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Idiomized: How to Complain About Your Boss in 4 Characters
Discover these ancient Chinese “chengyu” about bad bosses, inept leaders, and lazy managers
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Useful Chinese Idioms About Insects
As summer begins and cicadas start humming, learn some common insect-related “chengyu”
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Five Classic Chinese Tiger Tales
Traditional folk stories about tigers still told today
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Choice Chengyu: Sayings About Spending for Singles Day
Idioms about money for spendthrifts and cheapskates this November 11 shopping festival
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Choice Chengyu: Idioms Don’t Only Come in Fours
The Chinese ‘chengyu’ that aren’t four characters long
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Parallel Idioms that Cross Language Barriers
English and Chinese sayings that are almost exactly equivalent
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Things Confucius Never Said
Mistaken and misrepresented quotes from China’s most famous philosopher
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Choice Chengyu: Elephantine Phrases
Learn essential idioms about elephants from Chinese history
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On the Character: 亲
From kin to kindred, a character that connects people and brings them together
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