Numerical Linguistics （Ⅱ）

• 作者: SEBASTIEN ROUSSILLAT
• 来源期刊: 今日中国：英文版
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: 语言学 中国传统文化 LIB 普通话 自来水 成语
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（3）
• 页码范围: 82-82
• 页数: 1页
• 分类号: TP391.2

摘要

<正>LAST issue we explored the rich fabric of meaning behind th numbers one through five in traditional Chinese culture. Thi issue we look at six through 10, and find them popping up in Chinese idioms and expressions no less frequently than thei five smaller siblings. 六 (liù), six, in Mandarin is pronounced similar to 流 (liú), fluid Swift, running water and fluidity connote business success. In China six also symbolizes luck, health and the family. Many