A Dictionary of Idioms and Proverbs

Author: Fang Ren Gong (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Effectively enhances the understanding and application ability of the mother tongue, fulfilling the common aspiration of young people, especially school-aged students. This set of dictionaries—《Word and Phrase Correction Application Dictionary》, 《Famous Poetic Phrases Application Dictionary》, and 《Idioms and Proverbs Application Dictionary》—was compiled to meet this good wish of the young friends. In addition to the general characteristics of a typical idioms and proverbs dictionary, this one has its own outstanding features: it categorizes idioms and proverbs by their origins, and the arrangement follows the original order of the books. Reading these idioms and proverbs allows readers to get closer to the original works and better understand their overall framework. Many of them even quote relevant excerpts from the original texts more completely, making the dictionary function similarly to a classical Chinese reading selection.
These three "Application Dictionaries" serve two purposes:
1. They can function like general reference books for consultation and comparison. If you're unsure about the usage of a word, or want to know the source of a phrase or proverb, or who wrote it, you can look it up in these dictionaries.
2. They can serve as supplementary reading material for leisure time. By selecting and reading a few entries each day, accumulated over time, one's literary cultivation can improve gradually and subtly. Of course, to add elegance to your speech and writing, you might also choose the phrases or proverbs you desire to embellish your expressions.