"In French, there are many idioms related to fruits and vegetables, allowing ideas to be conveyed in a vivid, image-rich way. These idioms can be considered historical legacies because many sentences were born from daily life revolving around agriculture. Similarly, Vietnam, a country with a rich agricultural tradition, also has many idioms related to fruits and vegetables," said the French Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Emmanuelle Pavillon-Grosser, in her opening speech at the photo exhibition.
One of the interesting aspects of this exhibition is the similarities between French and Vietnamese, despite belonging to different language families. Ms. Emmanuelle Pavillon-Grosser gave an example: in French, the idiom "miêng hình quả banana" (literally translated from French as having a banana) evokes the image of a wide smile, like the curve of a banana; similarly, in Vietnamese, fruits and vegetables are used to express figurative meanings such as "the older the ginger, the spicier it is" or "a thick tangerine peel has sharp nails"...
The exhibition “French through Idioms about Fruits and Vegetables” is held on the occasion of the Francophone Month (March every year). There are currently nearly 321 million French speakers spread across 5 continents, making French the most popular and most taught language in the world after English. Vietnam is an active member of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF).
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/trien-lam-anh-tieng-phap-qua-thanh-ngu-ve-trai-cay-va-rau-cu-post787588.html
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