Idioms are the essence of Chinese language. Short as they may be, they actually perform excellently in telling the truth. As far as the idioms constituted of "mu" are concerned, they range widely in meaning with most of them containing specific implications. Their grammatical structures are verified and their functions in the sentence are complete. Moreover, they are rich and profound in cultural implication, with thousands of years of Chinese cultural characteristics and specific national accomplishment shown among words. The thesis tries to analyze such aspects as the semantic meaning of "mu" and the idioms constituted of "mu", the grammatical structures and functions of such idioms, as well as their cultural implications so as to form a general understanding of those idioms constituted of "mu" from different aspects. |