ABC Chinese-English Proverb Dictionary

Author: (USA) John S. Rohsennow
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This dictionary is compiled by Professor John S. Rohsennow of the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, and published by the University of Hawai'i Press in 2002. It includes approximately 4,000 ancient and modern Chinese proverbs, with accurate definitions and reliable translations, supported by extensive literary citations. The entries are strictly arranged in alphabetical order, following the "Basic Rules of Hanyu Pinyin Orthography" formulated by the National Language Commission of China, ensuring convenient retrieval. Overall, it is a high-quality reference book that combines practicality and academic rigor. The dictionary collects proverbs and sayings from ancient and modern Chinese, with translations that are faithful and reliable. Moreover, the author provides reasonable interpretations of the meanings of these proverbs and sayings, which carry strong local flavors and profound cultural backgrounds, and cites actual examples from literature to demonstrate that Chinese proverbs still possess vigorous vitality in the 21st century.