A Contrastive Analysis of English and Chinese Idioms About Color Words & Their Cultural Connotations  

作　　者：WANG Hong-mei 

机构地区：[1]University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,China

出　　处：《Sino-US English Teaching》2024年第9期439-442,共4页中美英语教学（英文版）

摘　　要：There are many idioms related to color words in English and Chinese.The use of color words in idioms adds beauty and vividness to the language.Due to the cultural differences,“color idioms”have gained different cultural connotations with the development of English and Chinese languages.It is of great significance to accurately understand and grasp the meanings and differences of color-related idioms in Chinese and English.This paper intends to analyze and expound the cultural connotations of English and Chinese idioms related to several widely used basic color words with the aim of helping English learners know and use the idioms about color words better.

关 键 词：idioms about color words cultural connotation contrastive analysis 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]