A COMPARATIVE STUDY THE SIMILARITIES OF CHINESE IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS CONTAINING THE WORD “guǐ” WITH THAI IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS CONTAINING THE WORD “PHI”

Abstract

          This research aims to 1) study the meanings and categories of Chinese idiomatic expressions containing the word “guǐ” and Thai idiomatic expressions containing the word “phi”, and 2)to compare the similarities of Chinese idiomatic expressions containing the word “guǐ” with Thai idiomatic expressions containing the word “phi”. The findings are as follows: 1) the categories of Chinese idiomatic expressions containing the word “guǐ” and Thai idiomatic expressions containing the word “phi” are mostly similar; 2) the word “guǐ” in Chinese idiomatic expressions and the word “phi” in Thai idiomatic expressions, usually imply human behavior meanings; 3) Chinese idiomatic expressions containing the word “guǐ” and Thai idiomatic expressions containing the word “phi”mostly belong in the same categories and can be used in the same domain, but they may represent different or similar aspects.