A Comparative Study of Chinese Idiomatic Expressions Containing the Words “jī” with their Thai Equivalent /kai/
Keywords:
Chinese idioms, Thai idioms, chicken, comparative studyAbstract
This research aims to study the meanings and reflection of Chinese idiomatic expressions containing the word “ji”(chicken) with Thai idiomatic expressions containing the word “kai” (chicken).This is a qualitative research which use descriptive analysis method. The research collected data from books and related documents such as Chinese idioms dictionary, Chinese-Thai dictionary, Thai idiom book and Thai online dictionary. The researchers collected 73 idioms including 45 Chinese idioms with the word “ji” (chicken) and 28 Thai idioms with the word “kai” (chicken).
The results showed that 1. The meaning of idioms is divided into 2 issues: 1) There are 9 Chinese idioms and Thai idioms that have the same meaning, divided into 3 categories: living environment, human behavior and actions and human punishment 2) There are 64 Chinese idioms and Thai idioms with different meanings: (1) 19 idioms expressing a positive meaning, divided into 6 categories: human relations, time, treatment, human behavior and actions, human personality and society (2) 45 idioms expressing negative meanings, divided into 7 categories: human behavior and actions, society, value and significance, human relationships, prostitution, human personality and chaos.2. There are 11 aspects of reflection: human relations, human behavior and actions, living environment, social, human punishment, value and significance, time, treatment, prostitution, human personality and chaos. The similarities and differences of meanings and reflections depend on the context of each society, such as perspective, way of life, social and tradition.
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