A Comparative Analysis of English and Chinese Idioms— From the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor of “Happiness”

Abstract

Abstract—A comparative analysis of English and Chinese idioms is made from the perspective of conceptual metaphor of “happiness”. By comparison, similar and different metaphors and metaphoric idioms in conceptualizing “happiness” are detected at first. Moreover, the reasons for the differences and similarities mentioned above derive from different thinking modes and cultural models. Index