chyilande Posted October 9, 2008 at 12:01 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 12:01 PM These are rough translations of real chinese chengyus, and I would appreciate if you could find those back! 1. a rich person plans for tomorrow, a poor person plans for today. 2. To conquer others is big, to conquer oneself is great. 3. The one who can't bear small unfortunes will never achieve anything great. 4. The one who seeks truth has to be able to handle it. 5. The door leading to good is hard to open, the door leading to evil is hard to close. 6. Small obstacles prevent big falls. Thank you Quote
wegsun Posted October 9, 2008 at 01:33 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 01:33 PM 6. 防微杜渐 maybe it is this one. For the others, there is no "chengyu" coming into my mind now. Quote
johnmck Posted October 9, 2008 at 02:08 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 02:08 PM While this is not what you are looking for this is nevertheless an interesting link with the explanation of about 100 chengyu. http://www.confuciusinstitute.net/resources/search?category=2&difficulty=&format_type=&order=&page=2&q=&series=14&sort=&special_object= Quote
little pig Posted October 9, 2008 at 04:06 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 04:06 PM obviously,it is really difficulty . I am a chinese ,but i also can't translate them:( 6. Small obstacles prevent big falls.--qian li zhi di ,kui yu yi xue(千里之堤，溃于蚁穴) but i am not sure .i will continue to think about it or ask tp some fridents. Quote
leeyah Posted October 9, 2008 at 06:22 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 06:22 PM (edited) 1.A rich person plans for tomorrow, a poor person plans for today. 贫 人思眼前，富贵思万年 (* there's also 君子报仇三年，小人报仇眼前 but not as adequate here) 2. To conquer others is big, to conquer oneself is great. 胜人者有力，自胜者强 (or simply 胜人不如胜自己) 3. The one who can't bear small misfortunes will never achieve anything great. 不经苦难，难得王冠 4. The one who seeks truth has to be able to handle it. 真理无情 (The truth is hardest to face) 5. The door leading to good is hard to open, the door leading to evil is hard to close. 善门难开，恶门难闭 6. Small obstacles prevent big falls. 小惩大诫 (a stumble may prevent a fall) Edited October 9, 2008 at 07:15 PM by leeyah Quote
chyilande Posted October 9, 2008 at 07:21 PM Author Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 07:21 PM Thank you so much, Leeyah, you helped me a lot! You are probably one of those 成语高手 Quote
zhxlier Posted October 9, 2008 at 08:05 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 08:05 PM I don't think any of these are chengyu. Quote
Jialihai Jiejie Posted October 9, 2008 at 08:15 PM Report Posted October 9, 2008 at 08:15 PM I don't think any of these are chengyu. I sort of agree - they are more like 谚语 (proverbs). Jialihai Jiejie Quote
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