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yang cukup bagus dan informatif tentang pepatah china, meski diterjemahkan dari bhs inggris yg diterjemahkan dari buku asli berbahasa china, kualitas isinya tidak berkurang dan mampu menjelaskan dengan baik makna dan nasehat yang terkandung dalam pepatah tersebut

perlu disadari bahwa sejarah dan budaya china yg berumurtahun pasti ada sangat banyak pepatah atau kalimat terkenal, buku ini hanya berisi sebagian kecilnya saja dari sejumlah tokoh, kisah dan sejarah yang berkaitan dgn pepatah yg dimuat

disertai dgn aksara dgn ejaan pinyin yang membantu memudahkan cara membaca secara belajar masingkarakter dan huruf yg bunyinya mirip tapi bentuk karakternya berbeda Very nice review of Chinese Proverbs and the story behind them.
A gorgeously illustrated and designed exploration of Eastern spirituality and culture through more thanproverbs drawn from Chinese philosophy.
 
 
The sayings known as Chengyu, represented in four elegantly drawn Chinese characters, are comparable to proverbs or idioms in English, but each has a depth of meaning and linguistic color very unlike their English equivalents.
Many are rooted in ancient Chinese culture, and make oblique references to poetry, philosophy, or history, Chinese Proverbs features a selection of the most famous and most interesting of the more than,Chengyu, including “beat grass warn snake” give the game away, tip someone off and “sorrowing army must win” justice will prevail.
Alongside each phrase is an accessible and inspiring explanation, its literal translation in English, what the particular

calligraphic strokes symbolize, and its various uses.
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