Chinese Idiom Stories : The Magic Four 3

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Chinese Idiom Stories : The Magic Four 3 is written by Catherine Chan and published by 中華書局（香港）有限公司－中華教育. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9888912399 (ISBN 10) and 9789888912391 (ISBN 13).

Safe return （完璧歸趙） Burn your bridges （破釜沉舟） A wolf in a sheep’s clothing （口蜜腹劍） There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters. Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature. Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well-known stories with historical figures as its theme. Each story is accompanied with extra learning elements: • The literal and figurative meanings; • A similar idiom/phrase in the English language; • Definitions of useful vocabularies in the story; • Meanings of different idioms/phrases used in the stories and examples; Not only will you gain insight into Chinese wisdom accumulated for centuries, but also learn fun aspects of the English language too!