Showing posts with label 成语. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 成语. Show all posts

Monday, May 14, 2012

Learn a Chinese Idiom act first and report afterwards 成语: 先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu



xué xí chénɡ yǔ :
学  习 成    语 :
Learn a Cihnese Idiom:

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
先   斩   后  奏 
behead sb. first then make all known to the Emperor; act first and report afterwards; execute one on the spot without prior approval from the court; kill sb. first then to report; slay the disobedient and report afterwards.


zhǎn
斩 
v. cut; chop; behead

zòu
奏 
v. play(music) ;present a memorial to an emperor

For instance:

nán pénɡ you duì wǒ shuō : “ wǒ zuó tiān méi yǒu qù shànɡ bān , wǒ qù yī yuàn kàn yá yī le ”
男  朋   友  对  我 说   : “ 我 昨  天   没  有  去 上    班  , 我 去 医 院   看  牙 医 了 ”
Boyfriend said to me: "I didn't go to work yesterday,I went to see the dentist"

wǒ huí dá shuō : “ nà nǐ xiànɡ ɡōnɡ sī qǐnɡ jià le mɑ ? ”
我 回  答 说   : “ 那 你 向    公   司 请   假  了 吗 ? ”
I replied: "Well then did you ask for leave to your company?"

nán pénɡ you shuō : “ wǒ méi yǒu , dào yī yuàn hòu , wǒ cái dǎ diàn huà qǐnɡ jià de ”
男  朋   友  说   : “ 我 没  有  , 到  医 院   后  , 我 才  打 电   话  请   假  的 ”
Boyfriend said: "I didn't,I called and asked for leave when I arrived the hospital"

wǒ shuō : “ ā  ! nǐ yòu xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ā  ! ”
我 说   : “ 啊 ! 你 又  先   斩   后  奏  啊 ! ”
I said: "Ah! You act first and report afterwards again!"

yá yī
牙 医 n. dentist

qǐnɡ jià
请   假   to aks for leave

yòu
又 
again

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Learn Chinese idioms 学习成语:无理取闹(wú lǐ qǔ nào) ,不可理喻(bù kě lǐ yù)


lǐ  =  dào lǐ
理  =  道  理
n.reason,justification

wú lǐ qǔ nào
无 理 取 闹 
unreasonably troublesome,make trouble out of nothing


lì jù :
例 句 :
For instance

jīnɡ chánɡ yǒu diāo è  de rén lái diàn lǐ wú lǐ qǔ nào
经   常    有  刁   恶 的 人  来  店   里 无 理 取 闹 
Cunning and vicious people often come to the shop to provoke unwarranted trouble.

diāo è  de
刁   恶 的
adj.cunning and vicious

bù kě lǐ yù  = bù nénɡ ɡòu yònɡ dào lǐ lái shuō fú tā 。
不 可 理 喻  = 不 能   够  用   道  理 来  说   服 他 。
be impervious to reason,can't be persuaded by evidence(won't listen to reason)


yù  =  shǐ mínɡ bɑi 。
喻  =  使  明   白  。

shuō fú
说   服
persuade,convince

lì jù :
例 句 :
For instance

tā zǒnɡ shì nà me ɡù zhí ,
他 总   是  那 么 固 执  ,

sī háo bú ɡù bié rén de kàn fǎ ,
丝 毫  不 顾 别  人  的 看  法 ,

shèn zhì yú yóu diǎn bù kě lǐ yù 。
甚   至  于 有  点   不 可 理 喻 。
Always behaved obstinately,he is even a bit unreasonable in spite of others' attitude at all

ɡù zhí dì
固 执  地
adv.obstinately

bú ɡù
不 顾
in spite of

sī háo
丝 毫 
at all

kàn fǎ
看  法
attitude

shèn zhì yú
甚   至  于
even