{"product_id":"9781611725179","title":"Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis treasury of Chinese wisdom presents over five hundred proverbs while offering keys to culture and language. Here are both the familiar, earnest sayings of Confucius and Lao Zi (\"The longest journey begins with a single step\") and the homespun truths of every day (\"Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself\"). Designed both for inspirational browsing and for students of language and culture, the text is organized by subject (Learning, Patience, Money, Family, Food, etc.) and provides commentary plus Chinese characters and \u003ci\u003epinyin\u003c\/i\u003e romanization for each entry. Includes an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Xue Herzberg\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLarry Herzberg\u003c\/b\u003e live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are co-authors of the popular \u003ci\u003eChina Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e as well as  \u003ci\u003eBasic Patterns of Chinese Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181884588272,"sku":"9781611725179","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611725179_p0.jpg?v=1763840241","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611725179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}