Maybe someone of you has already heard of the Chinese band "Vodoo Kungfu"?
They are also known as "Zero One", from their Chinese name 零壹 Líng yī (where "ling" means "zero" and "yi" means "one", written in
Monday, 16 September 2013
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Chinese idioms 5: imaginary fears
Hi everyone! Back from summer break, I am going to present some four-characters Chinese idioms (chengyu) that express in a metaphorical way the concept of imaginary fear.
The first one is 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng.
This chengyu refers to the episode of the Han Dynasty (30 - 220 AD) where the shape of a bow hung on the wall, which is reflected in a cup, is mistaken for
The first one is 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng.
This chengyu refers to the episode of the Han Dynasty (30 - 220 AD) where the shape of a bow hung on the wall, which is reflected in a cup, is mistaken for
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