Proverb Dictionary

Author: Wang Taoyu
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Proverbs are standardized artistic expressions collectively created and widely circulated orally by people. They are a summary of the life experience of the masses and a reflection of their intelligence and wisdom. They are a crystallization of language with characteristics such as admonition, warning, experience, and philosophy. This dictionary, adhering to the principles of standardization, scientific rigor, representativeness, and practicality, selects approximately 5,400 commonly used proverbs from tens of thousands of collected proverbs. The proverbs included are rich in content and cover a wide range of topics. From life philosophy to moral cultivation, from political and social trends to social interactions, from work and study to production and seasons, from astronomy and geography to industry, agriculture, and commerce, from cultural education to sports and health, from marriage and family to food, clothing, housing, and transportation, from calligraphy, painting, chess, and music to health and fitness, from cultural heritage to local customs and traditions—all aspects of the vast and diverse world are covered. This dictionary is practical in nature, with proverbs categorized by meaning and arranged alphabetically within each category. Each entry includes phonetic notation, definition, subentries, and annotations. An "Index of Proverb Categories" and an "Index of Stroke Order for Proverbs" are provided for easy reference.