Foreign Allusions Dictionary

Author: Lin Shuwu / Ma Qiwu, etc.
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Tailored for students' Gaokao and Zhongkao, this Chinese reference book was once a bestseller across the country, with sales reaching 1,200,000 copies. The content has been optimized according to new teaching requirements, emphasizing innovation, origin, cultivation, and practicality. The design features a modern layout with double-color printing to achieve elegance, liveliness, and novelty. This dictionary contains nearly a thousand entries. For allusion entries, there are sections for the term, source, definition, and examples, presented in order. However, not all sections are available for every entry, depending on the circumstances. The same allusion may appear in different forms, with the most common form listed as the main entry, while others are listed as subentries. Subentries do not include explanations; their meanings are found in the main entry. The foreign language translations provided are only in English; other languages are not included. Different forms are indicated in parentheses. The source section explains the origin of the allusion. Names of people involved are, where possible, annotated with their nationality. Chinese names are given as surnames only, with foreign surnames and names (along with birth and death years) in parentheses, limited to English, Russian, and a few French and German. The definition section explains the meaning of the allusion. Entries with multiple meanings are explained separately. The example section helps illustrate the usage of the allusion, deepening understanding. Written examples are marked with the author's name and book title, while self-selected examples are indicated with "." Entries are arranged in phonetic order. If the first characters are the same in pronunciation, they are ordered by stroke count; if the first characters are the same, the second character's pronunciation determines the order, and so on.