Huayan Dictionary - Alternative Interpretations of Loanwords and Popular Expressions

Author: Hu Yan
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: "Hu Yan Dictionary," a popular column from Fudan University's renowned newspaper, running for four years. With a fresh perspective, multilingual content, and a refusal to adhere to conventions or avoid contemporary figures, it probes the human weaknesses behind popular culture. "Hu Yan Dictionary" offers an alternative interpretation of foreign and slang terms! Can we say "I am a fan"? Can tigers "disappear from the human world"? Our current linguistic landscape is filled with the influence of foreign languages, which often manifest as "misunderstandings" or "misuses." Leveraging the author's proficiency in multiple languages, this book aims to set things right, "to rectify the chaos," by exposing all the "illegal" elements and revealing the cultural psychological mechanisms behind them.