Page 57 - 歇後語2
P. 57
45 貓頭鷹報喜
貓頭鷹報喜
─誰信 得 過你。
誰信得過你
民間迷信貓頭鷹是
民間迷信貓頭鷹是
不 吉利的兆頭，
不吉利的兆頭
牠只報兇不會報喜。
牠只報兇不會報喜
說貓頭鷹報喜是誰也不會相信的。
說貓頭鷹報喜是誰也不會相信的
An owl bringing good news ─ hard to believe.
In Chinese folklore the owl is a harbinger of bad news or misfortune.
This is the same as saying that nobody would believe it.
56
