汉日动物形象特征比较研究——以十二生肖动物为视角

A Comparison of Image Features of Chinese and Japanese Animals:The Perspective of Zodiac Animals

汉日语中存在大量与动物相关的词语,不少动物被赋予了与人事相关的特定含义,拥有了固定的形象特征。通过汉日语中的惯用语、俗语,对十二生肖动物的形象特征进行比较后发现,"虎、龙、蛇、羊"形象基本对等,"鼠、兔、马、猴、鸡、狗、猪"部分对等,而"牛"的形象大相径庭。

There are a large number of Chinese and Japanese words related to animals, many of which have been given specific meanings associated with people and things, thus having fixed image features. Comparing image features of zodiac animals in Japanese and Chinese idioms and sayings, this paper finds that the images of ＂tiger, dragon horse, monkey, rooster, , snake and sheep＂ across two languages are basically equivalent; ＂rat, rabbit, dog and pig＂ are partly equivalent; but the images of ＂cow＂ differ greatlv.