中文摘要 |
This study aims to investigate the occurrences of opposites in Mandarin four-word idioms. We used the Revised Ministry of Education Online Dictionary to search for a total of 12 combinations of opposites in four-word idioms based on 32 opposites. These idioms were analyzed in terms of their dictionary definitions, combinations, and internal structure. Based on the definitions and the POS information on the components in the online dictionary, as well as the combinations of opposites, we collected 910 types of idioms. Our analysis used quantitative method to analyze not only idioms but idioms containing opposites, and our study is one of the few studies that have utilized this approach. |