There was a duck sitting in our backyard this morning when we got up. Is there some Chinese proverb or something that says something about this? It was just sitting there, in the grass, and looked quite content. Lynn walked out and scared it off before letting the dogs out. Daisy likes to kill birds if she can catch them, and we didn't want to witness that first thing in the morning.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
What Does It Mean?
There was a duck sitting in our backyard this morning when we got up. Is there some Chinese proverb or something that says something about this? It was just sitting there, in the grass, and looked quite content. Lynn walked out and scared it off before letting the dogs out. Daisy likes to kill birds if she can catch them, and we didn't want to witness that first thing in the morning.
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The proverbs I can find are:
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.
A Chinese proverb for loving couples uses the Mandarin Duck as a metaphor: "Two mandarin ducks playing in water". The Mandarin Duck symbol is also used in Chinese weddings, because in traditional Chinese lore they symbolize wedded bliss and fidelity.
Also, about sitting ducks...
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/sitting_duck.htm
A sitting King is a sitting duck.
Hmmm, take your pick as to what it meant!
It means you are having a baby. Ducks are Chinese symbols of fertility. Was it a male duck or a female duck- because that would tell you what you are having. Congratulations.
guess we're having a girl!!
I don't know anything about any Chinese proverbs, but if you'd let Daisy kill it - that probably wouldn't have helped much.
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