Animal Proverbs: Become a pig to catch a tiger
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ID: 4263
Intermediate
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions.
In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to pigs. They can be directly translated to "Men are afraid of being famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat", "Disguise oneself as a pig to catch a tiger", and "Even though one has never eaten pork, at least one has seen pigs run". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs with Joy and Joshua and learn how to apply them to daily life!
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 懒惰 | lǎnduò | idle | |
| 肮脏 | āngzāng | dirty | |
| 人怕出名猪怕肥 | rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi | Being too famous would ultimately lead to your downfall. | |
| 出名 | chūmíng | to become well known |
你可以形容一个人懒惰得像一只猪或者是形容一个人的房间肮脏得像是猪窝一样
nǐ 你kěyǐ 可以xíngróng 形容yī 一gè 个rén 人lǎnduò 懒惰de 得xiàng 像yī 一zhī 只zhū 猪huòzhě 或者shì 是xíngróng 形容yī 一gè 个rén 人de 的fángjiān 房间āngzāng 肮脏de 得xiàng 像shì 是zhū 猪wō 窝yīyàng 一样
You can describe a person as lazy as a pig. Or you can describe a person’s room as messy as a pigsty.
因为猪看起来笨笨的呆呆的所以我们说猪是老实的或者是温和的
yīnwèi 因为zhū 猪kàn 看qǐlái 起来bèn 笨bèn 笨de 的dāi 呆dāi 呆de 的suǒyǐ 所以wǒmen 我们shuō 说zhū 猪shì 是lǎoshi 老实de 的huòzhě 或者shì 是wēnhé 温和de 的
Because pigs look dumb, we think they are sincere or gentle.
人怕出名猪怕肥
rén 人pà 怕chūmíng 出名zhū 猪pà 怕féi 肥
Being too famous would ultimately lead to one's downfall.
人怕出名猪怕肥的意思就是人出了名就会招来很多麻烦就像猪肥的时候就会被杀来吃
rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi 人怕出名猪怕肥de 的yìsi 意思jiù 就shì 是rén 人chū 出le 了míng 名jiù 就huì 会zhāo 招lái 来hěnduō 很多máfan 麻烦jiù 就xiàng 像zhū 猪féi 肥de 的shíhou 时候jiù 就huì 会bèi 被shā 杀lái 来chī 吃
The proverb means being famous leads to trouble, just as pigs get slaughtered and eaten when they are fat enough.
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