Chinese Proverb Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Chinese Proverb


Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.	1
Harmless as a paper tiger.	2
Firm-founded, like the bamboo’s clamping roots.	3
Silent as snow falls on the earth.	4
White as a flock of egrets.	5
Gleaming white, like peach and plum blossoms.	6