A Comparative Study of the Meaning of "Black" in Chinese and Thai Languages

Abstract

Vocabulary reflects the development of society and language, and also signifies the breadth and depth of people's understanding of the objective world. Different social history, beliefs, customs, geographical environment, aesthetic taste, etc. are different, which also makes the pronunciation and meaning of words of different nationalities have different manifestations. This article compares the meanings of "black" in Chinese dictionaries and Thai Chinese translation dictionaries, and analyzes the three relationships of complete correspondence, partial correspondence, and incomplete correspondence of the meaning of "black" in Chinese and Thai languages, combined with ancient Chinese literature. The research results show that these three corresponding relationships indicate that there are indeed similarities and differences in the meaning of "black" in the Chinese and Thai languages, and these similarities and differences may stem from cultural differences between the two countries. This article provides a detailed analysis of the semantic connotations of "black" in the Chinese and Thai languages, analyzing their differences from a cultural perspective, with the aim of providing better teaching guidance, word usage, and Chinese cultural output for Thai Chinese learners in Chinese language teaching in the future.