Chinese Proverbs, Volume One - Proverbs are short and pithy sayings that encapsulate the experience, ideological content and artistic quality of a society's values and beliefs in short and well-known expressions of popular wisdom. They are elements of a language that distinctly define a culture in a manner loved by the masses. In Chinese Proverbs, readers will discover a cornucopia of eastern wisdom, truths, morals and traditional views that they can hand down from generation to generation.

Filipino Idiomatic Expressions - a translation of Filipino Idiomatic Expressions to Chinese and English. To learn a language is one thing, to converse like a native speaker is another. In order to attain proficiency, to enrich and enliven conversation, a knowledge of idioms is no doubt a valuable asset. It is also a mark of refinement of one's linguistic skills. After all, idioms express the spirit, humor and culture of a people. This book contains a short list of popular Filipino idiomatic expressions with English and Chinese explanations. Arranged in alphabetical order, they are clear and...

Chinese Proverbs, Volume Two - Proverbs are short and pithy sayings that encapsulate the experience, ideological content and artistic quality of a society's values and beliefs in short and well-known expressions of popular wisdom. They are elements of a language that distinctly define a culture in a manner loved by the masses. In Chinese Proverbs, readers will discover a cornucopia of eastern wisdom, truths, morals and traditional views that they can hand down from generation to generation.

Proverbs are short and pithy sayings that encapsulate the experience, ideological content and artistic quality of a society's values and beliefs in short and well-known expressions of popular wisdom. They are elements of a language that distinctly define a culture in a manner loved by the masses. In Chinese Proverbs, readers will discover a cornucopia of eastern wisdom, truths, morals and traditional views that they can hand down from generation to generation.

CHINESE PROVERBS, A Bilingual Dictionary (Chinese-English), Short Expressions of Popular Wisdom. Proverbs are short and pithy sayings that encapsulate the experience, ideological content and artistic quality of a society's values and beliefs in short and well-known expressions of popular wisdom. They are elements of a language that distinctly define a culture in a manner loved by the masses. In Chinese Proverbs, readers will discover a cornucopia of eastern wisdom, truths, morals and traditional views that they can hand down from generation to generation.

Included in this book are fifteen stories of the female strategists of ancient China from the Chinese Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, arranged in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the heroines. These stories happened within the historical context of their times. The readers will observe that not a few of these heroines came from the minorities; some were showgirls or prostitutes. This might have been the natural outcome of the feudalistic society where men enjoyed higher status than women and women who eked out a marginal existence had to work harder. Unlike men, historical...