{"id":9245,"date":"2013-08-13T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T13:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=9245"},"modified":"2013-08-08T09:42:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T13:42:11","slug":"resource-alert-youll-want-to-wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp-these-common-chinese-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/resource-alert-youll-want-to-wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp-these-common-chinese-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource Alert: You\u2019ll Want to \u201cWolf Swallow Tiger Gulp\u201d These Common Chinese Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wait, what? Did I just tell you to \u201cwolf swallow tiger gulp\u201d something? Yes I did. If you have no idea what I\u2019m talking about, you should watch this quick clip:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn a Chinese Phrase #33: &quot;Wolf Swallow Tiger Gulp&quot;\uff08\u72fc\u541e\u864e\u54bd\uff09\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/peMu0OYqG2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Does it make sense now? The Chinese idiom \u201cwolf swallow tiger gulp\u201d is similar in meaning to the English expression \u201cto wolf something down\u201d, like wolfing down a sandwich when you\u2019re really hungry.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty cool, huh? Want to wolf down some more Chinese idioms? The Confucius Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan is ready to help you do just that.<\/p>\n<p>Every week the Institute introduces a new idiom in their \u201cLearn a Chinese Phrase\u201d video series. The goal is to provide Chinese language learners (that\u2019s you!) with a free, simple resource to learn every day Chinese that you won\u2019t find in a textbook or dictionary.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take another look. It would probably hurt to bump into a nail, right? Well, yes it would, but not for the reason you think:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn a Chinese Phrase #28: &quot;Bumping into a Nail&quot;\uff08\u78b0\u9489\u5b50\uff09\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjM10_L9jpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So when you \u201cbump into a nail\u201d in Chinese, you\u2019ll probably be hurt because your proposal just got \u201cshot down\u201d, which is the equivalent English phrase. It definitely hurts to get shot down, but learning the expression with this quick video was pretty painless, right?<\/p>\n<p>These bite-size clips of authentic Chinese are a great resource for Chinese learners of all levels, engaging multiple learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. You\u2019ll see the Chinese characters and Pinyin, upon which the pronunciation is modeled twice, allowing you to repeat the phrase out loud and follow along.<\/p>\n<p>So why on earth would someone make such awesome videos for free? For that answer, I\u2019ll leave you with one final video, in which Institute Director John Brender, Ph.D. explains the inspiration and purpose behind the video series:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to &quot;Learn a Chinese Phrase&quot; Video Series\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1UvAr5dITE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To view the rest of the \u201cLearn a Chinese Phrase\u201d videos subscribe to their Youtube channel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ciwsu\">here<\/a> and be sure to \u2018LIKE\u2019 them on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ciwsu\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait, what? Did I just tell you to \u201cwolf swallow tiger gulp\u201d something? Yes I did. If you have no idea what I\u2019m talking about, you should watch this quick clip: Does it make sense now? The Chinese idiom \u201cwolf swallow tiger gulp\u201d is similar in meaning to the English expression \u201cto wolf something down\u201d&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/resource-alert-youll-want-to-wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp-these-common-chinese-idioms\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9245","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9246,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9245\/revisions\/9246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}