Black sheep in Chinese

topic posted Sat, July 14, 2007 - 1:25 AM by  Unsubscribed
It just got into my head today that if you directly translate the idom black sheep into Chinese, the sheep would totally changed by another animal- horse. So the Chinese meaning of it is "害群之马", which means a horse that brings the curse to the herb or the family he belongs to.
Also there're some stories of Chinese idoms with a horse in it, if you are interested then~
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    Re: Black sheep in Chinese

    Sat, July 14, 2007 - 10:42 AM
    That is some interesting information. Thank you. We older women with opinions and mouths often make our families curse us.
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      Re: Black sheep in Chinese

      Sun, July 15, 2007 - 2:07 AM
      ..... -_-||
      But why then?
      I just know that usually in a family woman and her mother in law often cannot get along well...That's common.
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        Re: Black sheep in Chinese

        Tue, July 17, 2007 - 4:55 AM
        Hello dear,
        Family problems is what the whole world has in common. Actually, we get along fairly well. My son and daughter-in-law live with me and so does my mother. Every one has their own priorities. So we all have different opinions. Do you live with family members? Also, your English is very good. You must be well educated. My compliments. Best wishes, Linda
      • Re: Black sheep in Chinese

        Thu, July 19, 2007 - 1:22 PM
        Well, I think that women have been programmed not to get along with each other. It seems to me that we have been given almost no authority in our various world's (one common thread no matter what country you come from as far as I can see) and so, as is true with any repressed and oppressed group, we end up fighting with each other for any small crumb of authority or power we can find. Ergo, Mothers fight with daughters and mother-in-laws fight with daughter-in-laws ... etc. What do you think? Do you see this having any bearing in China? So glad you're here!!

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