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  Title:  Chinese Idioms

There are many four-word idioms in Chinese as known as 成语(chéng yǔ / set phrase),which are sayings originated from folk stories. Becuase each 成语(chéng yǔ)is a concise way of conveying a poignant meaning, Chinese use them often in everyday conversation. Here are two examples:
1.孰(shú) 能(néng) 生(shēng) 巧(qiǎo) means mature ability brings skill as known as Practise makes perfect.
2.亡(wáng) 羊(yáng) 补(bǔ)牢(láo) means making repairs after the damage as known as Better than never.
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Topic:Chinese Culture - Posted By WenStArnaud - 2008-12-04 05:54:25