥竽充数 ! lànyúchōngshù
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Afterwards, the idiom “Be there just to make up the number” is used to sneer at someone who disguises himselves as a profession in a certain field but is a layman indeed. 从此以后，“滥竽充数”就用来形容那些没有真实 才干，只是混饭吃的人。
The Frog in the Shallow Well
jǐngdǐzhīwā 井底之蛙
坐在井底看天只能看到广阔天空的一小部分。眼界小，见识少。Looking up from the bottom of a well, one can only see a small part of sky. It is a metaphor for having a narrow outlook, lacking in knowledge and experience.
His Spear against His Shield
自相矛盾zixiangmaodun
自相矛盾(Zìxiāngmáodùn) 比喻语言、行动前后不一致或 互相抵触。This idom means be not consistent with oneself or being self-contradictory.
Dong Shi Furrows Her Brow
东施效颦vvvdōngshīxiàopín
- 东施效颦指不知道别人的优点和自己的缺点，胡乱模仿，效果 很差。Someone who, without understanding other people’s strength and their own weakness, tries to copy others, achieving a very unsatisfactory result.
