Chinese rhetoric

Author: Yang Shudu
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: When reading Chinese books, it is essential to understand the unique rhetorical features of China. Failing to grasp these characteristics can lead to problems such as unclear meaning, inadequate expression, and offending others. Chinese rhetoric differs significantly from Western rhetoric, yet few people are aware of these differences. Yang Shudu's Chinese Rhetoric is indeed a foundational work in the study of Chinese rhetorical features. Examples such as substitution, amplification, deletion, inversion, alteration, ambiguity, interweaving, preservation of truth, combined narration, and permutation are not fully explained in today's general rhetoric textbooks.