Humor Dictionary (Revised Edition)

Author: Xu Dong
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive dictionary of humorous and witty sayings about life from ancient and modern times, both within and outside China. Humorous and witty sayings refer to those aphorisms, maxims, and pithy remarks that carry a sense of humor. What they share with common aphorisms, maxims, and pithy remarks is that they radiate the light of wisdom, spark the fire of thought, and condense the experience of life. What they share with common aphorisms, maxims, and pithy remarks is that they not only captivate and linger in the memory but also amuse and make people laugh out loud. This book selects 3,000 humorous and witty sayings related to life, organized along the threads of the human life journey and life, divided into 8 categories: Human·Humanity, Human Nature·Human Feelings, Life·Fate, Love·Marriage, Family·Career, Knowledge·Talent, Social Skills·Interpersonal Relations, Leisure·Fashion, with 172 thematic subcategories covering all aspects of life. Many subcategories are also accompanied by humorous paintings related to the text. The names of foreigners mentioned in the humorous sayings collected in this book generally follow the commonly accepted translations in China.