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Language is a system of communication of a nation. Every nation has their own historical, civilized, cultural, climatic characteristics, so every nation has their own language. However, different nations have similarities and differences in expressing their ideas. Studying similarities and differences between idioms of comparison in English and Vietnamese is liable to help the researcher to affirm that. Moreover, making some comparisons is a good way to memorize English idioms of comparison effectively and enjoyably. Hence, translation skill can be improved thanks to more knowledge about idioms. In addition, making comparisons between English and Vietnamese idioms can help the researcher to understand more about cultures of both of countries since similarities and differences in culture reflect coincidences and dissimilarities in ways of thinking and looking at the world of English and Vietnamese people.<\/p>\n
Idioms of comparison are applied frequently in literature and in daily life. It serves as a tool to make the language more graphic. However, every language has differences in ways of expressing the same idea using idioms of comparison.<\/p>\n
The goal of the study is to discover some common types of comparison used in English and Vietnamese idioms. In addition, the study chiefly aims at finding out some similarities and differences between comparison idioms in both English and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n
Because there are so many comparison idioms in both languages, it is impossible to include all of them in the study. The study can just explore comparison idiomatic expressions which play an important part in the purpose of the study.<\/p>\n
The Oxford Advanced Learner\u2019s Dictionary defines idioms as: \u201cA group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words\u201d (Hornby, 2006, p.740).<\/p>\n
The viewpoint is supported in A Dictionary of Linguistics & Phonetics. The author regards an idiom as \u201ca term used in grammar and lexicography to refer to a sequence of words which us semantically and often syntactically restricted, so that they function as a single unit\u201d (Crystal, 1985, p.225).<\/p>\n
According to A Dictionary of Linguistics, an idiom is \u201cany expression peculiar to a language, conveying a distinct meaning, not necessarily explicable by, occasionally even contrary to, the general accepted grammatical rules\u201d (Pei & Gaynor, 1954, p.95).<\/p>\n
When mentioning semantic features of idioms, we had better focus on the figurative meaning of idioms. It is the most important characteristic of idioms to know whether an expression is an idiom or not. According to Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary:<\/p>\n
A idiom is a group of words which, when they are used together in a particular combination, has a different meaning from the one they would have if you took the meaning of the individual words in the group. (Sinclair, 1987, p.718)<\/p>\n
Smiley & Goldtein (1998) also suggest that \u201cidioms are certainly more than the sums of their parts\u201d (p.76). That means the meaning of components of an idiom is different from the meaning of the whole idiom. That we can guess the meaning of an idiom or not depends on open or closed classes. As Yong and Peng (2007) suggest:<\/p>\n
In open class combinations, individual components are freely recombination and are used in a common literal sense. As co-occurrence of individual components is expected of this class of combinations, both their meaning and structures are predictable amenable to analysis. (p.178)<\/p>\n
For instance, we can guess the meaning of the idiom \u201cturn over a new leaf\u201d. \u201cTurn over\u201d means to \u201cmake something change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top\u201d and \u201ca new leaf\u201d is a leaf which is more beautiful, more perfect. Therefore, the meaning of the idioms can be guessed as \u201cto change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, in close class combinations, we cannot guess the meaning of idioms. That is because \u201cthey are characterized by semantic opaqueness, syntactic restrictions and structural stability\u201d (Yong & Peng, 2007, p.178). For example, the idioms \u201cspread oneself too thin\u201d or \u201cfor the birds\u201d.<\/p>\n
Idioms have \u201ca fixed form \u2013 that usually cannot be changed\u201d (Heacock, 2003, p.ix). However, Heacock (2003) also claims:<\/p>\n
Not all fixed phrases are idioms. For example, \u201cclose your eyes\u201d is a common fixed phrase, but not an idiom because each word in it is used in its standard meaning. The phrase \u201ckeep your skirt\u201d is an idiom, however, because the phrase does not mean \u201cdo not take off your skirt\u201d \u2013 it means \u201cstay calm\u201d. (p.ix)<\/p>\n
Idioms can be divided into six different forms or structures:<\/p>\n
+ Idioms located at noun entries such as \u201cin addition to’\u201d, \u201cfor the birds\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
+ Idioms located at verb entries such as \u201clook forward to\u201d, \u201ctake off\u201d, \u201chear about\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
+ Idioms located at adjectival entries such as \u201cin short\u201d, \u201chot under the collar\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
+ Idioms located at adverbial entries such as \u201conce again, \u201cworse off\u201d \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
+ Idioms located at pronominal entries such as \u201cgive it up\u201d, \u201ccome to nothing\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
+ Idioms located at numeral entries such as \u201cgive a hundred percent\u201d, \u201cone by one\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
It\u2019s really important to know that modifying any components and functional words can lose the idiomatic meaning (Yong & Peng, 2007).<\/p>\n
According to T\u00e1\u00bb\u00ab \u00c4\u0090i\u00e1\u00bb\u0192n Th\u00e0nh Ng\u00e1\u00bb\u00af v\u00e0 T\u00e1\u00bb\u00a5c Ng\u00e1\u00bb\u00af Vi\u00e1\u00bb\u2021t Nam:<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh ng\u00e1\u00bb\u00af Ti\u00e1\u00ba\u00bfng Vi\u00e1\u00bb\u2021t l\u00e0 nh\u00e1\u00bb\u00afng t\u00e1\u00bb\u2022 h\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3p t\u00e1\u00bb\u00ab ng\u00e1\u00bb\u00af c\u00e1\u00bb\u2018 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u2039nh c\u00f3 c\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5u tr\u00fac t\u00e1\u00bb\u00ab ho\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7c c\u00e2u nh\u00c6\u00b0ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thu\u00e1\u00bb\u2122c ph\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1m tr\u00f9 c\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5p t\u00e1\u00bb\u00ab, \u00c4\u2018\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3c m\u00e3 h\u00f3a h\u00e1\u00ba\u00a7u h\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u0081u c\u00f3 t\u00ednh ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5t c\u00e1ch \u00c4\u2018i\u00e1\u00bb\u2021u ngh\u00e1\u00bb\u2021 thu\u00e1\u00ba\u00adt, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1\u00bb\u2030 l\u00e0m m\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t th\u00e0nh ph\u00e1\u00ba\u00a7n trong c\u00e2u n\u00f3i. (Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n, 2010, p.5)<\/p>\n
As Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n (2007) has noted in his book, \u201cth\u00e0nh ng\u00e1\u00bb\u00af l\u00e0 t\u00e1\u00ba\u00adp h\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3p t\u00e1\u00bb\u00ab c\u00e1\u00bb\u2018 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u2039nh \u00c4\u2018\u00e3 quen d\u00f9ng m\u00e0 ngh\u00c4\u00a9a c\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7a n\u00f3 th\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u009dng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e1\u00bb\u0192 gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3i th\u00edch \u00c4\u2018\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3c m\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t c\u00e1ch \u00c4\u2018\u00c6\u00a1n gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3n b\u00e1\u00ba\u00b1ng ngh\u00c4\u00a9a c\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7a c\u00e1c t\u00e1\u00bb\u00ab t\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1o n\u00ean n\u00f3\u201d (p. 8).<\/p>\n
Idioms are characterized by figurative and metaphorical meanings. Therefore, it\u2019s too difficult to comprehend although we know the meanings of all their components. For example, \u201cl\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5y th\u00fang \u00fap voi\u201d, \u201cg\u00e0 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u0192 g\u00e0 c\u00e1\u00bb\u00a5c t\u00e1c\u201d, \u201c\u00c4\u2018i gu\u00e1\u00bb\u2018c trong b\u00e1\u00bb\u00a5ng\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Especially idioms are originated from fairy tales, folk tales\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6such as \u201cba que x\u00e1\u00bb\u008f l\u00e1\u201d, \u201cth\u00e1\u00ba\u00b1ng ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft c\u00e3i th\u00e1\u00ba\u00b1ng khi\u00eang\u201d, \u201cn\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3 nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00faa Ch\u00e1\u00bb\u2022m\u201d, \u201cs\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00bb\u00ad H\u00e0 \u00c4\u0090\u00f4ng\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 (Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n, Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n & Phan, 2009).<\/p>\n
Idioms usually consist of more than 3 components whose counterpoint, alliteration and rhyme are combined with each other in many different ways. There are some idioms of comparison such as \u201cn\u00f3ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 l\u00e1\u00bb\u00ada\u201d, \u201ckh\u00f3c nh\u00c6\u00b0 m\u00c6\u00b0a\u201d, \u201cnhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00e1\u00bb\u203ap\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Also, there are some idioms which are created according to counterpoint, alliteration such as \u201ctai to m\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7t l\u00e1\u00bb\u203an\u201d, \u201cmi\u00e1\u00bb\u2021ng h\u00f9m gan s\u00e1\u00bb\u00a9a\u201d, \u201cc\u00f9ng h\u00e1\u00bb\u2122i c\u00f9ng thuy\u00e1\u00bb\u0081n\u201d, \u201cong b\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u203am l\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3 l\u00c6\u00a1i\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Besides, some idioms are originally spoken words in everyday speech which are usually used again and again for a long time and then develop figurative meanings to become idioms, for instance \u201cch\u00e1\u00bb\u0178 c\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7i v\u00e1\u00bb\u0081 r\u00e1\u00bb\u00abng\u201d, \u201ctheo voi h\u00edt b\u00e3 m\u00eda\u201d, \u201cn\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u203ac ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3y ch\u00e1\u00bb- tr\u00c5\u00a9ng\u201d, \u201c\u00c4\u2018i gu\u00e1\u00bb\u2018c trong b\u00e1\u00bb\u00a5ng\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 (Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n et al, 2009).<\/p>\n
At first, we should find out the definition of idioms of comparison which are also called similes. There are a lot of definitions of simile. According to Oxford Advanced Learner\u2019s Dictionary, \u201csimile is a word or phrase that compares sth to sth else, using the words \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d, for example \u201ca face like a mask\u201d or \u201cas white as snow\u201d; the use of such words and phrases\u201d (Hornby, 2006, p.1369).<\/p>\n
An idiom of comparison is also defined as:<\/p>\n
the comparison of two nouns with different meanings, using the words like or as to make the connection. Friendship is like ice cream, fear moved like lighting, and leaves feel as slippery as fish are examples of similes\u201d. (Tucker, 2002, p.41)<\/p>\n
There is also a similar but shorter definition in The Challenge of Effective Speaking: \u201cA simile is a direct comparison of dissimilar things using the word \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d\u201d (Verderber, Verderber & Sellnow, 2008, p.197).<\/p>\n
The meanings of similes are figurative. Take the simile \u201cas tall as a tree\u201d as an example. When you say: \u201cMinh is as stubborn as a mule\u201d, you mean Minh is so stubborn, not Minh is as stubborn as a mule. Therefore, the simile \u201cas stubborn as a mule\u201d is considered figurative.<\/p>\n
Learners can sometimes be confused between similes and metaphors but they are really different:<\/p>\n
A metaphor, like a simile, is a comparison between two essentially unlike things. In contrast to a simile, however, where an explicit comparison is made (The eye is like a lamp for the body), the metaphor makes an implicit comparison (The eye is lamp of the body). (Robert H. Stein 15)<\/p>\n
Huff (2004) asserts that \u201cthe only difference between simile and metaphor is that metaphor does not use the words \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d to make the comparison\u201d (p.98). In other words, two distinctly different things in a simile are connected by \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d while a metaphor \u201cis an implied but in many ways even more direct than comparison because the reader is expected to identify the comparison without the word \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d\u201d (Osborne, 1997, p.124). However, \u201cbecause similes merely join two disparate ideas or images, they are generally less fertile than metaphors, which can evoke additional and fresh shades of meaning\u201d (Ehrenhaft, 2008, p.145).<\/p>\n
In Vietnamese, there are 2 kinds of idioms of comparison: one employs the word \u201cnh\u00c6\u00b0\u201d, \u201ct\u00e1\u00bb\u00b1a\u201d, \u201ct\u00e0y\u201d, \u201cb\u00e1\u00ba\u00b1ng\u201d, \u201ct\u00e1\u00bb\u00b1a nh\u00c6\u00b0\u201d or \u201cc\u00c5\u00a9ng nh\u00c6\u00b0\u201d and one doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
Based on similarities of characteristics of 2 things, 2 phenomena, 2 actions, the Vietnamese create a large number of idioms which use A to name or to modify B.<\/p>\n
Eg: M\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7t tr\u00e1i xoan: oval-shaped face.<\/p>\n
Star: a famous and talented person (usually in art, sport, culture).<\/p>\n
(Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n, 2010)<\/p>\n
The other kind of idioms of comparison includes the word \u201cb\u00e1\u00ba\u00b1ng\u201d, \u201ct\u00e0y\u201d, \u201ct\u00e1\u00bb\u00b1a\u201d, \u201cs\u00e1nh\u201d, \u201cnh\u00c6\u00b0\u201d or \u201cc\u00c5\u00a9ng nh\u00c6\u00b0\u201d which divides an idiom into 2 parts.<\/p>\n
Both of parts can be a noun, verb, phrase or clause. The second part whose function is predicating and complementing the first part is counted from comparative word.<\/p>\n
Eg: In the idiom \u201ct\u00e1\u00bb\u2122i t\u00e0y \u00c4\u2018\u00ecnh\u201d, \u201ct\u00e0y \u00c4\u2018\u00ecnh\u201d is the complement of the noun \u201ct\u00e1\u00bb\u2122i\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the idiom \u201cch\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1y nh\u00c6\u00b0 bay\u201d, \u201cnh\u00c6\u00b0 bay\u201d is the complement of the verb ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1y.<\/p>\n
(Nguy\u00e1\u00bb\u2026n, 2010)<\/p>\n
There are about 700 idioms of comparison in English, for example, \u201cas warm as sunbeam\u201d, \u201cto follow like a shadow\u201d, \u201cto work like a Trojan\u201d,\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 There are a similarity in the number of idioms of comparison in English and Vietnamese. Some examples of Vietnamese idioms of comparison are \u201cl\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1nh nh\u00c6\u00b0 ti\u00e1\u00bb\u0081n\u201d, \u201cxanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e0u l\u00e1\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
Although the culture of two nations is different, ways of thinking and looking at the world of English and Vietnamese is somehow similar. Hence, both Vietnamese and English express ideas and concepts in the same way. In fact, a large number of Vietnamese idioms of comparison are similar with English idioms of comparison in terms of both concept and image to express.<\/p>\n
English idioms Vietnamese idioms<\/p>\n
As black as coal \u00c4\u0090en nh\u00c6\u00b0 than<\/p>\n
As black as crow \u00c4\u0090en nh\u00c6\u00b0 qu\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1<\/p>\n
As black as ink T\u00e1\u00bb\u2018i \u00c4\u2018en nh\u00c6\u00b0 m\u00e1\u00bb\u00b1c<\/p>\n
As sweet as sugar Ng\u00e1\u00bb\u008dt nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u009dng<\/p>\n
As black as soot \u00c4\u0090en nh\u00c6\u00b0 b\u00e1\u00bb\u201c h\u00f3ng<\/p>\n
As brief as a dream Ng\u00e1\u00ba\u00afn nh\u00c6\u00b0 m\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5c m\u00e1\u00bb\u2122ng<\/p>\n
As bright as day S\u00e1ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 ban ng\u00e0y<\/p>\n
As brilliant as stars S\u00e1ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 sao<\/p>\n
As changeable as the weather Hay thay \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u2022i nh\u00c6\u00b0 th\u00e1\u00bb\u009di ti\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As cold as ice L\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1nh nh\u00c6\u00b0 b\u00c4\u0192ng<\/p>\n
As cheerful as a lark Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 s\u00e1o<\/p>\n
As cunning as a fox X\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3o quy\u00e1\u00bb\u2021t nh\u00c6\u00b0 c\u00e1o<\/p>\n
As dark as midnight T\u00e1\u00bb\u2018i nh\u00c6\u00b0 n\u00e1\u00bb\u00ada \u00c4\u2018\u00eam<\/p>\n
As dumb as a an oyster C\u00e2m nh\u00c6\u00b0 h\u00e1\u00ba\u00bfn<\/p>\n
As fair as a rose Xinh nh\u00c6\u00b0 hoa<\/p>\n
As fast as a hare Nhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 th\u00e1\u00bb\u008f<\/p>\n
As fat as a pig M\u00e1\u00ba\u00adp nh\u00c6\u00b0 heo<\/p>\n
As fierce as a tiger D\u00e1\u00bb\u00af nh\u00c6\u00b0 c\u00e1\u00bb\u008dp<\/p>\n
As firm as rock V\u00e1\u00bb\u00afng nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1<\/p>\n
As fleet as the wind Nhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 gi\u00f3<\/p>\n
As fresh a rose T\u00c6\u00b0\u00c6\u00a1i nh\u00c6\u00b0 hoa<\/p>\n
As gay as a lark Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 s\u00e1o<\/p>\n
As gruff as a bear H\u00e1\u00bb-n nh\u00c6\u00b0 g\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5u<\/p>\n
As good (valuable) as gold Qu\u00fd nh\u00c6\u00b0 v\u00e0ng<\/p>\n
As green as a leaf Xanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e0u l\u00e1<\/p>\n
As heavy as an elephant N\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 voi<\/p>\n
As hard as a stone C\u00e1\u00bb\u00a9ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1<\/p>\n
As heavy as lead N\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00ec<\/p>\n
As hot as fire N\u00f3ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 l\u00e1\u00bb\u00ada<\/p>\n
As keen as a razor S\u00e1\u00ba\u00afc nh\u00c6\u00b0 dao c\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1o<\/p>\n
As light as down Nh\u00e1\u00ba\u00b9 t\u00e1\u00bb\u00b1a l\u00f4ng h\u00e1\u00bb\u201cng<\/p>\n
As light as a feather Nh\u00e1\u00ba\u00b9 t\u00c6\u00b0a l\u00f4ng h\u00e1\u00bb\u201cng<\/p>\n
As mum as an oyster C\u00e2m nh\u00c6\u00b0 h\u00e1\u00ba\u00bfn<\/p>\n
As pretty as a picture \u00c4\u0090\u00e1\u00ba\u00b9p nh\u00c6\u00b0 tranh<\/p>\n
As quick as lightning Nhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng<\/p>\n
As quick as a flash Nhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00e1\u00bb\u203ap<\/p>\n
As red as blood \u00c4\u0090\u00e1\u00bb\u008f nh\u00c6\u00b0 m\u00e1u<\/p>\n
As red as a beetroot \u00c4\u0090\u00e1\u00bb\u008f nh\u00c6\u00b0 g\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5c<\/p>\n
As sharp as a razor S\u00e1\u00ba\u00afc nh\u00c6\u00b0 dao c\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1o<\/p>\n
As silly as a calf Ngu nh\u00c6\u00b0 b\u00f2<\/p>\n
As sour as vinegar Chua nh\u00c6\u00b0 gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5m<\/p>\n
As stink as a polecat H\u00f4i nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00e1\u00bb\u201cn<\/p>\n
As swift as lightning Nhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00e1\u00bb\u203ap<\/p>\n
As smooth as velvet M\u00e1\u00bb\u2039n nh\u00c6\u00b0 nhung<\/p>\n
As slow as a snail Ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00adm nh\u00c6\u00b0 s\u00ean<\/p>\n
As swift as an arrow Nhanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00ean b\u00e1\u00ba\u00afn<\/p>\n
As steady as rock C\u00e1\u00bb\u00a9ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1<\/p>\n
As timid as a rabbit\/ hare Nh\u00e1t nh\u00c6\u00b0 th\u00e1\u00bb\u008f \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00ba\u00bf<\/p>\n
As thick as ants \u00c4\u0090\u00f4ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 ki\u00e1\u00ba\u00bfn<\/p>\n
As transparent as glass Trong su\u00e1\u00bb\u2018t nh\u00c6\u00b0 th\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7y tinh<\/p>\n
As yellow as saffron V\u00e0ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 ngh\u00e1\u00bb\u2021<\/p>\n
As wet as a drowned mouse \u00c6\u00af\u00e1\u00bb\u203at nh\u00c6\u00b0 chu\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t l\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t<\/p>\n
As white as snow Tr\u00e1\u00ba\u00afng nh\u00c6\u00b0 tuy\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As white as a sheet Nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00bb\u009d gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5y tr\u00e1\u00ba\u00afng<\/p>\n
Like father like son Cha n\u00e0o con n\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5y<\/p>\n
To fight like cat and dog Nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00f3 v\u00e1\u00bb\u203ai m\u00e8o<\/p>\n
To stick like a leech B\u00e1m dai nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u2030a<\/p>\n
To stick like glue D\u00ednh nh\u00c6\u00b0 keo<\/p>\n
To cry like a baby Kh\u00f3c nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00bb\u00a9a tr\u00e1\u00ba\u00bb<\/p>\n
To follow like a shadow Theo nh\u00c6\u00b0 h\u00ecnh v\u00e1\u00bb\u203ai b\u00f3ng<\/p>\n
To swim like fish B\u00c6\u00a1i nh\u00c6\u00b0 c\u00e1<\/p>\n
Images of idiomatic comparisons in twp nations are different result from differences in culture. Vietnam has the cultural tradition of the wet rice production. Therefore, animals have a strong attachment to Vietnamese daily life. That\u2019s why Vietnamese idioms of comparison consist of images related to buffaloes which are an animal familiar with rice production agriculture. Buffaloes pull ploughs, work very hard everyday to help farmers in their farming. As a result, wanting to mention strength, people often refer to buffaloes. In fact, to talk about someone very strong, the Vietnamese have the idiom \u201ckh\u00e1\u00bb\u008fe nh\u00c6\u00b0 tr\u00e2u\u201d while the English have the idiom \u201cas strong as a horse\u201d. That\u2019s because English people prefer horses to buffaloes. Horses can not only pull ploughs but also transport and entertain. They are really energetic and strong enough to help people in life.<\/p>\n
In spite of that, it doesn\u2019t mean that English people don\u2019t consider buffaloes strong animals or Vietnamese people don\u2019t regard horses as strong animals. That results just from the difference in culture.<\/p>\n
Also, dragons are a kind of animal which is very close in fertile imagination of Vietnamese people. Because of that, the image as a dragon appear in the Vietnamese idiom of comparison \u201c\u00c4\u0192n nh\u00c6\u00b0 r\u00e1\u00bb\u201cng cu\u00e1\u00bb\u2018n\u201d to talk about eating large quantities of food while the image of a horse is used in the idiom \u201cto eat like a horse\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lamp, butter are so familiar with English life while sweet potatoes, pig are familiar with Vietnamese life, as a result there are differences in images to express their ideas of gentleness and fatness:<\/p>\n
English idioms Vietnamese idioms<\/p>\n
As gentle as a lamp Hi\u00e1\u00bb\u0081n nh\u00c6\u00b0 c\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7 khoai<\/p>\n
As fat as butter B\u00e9o nh\u00c6\u00b0 l\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3n<\/p>\n
Besides, the differences in the ways of thinking and observing the world make differences in the images of idiomatic comparisons. Take some following examples to illustrate that:<\/p>\n
English idioms Vietnamese idioms<\/p>\n
As easy as ABC D\u00e1\u00bb\u2026 nh\u00c6\u00b0 tr\u00e1\u00bb\u0178 b\u00e0n tay<\/p>\n
As easy as pie D\u00e1\u00bb\u2026 nh\u00c6\u00b0 tr\u00e1\u00bb\u0178 b\u00e0n tay<\/p>\n
As easy as anything D\u00e1\u00bb\u2026 nh\u00c6\u00b0 tr\u00e1\u00bb\u0178 b\u00e0n tay<\/p>\n
As smooth as butter M\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u00a3t nh\u00c6\u00b0 nhung<\/p>\n
As pale as a ghost Xanh nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e0u l\u00e1<\/p>\n
As lazy as a lizard L\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u009di nh\u00c6\u00b0 h\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7i<\/p>\n
As soft as wax M\u00e1\u00bb\u0081m nh\u00c6\u00b0 b\u00fan<\/p>\n
As merry as a cricket Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As cheerful as the birds Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As glad as a fly Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As happy as a child Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As happy as a clam Vui nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As dark as midnight T\u00e1\u00bb\u2018i nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00eam ba m\u00c6\u00b0\u00c6\u00a1i<\/p>\n
As black as midnight T\u00e1\u00bb\u2018i nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018\u00eam 30<\/p>\n
As dark as midnight T\u00e1\u00bb\u2018i nh\u00c6\u00b0 h\u00c5\u00a9 n\u00fat<\/p>\n
As close as herrings Ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7t nh\u00c6\u00b0 n\u00eam<\/p>\n
As soundly as a log (Ng\u00e1\u00bb\u00a7) say nh\u00c6\u00b0 ch\u00e1\u00ba\u00bft<\/p>\n
As cold as marble L\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1nh nh\u00c6\u00b0 ti\u00e1\u00bb\u0081n<\/p>\n
As dry as a biscuit Kh\u00f4 nh\u00c6\u00b0 ng\u00f3i<\/p>\n
As red as lipstick \u00c4\u0090\u00e1\u00bb\u008f nh\u00c6\u00b0 g\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5c<\/p>\n
As thin as finger G\u00e1\u00ba\u00a7y nh\u00c6\u00b0 b\u00e1\u00bb\u2122 x\u00c6\u00b0\u00c6\u00a1ng kh\u00f4<\/p>\n
As weak as a kitten Y\u00e1\u00ba\u00bfu nh\u00c6\u00b0 s\u00ean<\/p>\n
As weak as a baby Y\u00e1\u00ba\u00bfu nh\u00c6\u00b0 s\u00ean<\/p>\n
As black as a stack of black cats \u00c4\u0090en nh\u00c6\u00b0 c\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1y<\/p>\n
As black as the ace of spades \u00c4\u0090en nh\u00c6\u00b0 c\u00fa s\u00fang<\/p>\n
As round as a barrel Tr\u00f2n nh\u00c6\u00b0 qu\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3 b\u00f3ng<\/p>\n
As old as the hills X\u00c6\u00b0a nh\u00c6\u00b0 tr\u00e1i \u00c4\u2018\u00e1\u00ba\u00a5t<\/p>\n
As hot as mustard Cay nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00e1\u00bb\u203at<\/p>\n
Like hot cake \u00c4\u0090\u00e1\u00ba\u00aft nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00f4m t\u00c6\u00b0\u00c6\u00a1i<\/p>\n
As silent as the dead Im l\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00bb\u009d<\/p>\n
As silent as the grave Im l\u00e1\u00ba\u00b7ng nh\u00c6\u00b0 t\u00e1\u00bb\u009d<\/p>\n
What is more, the differences in human make differences between English and Vietnamese idioms. For example, in Vietnam, there is the idiom \u201cghen nh\u00c6\u00b0 Ho\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1n Th\u00c6\u00b0\u201d to refer to a person who is dreadfully jealous. However, in English, the idiom \u201cas jealous as Othello\u201d is used to talk about a one\u2019s jealousy. Another example is \u201cs\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u203ang nh\u00c6\u00b0 ti\u00ean\u201d and \u201cas happy as a king\u201d. Indeed, Vietnamese people consider a fairy the happiest one while English people consider a king the happiest one.<\/p>\n
Every so often, some images of comparison can appear in both Vietnamese and English idioms but the meaning of the two whole idioms are quite different. That\u2019s because the meaning of components differs in culture.<\/p>\n
Indeed, using the idiom \u201cr\u00f5 nh\u00c6\u00b0 ban ng\u00e0y\u201d, the Vietnamese want to indicate a event which has nothing fishy. Meanwhile English people use the idiom \u201cas bright as day\u201d to describe a light room. Besides, when the weather is fine and sunny with good natural light, English people say: \u201cIt\u2019s as bright as day\u201d.<\/p>\n
Besides, wanting to compliment someone on his or her beauty of eyes, Vietnamese people say: \u201cM\u00e1\u00ba\u00aft c\u00f4 s\u00e1\u00ba\u00afc nh\u00c6\u00b0 dao c\u00e1\u00ba\u00a1o\u201d. Still, English people use the idiom \u201cas sharp as a razor\u201d to refer to one\u2019s brainpower.<\/p>\n
What is more, whilst Vietnamese people apply the idiom \u201cch\u00e1\u00ba\u00afc nh\u00c6\u00b0 \u00c4\u2018inh \u00c4\u2018\u00f3ng c\u00e1\u00bb\u2122t\u201d to something steady, \u201cas hard as nails\u201d in English idiom means a person who is quite strict.<\/p>\n
Also, when Vietnamese people say: \u201cN\u00f3 t\u00e1\u00bb\u2018t nh\u00c6\u00b0 v\u00e0ng\u201d, they mean it\u2019s worth buying the object because of its good quality. In contrast, \u201cas good as gold\u201d cannot be used to compliment an object. In other words, English people never say: \u201cIt\u2019s as good as gold\u201d but \u201cThe person is as good as gold\u201d. The person can be an assiduous and submissive child or a well-behaved adult.<\/p>\n
Learning English idioms is one of steps so as to help learners master English. English idioms of comparison are frequently used in daily life. Therefore, teachers should help their students learn idioms most effectively.<\/p>\n
Firstly, it\u2019s advisable for teachers to raise students\u2019 awareness of similarities and differences between Vietnamese and English idioms of comparison. When teachers teach their students a certain English idiom of comparison, they should let them guess the Vietnamese idiom which is equivalent to that idiom, making a comparison and explain why they are similar or different. It\u2019s really useful for them to have a long-term memory about that idiom of comparison.<\/p>\n
Secondly, idioms of comparison as well as other idioms are taught and practiced in classroom but students rarely apply them to their daily speech. That\u2019s why teachers should encourage students to use idioms of comparison in their daily life as frequently as possible. Learners will memorize idioms better if idioms of comparison are put into communicative contexts. Don\u2019t make them learn by heart.<\/p>\n
Thirdly, teachers should draw students\u2019 attention to idioms of comparison which are most useful and most frequent. As there are so many idioms of comparison in English culture, about 700, students aren\u2019t liable to memorize and apply all of them in their daily life. Students should be taught to know what idioms of comparison they should learn.<\/p>\n
There are both similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese idioms of comparison. The same or different image can bear resemblance in the meaning of English and Vietnamese idioms of comparison. In addition, there are some idioms of comparison which have the same components but the meaning are quite different. Great as have the researcher made an attempt to do the research, there are some restrictions on the research out of the limited time and other unexpected factors. The researcher hopes that the research will a useful material for learners and teachers to learn or teach most effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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