A Small Dictionary of Chinese Idioms (Large Print) (Large Print)

Author: Wei Jiangong
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This dictionary includes 4,600 idioms. In addition to general idioms, it also selectively includes some similar idioms or phrases that are developing into idioms and some commonly used colloquialisms. The dictionary is arranged in the order of Pinyin. It uses Pinyin for phonetic annotation. The definitions focus on the practical meaning of the idioms, with affirmative or negative connotations expressed through biased explanations. Difficult characters or words in idioms are annotated, and if the character or word has different forms, it is noted. If an idiom has origins or allusions, it is quoted accordingly, with annotations and explanations provided based on the situation. The explanations generally first note the difficult characters or words, then quote the origin of the idiom, and finally provide a connected explanation. When explaining the meaning of an idiom, it also indicates metaphorical, descriptive meanings, and the rhetorical colors of praise or criticism. Some idioms include example sentences. If an idiom has two meanings, two example sentences are listed, marked as 1 and 2 as needed. Characters in idioms that are easily misread or misspelled are marked with [Note]. If several idioms have the same meaning and similar text, the commonly used one is listed as the main entry, while the others are marked as "also see." "Also see" is also listed as an entry, such as "pī shā jiǎn jīn" (main entry) also see "pái shā jiǎn jīn"; "fāng xīng wèi ài" (main entry) also see "fāng xīng wèi yǐ." If several idioms have related meanings or similarities with differences, they are marked with "see" or "also see." In example sentences, the idiom is uniformly replaced with the symbol "~." The dictionary includes a phonetic index arranged by Pinyin and an entry stroke index arranged by the number of strokes in Chinese characters.