Proverbs and Idioms

Our forebears are admirable and respectable individuals because they tried hard to preserve our territory.

• Onomatopoeic words

• Sound symbolism

• Combinations of roots and affixes

Answer explanation

Fore- : earlier : beforehand / situated at the front : in front

I could not understand him since he always mumbled

• Onomatopoeic words

• Sound symbolism

• Combinations of roots and affixes

Answer explanation

Mumble: to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear

gleam, glare, glow, glib

• Onomatopoeic words

• Sound symbolism

• Combinations of roots and affixes

Which one is a phrase, incomplete sentence, does not contain a social or moral message and its meaning cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the components.

• Idiom

• Proverb

Rack your brains

• Idiom

• Proverb

Set of words in which some similarities sound seems to reflect a vague similarities in meaning

• onomatopoeic words

• sound symbolism

• combinations of roots and affixes

A cat in gloves catches no mice

• Idiom

• Proverb

A cat in gloves catches no mice

• If you want to succeed, wear gloves

• If you're lazy, you can do nothing

• If you are too polite or cautious, you may not always get what you want.

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.

• Proverb

• Idiom

Answer explanation

Gương vỡ khó lành

... are culturally specific

• Onomatopoeic words

• Sound symbolism