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Useful Chinese Idioms About Insects
As summer begins and cicadas start humming, learn some common insect-related “chengyu”
Five Classic Chinese Tiger Tales
Traditional folk stories about tigers still told today
Choice Chengyu: Sayings About Spending for Singles Day
Idioms about money for spendthrifts and cheapskates this November 11 shopping festival
Choice Chengyu: Idioms Don’t Only Come in Fours
The Chinese ‘chengyu’ that aren’t four characters long
Parallel Idioms that Cross Language Barriers
English and Chinese sayings that are almost exactly equivalent
Things Confucius Never Said
Mistaken and misrepresented quotes from China’s most famous philosopher
Choice Chengyu: Elephantine Phrases
Learn essential idioms about elephants from Chinese history
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A character that probes the unfamiliar and questions the unknown
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