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Turning Bricks Into Jade: Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding Among Chinese and Americans David Williams
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Turning Bricks Into Jade: Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding Among Chinese and Americans
David Williams
The Chinese are fond of using four-character phrases, known as cheng yu, to improve their writing style. The Chinese characters on the cover spell out one such idiom: pao zhuan yin yu. Translated literally, this would be "throw bricks attract jade." It can also express the idea of throwing out something of little value to induce a potential business partner to offer something more valuable.
246 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 1, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9781877864810 |
| Publishers | John Murray Press |
| Pages | 246 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 229 × 16 mm · 344 g |
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