Xianzai means
"Now" in Chinese!
Click to 

Visit Click to 

Visit Click to Visit Click to Visit Click to Visit
Xianzai Rocks Your Inbox
with China Info Via Email!
   
Search

Latest Deals
International Buffet Dinner Weekend Deal at Jianguo Hotel Beijing

Escape to Sanya Marriott Resort & Spa

Delightfully Sweet Strawberry Afternoon Tea at Hotel Kunlun Beijing


Sponsors


Click to Visit


For Clients
Since 1997, Xianzai has been China's leader in email promotions, email campaigns, and email information! Xianzai delivers over 19 million email subscriptions and promotions a month to mainland Chinese users using our secure email technology.

Our Affiliates








Email Newsletter Data
 
Email Newsletter Name: Chinese Idioms: Waiting by a Tree for a Rabbit to Turn up
Date Published: February 13, 2007


Below is a web version of the email newsletter that was sent to subscribers.

Print This Page Print This Page    Email This Page Email This Page


Click to Visit

Waiting by a Tree for a Rabbit to Turn up

Characters:

Pronunciation: shou(3) zhu(1) dai(4) tu(4)

Explanation: Meaning someone wants to gain something without paying anything for it

Tone: Negative

The Story: Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the Song State. When he was working in a field, he saw a rabbit running past him, then it broke its neck on a tree and died. The farmer grabbed the dead rabbit and made a stew. it was delicious!

After that, the farmer didn't want to work on his field anymore. He just sat next to that same tree and waited for a rabbit to smash itself and die! Unfortunately, there were no more rabbits afterwards and the farmer's field grew nothing but weeds.

Usage Example (Pinyin): Ni(3) xian(4) zai(4) jiu(4) shi(4) shou(3) zhu(1) dai(4) tu(4), shen(3) mo dou(1) de(2) bu dao(4).

Usage Example (English translation): What you are doing now is just waiting by a tree for a rabbit to turn up--you will get nothing!

Note: The spoken Chinese Mandarin language has 4 spoken tones. We have attempted to re-create those above where after each syllable we tell you (1), (2), (3), or (4) as they correspond to each of the 4 tones. We encourage you to complement your Xianzai.com Chinese Idioms newsletter with a good offline study program.

   
About Xianzai
Services & Products
Contact Us

Copyright 1997-2010 Xianzai com. All Rights Reserved.