In these circumstances, a public official would read a small portion of the Riot Act and order the people to “disperse themselves, and peaceably depart to their habitations.” Anyone that remained after one hour was subject to arrest or removal by force. The law was later put to the test...
This is one of those dog sayings that can be deciphered in multiple ways. Saying someone is working like a dog may mean they are putting in a lot of effort and working tirelessly toward a project or goal. However, it's also historically been known to reference someone who is doing work...
Suggests that misunderstandings frequently occur when trying to understand Chinese language and culture, and so gives the implied meaning of various Chinese expressions and sayings such as greetings, thanks, respect, age, congratulations and taboo subjects.Weidong...
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He liked to talk and he talked well, adorning his speech with terms of endearment and with folk sayings which Pierre thought he invented himself, but the chief charm of his talk lay in the fact that the commonest events- sometimes just such as Pierre had witnessed without taking notice of...
Here’s a categorized list of proverbs with their Chinese translations, covering various themes like learning, hard work, character, friendship, time, money, health, and common sense. Learning Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 It is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
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He also argues that such ‘common sense’ is embedded and communicated through language, including through popular sayings that are handed down from one generation to the next and which ‘reify’ social relations, rendering them ‘natural’ and even God-given, massaging the brain, and leaving it...
Suggests that misunderstandings frequently occur when trying to understand Chinese language and culture, and so gives the implied meaning of various Chinese expressions and sayings such as greetings, thanks, respect, age, congratulations and taboo subjects.doi:10.1108/13527609910796906...