The Chinese are famous for their proverbs, or yànyŭ: words of wisdom gathered from literature or uttered by famous philosophers over the centuries. And, although ancient in some cases ...
Look to Irish seanfhocail (proverbs) to help de-clutter your mind during these stressful times. If you’re feeling the tasks of modern life are getting on top of you, it may be that you need to ...
In other words, “put your money where your mouth is.” Wolves and bears pop up in Russian proverbs a lot. What better way to translate this one than “out of the frying pan and into the fire”?
Language is the road map of a culture. In this column, we will invite expats to introduce their favorite Chinese words, phrases, idioms, poems and more in a one-minute video. We hope this will serve ...