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3.2 specific conceptual metaphors of love in Chinese

(1) 爱是农作物（LOVE IS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT）
Source domain:农作物(agricultural product)
Target domain:爱(love)
桑之未落，其叶沃若。
春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。
糟糠夫妻
China is the first country which produces silk. No matter in the ancient literature work or in the modern literature work, people all tend to use“桑”，“蚕”，“丝”to met aphorize the true, loyalty love. This is unique in our race and cannot be found in other races. It is a lively reflection of the living background of our race.
(2).爱是吃醋(LOVE IS VINEGAR/DRINKING VINEGAR)
Source domain:吃醋(drinking vinegar)
Target domain:爱(love)
?听了这话，她有一些醋意。
?你的醋劲儿怎么这么大？
?听了桃枝的话，水村感觉酸酸的。他自己清楚，他是吃醋了。
“醋”(vinegar)is an important spice of Chinese drinking and eating culture. People often use“醋”to indicate the jealous feeling of love. In English the word“vinegar”（醋）does not have these implications. Though the adjective“vinegary”has the meaning of bad-tempered and always ready to say unkind things, it is far from the metaphorical meaning of“醋”in Chinese.
(3).爱是缘分(LOVE IS PREDESTINED AFFINITY)
Source domain:缘分(predestinate affinity)
Target domain:爱(love)
千里姻缘一线牵。
十年修得共船渡，百年修得同枕眠.
能相爱是我们的缘分。
他孤独了大半辈子，如今终于尘缘落定了。
你们的感情很难得，真是天赐良缘啊。
你来到这个世间只是为了遇见他与他牵手，成就一世情缘。
Affected by Buddhism Chinese people believe that marriage or love is a predestined affinity（缘分）.The predestinated affinity is practiced in the previous existence. The love between lovers is the lasting of affection in their previous existence. It is both accidental and intentional for a man and a woman to meet, to know each other and to fall in love. We Chinese believe that all of these are arranged. Just as Shanghaiing described:“于千百人中，遇到你所要遇到的人，于千百年中，在时间的无垠的荒野中，有两个人，没有早一步，也没有晚一步，就这样相逢了，也没有什么可说的，只有轻轻地道一声：哦，你也在这里啊!”
(4).相爱的人是双栖偶居动物(THE LOVERS ARE COUPLED ANIMALS)
Source domain:双栖偶居动物(coupled animals)
Target domain:相爱的人(the lovers)
在天愿为比翼鸟，在地愿为连理枝。
思为双飞燕，衔泥筑君屋。
今宵红灯帐底卧鸳鸯。
他俩是一对鸳鸯。
身无彩凤双飞翼，有灵犀一点通。
抬转炉熏自挟香，锦金收拾却遮藏。二年尘暗小鸳鸯。
唱罢秋坟愁东歇，春丛认取双栖蝶。
他们共建爱巢。
Animals are used to met aphorize love both in English and Chinese. But this kind of metaphor is not very typical in English and some normal animals are used. In Chinese we use some animals coupled during their lifetime or some birds flying wing to wing to indicate lovers. For instance, mandarin ducks, butterflies, white swans and some lovebirds. In Chinese we have THE SPOUSES (LOVERS) ARE MANDARIN DUCKS, which does not exist in English. Because” mandarin ducks” is a kind of unique birds living in Asia. They live in pairs during their lifetime and never separate. From the ancient time we Chinese have the hope of everlasting love and use this kind of birds to indicate the people love each other. The English people are unfamiliar with “mandarin ducks”. Though they maybe have seen” mandarin ducks” in the zoo, it is unimaginable for them to relate this kind of animal to love.
(5).爱是相思(LOVE IS MISSING EACH OTHER)
Source domain:相思(missing each other)
Target domain:爱(love)
他得了相思病。
明明知道相思苦，偏偏对你牵肠挂肚。
酒入愁肠，化做相思泪。
从今以往，勿复相思，相思与君绝。
遥相思，草徒绿，为听双飞凤凰曲。
琵琶弦上说相思。
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