LL-L "Idiomatica" 2003.04.09 (02) [E]

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From: luc.hellinckx at pandora.be <luc.hellinckx at pandora.be>
Subject: Idiomatica

Beste liëglanners,

Yesterday I came across a striking similarity. Dutch has the proverb "Je
moet het ijzer smeden als het heet is" (meaning "Make hay while the sun
shines").
Well, my Chinese students told me that they have exactly the same proverb as
the Dutch one (using Chinese words of course for _ijzer_, _smeden_ and
_heet_).
What about Low Saxon?
Greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Idiomatica

Hi, Luc, Lowlanders!

> Well, my Chinese students told me that they have exactly the same proverb
as the Dutch
> one (using Chinese words of course for _ijzer_, _smeden_ and _heet_).

Yes, it's one of the few that coincide almost literally: 打鐵趁熱 (dà tiě chèn
rè "beat iron rush hot").

> Dutch has the proverb "Je moet het ijzer smeden als het heet is" (meaning
"Make hay
> while the sun shines").

Actually, the English expression "to strike while the iron is hot" is used
much more frequently, and it's the direct equivalent.

> What about Low Saxon?

As far as I know, it's _dat ysen smeden (~ smeen) so lang as dat hit (~
heyt) is_ (_dat Iesen smäden (~ smään) so lang as dat hitt (~ heet) is_).

German: _Das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiss ist_

Cheers!
Reinhard/Ron

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