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Jan31	Learn Chinese - 负荆请罪 Proffer a Birch, Ask for a Flogging Bill Belew January 31, 2008 Know More: Chinese Idioms 负 fu 荆 jing 请 qing 罪 zui Proffer a birch, ask for a flogging.Two generals found themselves in competition after one was promoted and the other one wasn't.One general did all he could do subvert promoted general while the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan28	Learn Chinese - 对牛弹琴 Play the Zither to a Cow Bill Belew January 28, 2008 对 dui 牛 niu 弹 tan 琴 qin Play the Zither to a CowA certain artist had trouble finding an audience.On a whim, he set up his zither in a field and began playing for a cow.Classical tunes had no... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan25	Learn Chinese - 对症下药 - Suit the Remedy to the Illness Bill Belew January 25, 2008 对 dui 症 zheng 下 xia 药 yao - Suit the remedy to the illness.Two men came to a doctor with the same symptoms, but the doctor treated them differently.When they questioned the doctor, they received that the explanation that... Continue Reading Posted at 6:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan22	Learn Chinese - 道听途说 Heard on the Streets, Told on the Roads Bill Belew January 22, 2008 道 dao 听 ting 途 tu 说 shuo - Heard on the streets, and told on the roads.The phrase is said to come from when a man met and old friend and asked him about recent news.When the friend told... Continue Reading Posted at 6:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan20	Learn Chinese - 呆若木鸡 - Dumb as a Wooden Chicken Bill Belew January 20, 2008 呆 dai 若 ruo 木 mu 鸡 ji - Dumb as a wooden chickenA man is said to have trained a chicken to fight so well that the cock would stand immobile, eyes unstaring, unafraid and with no reaction.The result,... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan17	Learn Chinese - 此地无银三百两- No 300 Taels Of Silver Buried Here Bill Belew January 17, 2008 此 ci 地 di 无 wu 银 yin 三 san 百 bai 两 liang - No 300 Taels of Silver Buried Here!A fellow in ancient China thought and thought how he might hide the 300 taels of silver he had... Continue Reading Posted at 6:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Learn Chinese - 唇亡齿寒 - Lips are Gone, the Teeth Will Be Cold Learn Chinese - 伯乐识马Bo Le Judges Horses Learn Chinese - 杯弓蛇影Mistake the Bow's Reflection in the Cup for a Snake Learn Chinese - 百发百中100 Shots, 100 Bull's Eyes Learn Chinese - 拔苗助长- How Not to Help a Business Grow

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