A Dictionary of Idioms

Author: Wang Taoyu (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The book contains a rich collection of idioms, vast and inexhaustible. To meet the needs of a broad readership, especially primary and secondary school teachers and students, and to highlight the practicality, scientific rigor, and of the dictionary, the author has specifically selected and organized nearly 100,000 idioms collected over the years. In addition to including traditional idioms that have long been passed down orally, the book also pays attention toing new idioms that reflect the spirit of the times and scientific progress. The entire book contains approximately 16,000 idioms. To save space, the book adopts a method of combining similar explanations and arranging them in groups, where multiple explanations for the same metaphor are merged together, separated by semicolons. This approach not only facilitates selection but also saves space. For easy reference, the entries are arranged in alphabetical order based on the Mandarin pronunciation of the headword, and an "Alphabetical Index of Headwords" is included. To make the book portable, a large 64-page format is used. Therefore, compared to similar reference books, the book presented to you by the author possesses the characteristics of carefully selected entries, small size, large capacity, easy to check, and convenient to carry.