This Chinese-English dictionary of proverbs (yanyu) consists of
approximately 4,000 Chinese proverbs alphabetically arranged by the
first word(s) (ci) of the proverb according to the Hanyu Pinyin
transcription and Chinese characters (standard simplified),
followed by a literal (and when necessary also a figurative)
English translation. Additional data such as brief usage notes,
sources, parallel expressions, cross-references, and famous
instances of use are provided where available. The proverbs are
supplemented by an index of key words (both Chinese and English)
found in all entries and of all topics addressed. The author has
provided a scholarly introduction analyzing the definition,
structure, usage, and history of these yanyu in traditional and
contemporary China as well as a bibliography of collections and
relevant scholarly studies of yanyu.
This work, the first such scholarly collection to appear since
the Reverend Scarborough's 1926 collection, will be of use not only
to sinologists in a wide variety of fields, including anthropology,
literature, sociology, psychology, and history, but also to
non-Chinese readers interested in Chinese culture or comparative
ethno-linguistic and paremiological research.
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