A Thousand Proverbs of Chinese Idioms with Pinyin

Author: Sun Wenhua
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The concept of A Thousand Idioms in Four Characters is excellent. The text is well-organized, accessible, and reasonably contented, incorporating much knowledge of traditional culture. If it could be promoted to young people across the country, it would be very meaningful. I read Three-Character Classic and Youxue Qionglin when I was young. That was a warm memory. "A Thousand Idioms in Four Characters" is, like Three-Character Classic, a great educational concept. A Chinese Idioms in Four Characters borrows the form of traditional elementary education texts, linking idioms primarily in four-character phrases into rhyming verses that are easy to recite and memorize, summarizing the history of Chinese civilization. This book is its phonetic edition. Many characters in idioms have special pronunciations, such as "yi jin huan xiang" for "yi jin huan xiang" (literally "wearing brocade and returning home") and "yao shan yao shui" for "le shan le shui" (literally "enjoying mountains and waters"). Reading them according to the phonetic annotations helps avoid mistakes. The book explains the main idea of each section, but does not provide detailed annotations on the origins or meanings of the idioms. Young friends, by repeatedly reciting it, you will naturally deepen your understanding over time.