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Translation of Idioms What is an idiom? An idiom is a fixed group of words or a single word, with brief form (succinct in form) and incisive meaning (profound in meaning) which is used widely in a certain cultural background by a nation. What does it include? Idioms include set phrases, proverbs, sayings, allusions （典故），epigrams (警句), slangs, colloquialisms, quotations (引语) and two-part allegorical sayings (歇后语). Relationship between Idioms and culture culture-bound distinctly reflect the features of each language embody and reflect culture be conditioned/influenced by culture idiom tran