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Idioms are the essence of culture in every country, which mirrors many national unique fashions. It usually includes proverb, saying ,slang ,jargon and so on .Its forms of expression are beautiful in syllable ,and harmonious in rhythm .Some are implicit or humorous ; some are serious and elegant ; some are concise ,vivid and interesting ,which are gratifying man’s aesthetic sense .Idioms are also the essence of a language, which have strong national colors and distinctive cultural connotations. So it is difficult for both English and Chinese readers to understand the idiom translation thoroughly and exactly.

This thesis first analyzes the similarity and differences of English and Chinese idioms from the aspect of definitions, classification and characteristics and so on. Then it probes into the causes of the differences in English and Chinese idioms from the aspects of different living circumstances, different cognitions of things, different religions and beliefs, and different historical allusions and myths, etc. All the significance of this paper is to convey the idioms’ cultural information as much as possible, which is very useful for the language learning. So it is a very important and complicated thing for us to understand and use these idioms correctly. Therefore, in this paper, we will discuss the idioms reflecting the differences of Chinese and Western cultures in various levels with many lively, important, and interesting examples of idioms. The whole essay ultimate is to reveal culture in cross-cultural communication and embody the different culture values.

Key words: idioms; characteristics; cultural difference; origins; differences; similarities

CONTENTS

1. Introduction: 1
2. Definitions of idioms 1
2.1 Some English Dictionaries 2
2.2 The explanation of idioms 2
3 Classification of idioms 3
4. Characteristics 4
4.1 The mass of people is the creator of idioms of both languages 4
4.2 The idioms on farming and sea 4
4.3 The different living-surroundings and customs 5
4.4 Customs Differences between English and Chinese on Idioms 6
4.5 The origin of idioms 7
4.6 Both have regional or geographical Characteristics 11
4.7 Both have different figures of speech 11
4.8 The fix or variability characteristics of idioms 13
4.9 The characteristics of image symbol in Chinese and English idioms 13
5. Conclusion 15
Reference 16
Acknowledgements 17

Comparative study on the characteristics between English and Chinese idioms

1. Introduction:
Idioms are the essence of a language, which are always philosophical and eternal. According to Oxford Advantaged Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary, an idiom is “a phrase or sentence whose meaning is not clear from the meaning of its individual words and which must be learnt as a whole unit”. “In the broad sense, idioms may include : set phrases; proverbs; sayings; epigrams; slang expressions; colloquialisms; quotations; two-part allegorical sayings, of which the first part ,always stated, is descriptive, while the second part , sometimes unstated, carries the message(chiefly in Chinese). While in Chinese, idioms are called as ‘熟语’,including:短语，成语(usually consisting of four words),俗语，谚语，格言，箴言，名言(quotation or recorded utterance ) ，警句，隽语，俚语，粗话，行话，歇后语(including p本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。