Delusional: from Zhuge Liang's "Table of the Exit of the Master"; refers to overly belittling oneself and describes inferiority.
To be an adulterer: from Zhuge Liang's "The Table of the Exit of the Master"; referring to being an outlaw and violating the law.
Critical Survival: from Zhuge Liang's "The Table of the Exit of the Division"; referring to an emergency situation that is related to the survival or demise of a person.
Appointment in Crisis: from Zhuge Liang's "Table of the Exit of the Division"; referring to accepting an appointment in a time of crisis.
Counting the Days: from Zhuge Liang's "Table of the Exit of the Division"; one can count the days and wait for them, describing that the time is not far away.
Drunken Master's Intention is not Wine: from "The Records of the Drunken Master's Pavilion" by Ouyang Xiu; a metaphor for the fact that one's intention is not to drink wine, but to drink something else.
Water falls down and stones come out: from "The Records of Drunken Master's Pavilion" by Ouyang Xiu; it means that the truth of the matter is completely exposed.
Mountain Meals and Wild Vegetables: from "The Records of Drunken Master's Pavilion" by Ouyang Xiu; referring to the game and wild vegetables in the mountains.
Peak Road: from "The Records of Drunken Master's Pavilion" by Ouyang Xiu; describing the twisting and complicated paths of scenic spots in the mountains.
Goblet: from "The Records of Drunken Master's Pavilion" by Ouyang Xiu; describing the lively scene when many people gather and drink.
Sacrifice Life for Justice: from "Fish I Desire"; to give up one's life for justice, meaning to sacrifice one's life for justice.
Thinking of Virtue is Like Thirst: from "The Longzhong Pairing" by Chen Shou; a metaphor for eagerly trying to recruit talented and virtuous people.
Heartfulness: from Fan Zhongyan's "The Records of the Yueyang Tower"; describing an open mind and a pleasant spirit.
Meteorology: from "The Records of the Yueyang Tower" by Fan Zhongyan; describing a magnificent and varied scene or thing.
Guilt-up Donkey: from Liu Zongyuan's "A Donkey at the End of His Troubles"; it is a metaphor for the exhaustion of one's limited skills.
One drum: from "Cao Yu war"; the metaphor is to take advantage of the energy of the big time to drum up the energy to do the work in one breath.
Not seeking to understand: from Mr. Tao Yuanming "Mr. Willow biography"; only to know a rough, not seeking to completely understand; often refers to learning or research is not serious and not in-depth.
Bi Shou Ji Heel: from "Yan Zi Chun Qiu"; shoulder to shoulder, foot to foot; describing a lot of people, very crowded.
No Spreading, No Branches: from Zhou Dunyi's "The Irene Sayings"; neither spreading nor branching; a metaphor for speaking or writing briefly and concisely without dragging on.
Scraping the eyes: from Sima Guang's "Sun Quan's Advice on Learning"; referring to the fact that others have made progress and cannot be looked at with the same old eyes.
Chao Fa Xi Zhi Zhi Zhi (朝发夕到): from "The Three Gorges" by Li Daoyuan (郦道元); the journey starts in the morning and arrives in the evening; it describes a short distance or convenient transportation.
Peach Blossom Garden: from Tao Yuanming's "The Record of Peach Blossom Garden"; originally refers to an ideal realm isolated from the real world and living in peace and happiness; later also refers to a place with a quiet environment and a peaceful life; borrows to refer to a kind of imaginary world that is separated from the struggle of reality.
1. Perfect vision: meaning that the eyes are so bright that they can see clearly the newborn hairs on the birds and animals in the fall. Describe the eyes keen, observation. Shen Fu "Childish Interests": "I remember when I was a child, I could open my eyes to the sun, and I could see the hairs of autumn perfectly ......" originated from "Mencius - King Hui of Liang": "Bright enough to see the end of the hairs of autumn."
2. 怡然自得：形容喜悦而满足的样子。 Child's Play: "The gods are swimming in it, and they are happy and contented."
3. Pang Behemoth: refers to something that is large and bulky in form, and also refers to something that appears to be strong but is actually weak. The "Children's Joy": "Suddenly there is a behemoth, uprooting mountains and pouring down trees and come ......" originated from the Tang - Liu Zongyuan "Three Precepts - Qian Zhi Donkey": "The tiger saw, behemoths ... ..."
4. Warming up to know the new: to review what has been learned so as to gain new insights; also refers to revisiting historical experiences to better understand the present. Derived from < 论语 > 十则："Warm up the past and know the new, and you can be a teacher."
5. Seeing Virtue, Thinking of Qi: Seeing a person of good character, one wants to be like him, describing the heart of good learning and upward mobility. It is derived from "< 论语 > 十则": "Seeing the virtuous, thinking of qi zhi yan, seeing the unwise and internal self-reflection."
6. Choose the good and follow it: to choose the good and learn from it, also refers to adopting and practicing the right opinion. It also means adopting and practicing the right opinions. Choose those who are good and follow them, and change those who are not good."
7. 任重道远：The burden is heavy and the journey is long; the metaphor is that the responsibility is heavy and requires a long struggle. It is derived from "< 论语 > 十则"："Shi can not fail to be vigorous and resolute, and the task is heavy and the road is far away."
8. Do not do unto others what you do not want them to do unto you: Do not do unto others what you do not need or want to accept. It is derived from "< 论语 > 十则"："Zi Gong asked, 'Is there a word that can be practiced for life?' Zi said, 'It is forgiveness! Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.'"
9. 历历在目：一个一个清清楚地出现在眼前。 Pu Songling's "The City of Mountains": "There are buildings, halls, and workshops, all of which are clearly visible, counting in the hundreds of millions."
10. Seinfeld: This is a metaphor for how a bad thing can turn into a good thing. Derived from "Seibei mao yu" (from "Huainanzi - The Training of the Human World").
11. 扑朔密离：比喻事物错综复杂，不易看清真相。 It comes from "Mulan Poetry": "The male rabbit's feet are confusing, the female rabbit's eyes are lost; two rabbits walk along the ground, how can I tell if I am male or female?"
12. Wu Xia A Meng: a metaphor for a person with shallow knowledge. Sun Quan persuade learning" (from Sima Guang "Ziji Tongjian"): "Qing today's talent, not Wu Xia A Meng!" Derived from "Three Kingdoms Zhi-Wu Zhi" (三國志-吴志).
13. 刮目相看：擦亮眼睛看待别人，指别人已经进步，不能用老眼光看待。 Sun Quan persuade to study: "Shi Farewell three days, that is, more scraping eyes ......"
14. Quafu chasing the sun: a metaphor for great determination or self-importance. Derived from "Quafu Chasing the Sun" (from "Classic of Mountains and Seas - Overseas Northern Classic").
15. Worldly paradise: refers to an ideal place free from external interference or a fantasy world isolated from the world. Derived from Jin-Tao Yuanming's "The Story of Peach Blossom Garden".
16. creston: to describe a place where the darkness becomes spacious and bright at once, and also to describe a place where one suddenly understands and comprehends (after someone else's guidance or one's own thinking). It also describes a sudden understanding and realization (after others' instruction or one's own thinking). After traveling dozens of steps again, it became clear."
17. 怡然自乐：安适、愉快而得意。 Peach Blossom Garden Records: "Yellow hair and tufts of hair, and pleasantly pleased with themselves."
18. 無问津: to be left unattended, to be left out in the cold. From "A Record of the Peach Blossom Garden": "(Liu Ziji) heard of it and was glad to go. He was not successful and died of illness. After that, there was no one to ask."
19. 不蔓不枝：Originally, it means the lotus stem is straight, not spreading, not branching; later, it is a metaphor for speaking or writing without dragging on, without any extraneous branches. Derived from the Northern Song Dynasty - Zhou Dunyi "Love Lotus": "in the straight outside, not sprawling and not branching, the fragrance is clear, pavilion net plant, can be far to see and can not be desecrated play."
20. 山重重水复：Mountains overlap and flowing water surrounds them; describes beautiful scenery. It is derived from Song Lu You's "Traveling to Shanxi Village": "There is no way out of the mountains, and there is another village in the darkness."
21. 柳暗花明：比喻在困境中出现希望或轉机。 It is derived from "Traveling to Shanxi Village": "There is no way out of the mountain, but there is another village in the darkness."
22. Not seeking to understand: the original refers to reading only to understand the main idea, not dead key words; now more often refers to only satisfied with a general understanding, not in-depth understanding. Derived from Mr. Tao Yuanming's "Mr. Willow's biography": "Good reading, not looking for an overview; every time there will be an idea, they will be happy to forget to eat."
23. Grief, joy, separation and reunion: sadness, joy, separation and reunion, referring to all kinds of experiences, encounters and feelings in life. It originated from the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi's "Song of Water": "When is the bright moon?": "People have sorrows and joys, and the moon is full of sorrows and joys, and it is difficult to complete this matter."
24. 政通人和：政令推行顺畅，人民团结；形容国泰民安的景象。 The Northern Song Dynasty - Fan Zhongyan "Yueyang Tower Records": "The more next year, the political and human harmony, all the wastes have prospered."
25. Everything must be reconstructed: many abandoned undertakings are organized again. Yue Yang Lou Ji: "the next year, the political and human harmony, a hundred waste with the Xing." Now standardize the word form writing "all waste is flourishing".
26. heart open and happy: open mind, happy spirit. Yueyang Lou Ji: "Deng Si Lou also, there is a heart open and happy, spoiled and humiliated to forget, put the wine in the wind, the joy of it is."
27. drunkenness is not wine: refers to another intention or ulterior motive. From the Northern Song Dynasty - Ouyang Xiu "Drunken Master Pavilion Records": "Drunken Master's intention is not to drink, care about the mountains and waters also."
28. 山肴野蔌：指野味和野菜。 Derived from "The Records of the Drunken Master Pavilion": "...... mountain dishes and wild scissors, miscellaneous however, before the Chen, the governor's banquet."
29. Drinking Chips: wine vessels and wine chips are interlaced with each other, describing the lively scene of gathering and drinking. Derived from "The Records of Drunken Master Pavilion": "The music of feasting and soundness is not silk or bamboo, the shooter wins, the player wins, and the drinkers get up and sit down and make a lot of noise, and all the guests are happy."
30. Hongqiao Zhi Zhi: a metaphor for lofty aspirations. Derived from "Chen Shibei Shi Jia": "Chen Shibei too breath said: 'Contempt! The bird of prey can not know the will of the great swan!'"
31. 披坚执锐: wearing sturdy armor and holding sharp weapons; describing a person who is fully armed for battle. Derived from "Chen Shibei Shi Jia": "General body was firm and sharp, cut down the lawlessness, put to death the tyrannical Qin ......" "was", through "Phi ".
32. 妄自菲薄：毫无基础地自己看不起自己。 Zhuge Liang - "out of the division table": "It is not appropriate to be presumptuous, citing the metaphor of loss of righteousness, in order to plug the road of loyal advice also."
33.作奸犯科：指為非作歹，触犯法令。 From "The Table of the Exit of the Division": "If there are those who have committed crimes and are loyal and good, it is appropriate to pay the Secretary to discuss their punishment and reward ......."
34. Three visits to a thatched cottage: a metaphor for inviting people to visit again and again in all sincerity. Derived from "The Table of the Exit of the Master": "The first emperor did not think that I was despicable, obscenely wronged, and three times guided me in the hut ......"
35. support. Derived from "Gaining the Way is More Helpful, Losing the Way is Less Helpful" (from Mengzi - Gongsun Chou): "Gaining the way is more helpful, losing the way is less helpful. When there is little help, the relatives are by the side; when there is much help, the world is obedient."
36. Born in Sorrows, Died in Contentment: Sorrows and woes make people struggle to survive; contentment makes people sink and leads to death. Derived from "Born in Sorrows, Died in Peace and Joy" from Meng Zi - Zhuo Zi Xia: "Then I know that I was born in sorrows and died in peace and joy."
37. Sacrifice one's life for righteousness: to sacrifice one's life in order to uphold justice. Derived from "The Fish I Desire" (from "Meng Zi - Su Zi Shang"): "Life is also what I desire; righteousness is also what I desire. You can't have both; the one who sacrifices life for righteousness."
38. A drum for gas: this refers to the first drum in combat, the morale is uplifted; now more descriptive of doing things, drum up energy, take advantage of the situation to do it all. Derived from the "Cao Yu war": "Fu war, courage. A drum, and then decline, three and exhaustion."
39. Yugong Yishan: the metaphor of doing things without fear of hardship and danger, perseverance. Derived from "Yugong Yishan" (from "Lie Zi - Tang Wen").
40. again decline three exhaustion: describes the demoralization, can not be revitalized. Derived from "Cao Yu on Battle": "A drum, and then decline, three and exhaustion." Gentleman three precepts.
From the Analects of Confucius, 16th,
Confucius said: "The gentleman has three precepts: when the young, the blood gas is not yet determined, quit in the color; and its strong, the blood gas is just, quit in the fight; and its old also, the blood gas has declined, quit in the get."
Meaning: there are three things that a gentleman should be wary of: when he is young, his blood is still unstable, so he should abstain from being obsessed with women's sex; when he is in his prime, his blood is strong, so he should abstain from fighting with others; and in his old age, when his blood is already weakened, he should abstain from greed for reputation, status, wealth and loans."
Experience:
This is Confucius' advice on what one needs to pay attention to in one's life from youth to old age.
Three Friends for the Beneficent
Also from the sixteenth book of the Analects of Confucius,
Confucius said, "There are three friends for the beneficent, and three friends for the detrimental. You're straight, you're understanding, you're informative, you're beneficial. Friends will be open, friends will be soft, friends will be sycophantic, loss is carried out."
Meaning: There are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. Making friends with integrity, honesty, and knowledge is beneficial. It is harmful to make friends with those who flatter and flatter, those who flatter on the surface but slander behind the back, and those who are good at rhetoric.
This is Confucius telling us what kind of friends are beneficial and what kind of friends are harmful.
These two are not idiomatic stories, is that I remember from the Analects of Confucius, fortunately, I found the original text online, save me a lot of effort, if you want to find between the allegory of a profound, but also educative ancient text, I suggest that you go to buy a book of the four books, the University of the Middle Ages and the mediocrity of the world can be watched by yourself to cultivate their own body, the classic statements in the Analects of Confucius, as well as the wisdom of the story of Meng Zi, it can be said that enough to be useful to us for a lifetime.