ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu) by John S Rohsenow

ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu) by John S Rohsenow

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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Rohsenow, John S.: - John S. Rohsenow is associate professor of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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ISBN 13	9780700716678
ISBN 10	070071667X
Title	ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu)
Author	John S Rohsenow
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2001-12-07
Number of pages	268
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