Abstract
Happiness is one of the basic human emotions. This paper takes the metaphorical expressions of “happiness” in English and Chinese idioms as the objects of research. The effort is made to find the differences and similarities between English and Chinese metaphorical systems of emotional concepts and the causes of these differences and similarities so as to help people further understand the nature of emotional metaphors.
Highlights
Happiness is one of the basic human emotions
1.2 Happiness is Fluid in a Container In English and Chinese idioms, there’s another common conceptual metaphor for happiness: HAPPINESS IS FLUID IN A CONTAINER
Heart is compared to a flower blooming in profusion, which is a fairly vivid picture familiar to everyone. This metaphor comes from Chinese traditional culture in which blooming flowers are the symbol of happiness, for example:Фᓔњ㢅,ᖗ㢅ᗦᬒ,㢅ད᳜.While, in English there are neither such cultural symbols nor such metaphorical expressions
Summary
Happiness is one of the basic human emotions. According to the explanation of general psychology, happiness is the pleasure and comfort felt by individuals when the objectives they long for have been achieved and the stress been released. When people’s wishes are fulfilled in unexpected time and occasions, it will bring them the experience of happiness
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