The Semantic Structure Analysis And The Culture Interpretation Of The Idioms Constituted With "Tiger"

Chinese idiom has a long history with profound culture and ethnic feature, it expresses ethnic specific character and it is the very perfection of wisdom, the culture treasures of the whole nation. From coming into being to being developed, Chinese idiom has went through a long historic period, it summarizes people’s experience and mind activity while exploring the world which remains unknown. The idioms constituted with "tiger" account for the great proportion of the idioms with animals. First of all, the thesis sums up the senses of "tiger" in some authoritative dictionaries and analyses its semantic system, then classifies the idioms constituted with "tiger" and conducts research from several angles such as language and culture, after that expounds the semantic content of the idioms constituted with "tiger", compares the similarities and differences between Chinese and English idioms constituted with "tiger". Secondly, the thesis illustrates the phonological structure, grammar structure and grammatical functions of the idioms constituted with "tiger". Finally, the thesis interprets the cultural connotations of the idioms constituted with "tiger", finds out the close connection between the idioms constituted with "tiger" with ancient worship of animals, traditional morals and ethics, and religious culture, so then researches broad and profound cultural connotations that the idioms constituted with "tiger" reflects.