Tag: Chinese

  • Conceptual Metaphor in Chinese

    Find three examples of conceptual metaphors in your first language.  In what ways do they reveal something about the societal values of your culture? 1. “Hit basketball”. When we go to play badminton or basketball or any kinds of ball, we will say go to “Do you want to go hit (basket)ball?” “Hit” is a…

  • A Metaphor with Long History: Chinese Metaphor

    Almost all Chinese metaphor use can reveal the long history of China. For example, This man is an iron rooster means that this man is extremely mean, because other people even can’t get a feather from him. In Chinese culture, we usually consider feather or hair as the cheapest thing, because we have countless of…

  • An Insight Into Conceptual Metaphor

      A peak into common conceptual metaphor that every Chinese knows! 不要在一棵树上吊死  Don’t hang on one tree. The traditional Chinese saying “Don’t hang one one tree” is a common metaphor that describes the human nature of stubbornness and the act of limiting one-self. Therefore, the man hangs him-self, unwilling to change and disregards the landscape around him. It…