Chinese Proverbs

by Ruthanne Lum McCunn

In the best-selling tradition of Irish Proverbs and Jewish Proverbs, this charming little book presents centuries of traditional Chinese wisdom in a delightfully accessible bilingual format. (Each illustrated proverb is accompanied by its corresponding Chinese characters. This handsome and original book is a year-round gift, a winning souvenir of any city's Chinatown and a useful addition to bilingual classrooms and libraries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811800830
• ISBN13: 9780811800839
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Chinese Proverbs

This book has very nice illustrations. There are not a lot of illustrations, but enough to make the book pleasant to look at and good for a variety of ages.

Good for a coffee table book

Just a quick note to add to the other reviews. This can be read in one sitting. It's a good coffee table book, nice printing and good art, but if you want a serious book of Chinese wisdom, pick another. This would be a very nice gift to someone with a surface interest in the subject.

Faithfully translated proverbs

This is a great collection of proverbs. The accompanying art is both clever and charming. The proverbs are so well translated that no additional explanations regarding the proverbs are provided or needed -- they would only serve to clutter up the page. Most importantly the translations preserve the original "flavor" of each proverb. Each proverb is written in both English and in traditional Chinese characters. I own a few books of Chinese Proverbs. This is by far the prettiest and most charming.

"Crows are black the world over"

This is by no means a scholarly book with pages or single-spaced, tiny printed proverbs. It's a fun little book with cute illustrations that makes it child and adult friendly.