Turning Bricks into Jade - Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding Among Chinese and Americans

Turning Bricks into Jade clarifies cultural misunderstandings by exploring Chinese and American interactions through 41 cultural incidents

About the author

Mary Wang, Richard Brislin, Wei-zhong Wang, David Williams, and Julie Haiyan Chao represent a wide range of diverse socialization and experiences in both Chinese and American cultures.

Summary

The Chinese are fond of using four-character phrases, known as cheng yu, to improve their writing style. The Chinese characters on the cover spell out one such idiom: pao zhuan yin yu. Translated literally, this would be "throw bricks attract jade." It can also express the idea of throwing out something of little value to induce a potential business partner to offer something more valuable.

Product details

• Authors: Richard W. Brislin, Julie Haiyan Chao, etc., Mary Wang, Mary M. Wang, Mary Margaret Wang, Wei-zhong Wang, Wie-Zhong Wang, David Williams
• Publisher: John Murray Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781877864810
• ISBN: 978-1-877864-81-0
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 392 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)