Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language

by Qin Xue Herzberg, Larry Herzberg

Overview

A collection of 600 proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students.

This treasury of Chinese wisdom presents over five hundred proverbs while offering keys to culture and language. Here are both the familiar, earnest sayings of Confucius and Lao Zi ("The longest journey begins with a single step") and the homespun truths of every day ("Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself"). Designed both for inspirational browsing and for students of language and culture, the text is organized by subject (Learning, Patience, Money, Family, Food, etc.) and provides commentary plus Chinese characters and pinyin romanization for each entry. Includes an index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611725179
Publisher:	Stone Bridge Press
Publication date:	05/08/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Larry Herzberg and Qin Herzberg, a married couple, are professors of Chinese language and culture at Calvin College in Michigan. They travel to China every year, both with students and without, and have been featured travel experts on MSNBC and other outlets. Qin and Larry live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are also co-authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student’s Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors (Stone Bridge Press, 2011) and Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language (Stone Bridge Press, 2012).

Larry Herzberg did his PhD work in Chinese and founded the Chinese language programs at Albion College and Calvin College; he is also a professional violinist. In 2011 Larry was awarded the Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching, the highest honor that Calvin College bestows on a faculty member.

Qin Xue Herzberg, a graduate of Beijing Normal University, has taught Chinese for decades and has been an upper-level Chinese professor at Calvin College for more than ten years.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter One: Learning
Chapter Two: Patience And Perseverance
Chapter Three: Humility And Contentment
Chapter Four: Talking
Chapter Five: Morality
Chapter Six: Money
Chapter Seven: Conformity
Chapter Eight: Age
Chapter Nine: Time
Chapter Ten: Friends
Chapter Eleven: Family
Chapter Twelve: Women
Chapter Thirteen: Fate
Chapter Fourteen: Animal Metaphors
Chapter Fifteen: Food
Chapter Sixteen: Miscellaneous Favorite Sayings
Chapter Seventeen: Proverbs That May Sound Familiar To English Speakers
Chapter Eighteen: Sayings Attributed To The Chinese
Index