1. Words:
cocooning, flies, moths, praying mantis, golden cicada, sculpture, cocooning into a butterfly, headless flies, silenced, amputation of limbs to save themselves
2. Words:
Beneficial bugs , vermin, bees clamor, butterfly, flutter, flutter, wriggle , Chanting, looking at the song
I. Cocooning
Pronunciation: [ zuò jiǎn zì fù ]
Interpretation: Silkworms spit out their cocoons and wrap themselves in them. It is a metaphor for getting oneself into trouble.
Source: Song - Lu You "Jiannan Poetry Draft - Book Sigh": "Life is like a spring silkworm, making a cocoon and wrapping itself in it."
Vernacular translation: Life is like a spring silkworm, spinning its own cocoon.
Second, silent as a cicada
Pronunciation: [ jìn ruò hán chán ]
Interpretation: like the cicadas in the late fall, they do not make a sound. It describes that they are suppressed and do not dare to make a sound.
Source: Hou Han Shu - Du Mi biography: "Liu Sheng position as a doctor, see the ceremony on the guest, and know the good not recommended, heard the evil no words, hidden feelings and cherish their own, since the same as the cicadas, the sinner also."
Vernacular translation: Liu Sheng was a doctor and was treated as a guest of honor, but he did not recommend those who had talent, did not criticize those who heard of evils, and hid his true feelings to protect himself, just like a cicada in autumn, which was silent, so he was really a guilty man!
Extended information
Near synonyms of "keeping silent as a cicada": 守口如瓶
守口如瓶
Pronunciation: [ chén mò guǎ yán ]
Comment: silent: not making a sound; widowed: less. Not making a sound, seldom speaking.
Source: "The Old Book of the Tang Dynasty - Guo Ziyi Biography": "Zhao (Guo Ziyi's grandson); Wei Ziyi; seven feet long; square-mouthed and plentiful down; silent and few words."
Vernacular translation: Zhao (Guo Ziyi's grandson), more than seven feet tall, four sides of a large mouth, chin plump, silent, rarely speak.
2. The more idioms about insects, the better~2 Special insect names in idioms Explanation Since Chinese idioms are mostly from ancient languages, some of them have insect names that are different from those in common use nowadays, and are even rarely known to the modern public.
Now we will list the representative ones in this kind of idioms and explain the names of the insects in them by synthesizing a variety of information.2.1 Product Ching Chuan Bo Jou Sou Sou The product is an alias of cicadas; Ching Chou is a kind of cicada with a small body, a greenish back, and a clear and rounded sound.
"螗沸羹" refers to the chirping of cicadas and the rolling of boiling soup, which means disturbances. 2.2 猬锋螗斧 The "螗" in this idiom is different from that in the previous one, which is "螗" or "螳螳螂".
The idiom of "hedgehog" is different from the previous one, it should be "螗螂".
"螗斧" means "mantis axe".
"Hedgehog" refers to the hedgehog's thorns. "Hedgehog" is a metaphor for a small power.
2.3 螓 head, moth-eyebrow 螓 is a kind of cicada with a small body, a square head and a wide forehead, and a pattern. "A small cicatrix with a square head and a broad forehead, and a patterned forehead. A cicatrix with a small head and a broad forehead describes the beauty of a woman's face.
2.4 Overrate a tree An ant is a large ant. 2.5 Chu waist grub collar The "grub" here refers to the "grub", which is the larva of the aspens.
In modern times, "grub" generally refers to grubs, that is, the larvae of the golden tortoise beetle. "Chu waist grub collar" describes a woman's slim physique, neck whitening.
2.6 Butterfly Grudges and Grasshoppers "Grasshopper" refers to crickets or locusts. "Butterflies and grasshoppers" is a metaphor for the sad and miserable feeling of homesickness.
In modern entomology, "grasshopper" is found in the "grasshopper cockroach order", which is a kind of rare insects in China.2.7 Well Frogs and Cockroaches The cockroaches are midges or gnats that are active on wine vinegar or sour wine.
"Well-frog acyl chicken" is a metaphor for the lack of broad vision and shallow knowledge. 2.8 Moths and bees here moths are used to refer to "ants".
"蛾附蜂屯" refers to the gathering of ants and bees, describing the confusion and chaos. Morphological, Biological and Ecological Characteristics of Insects in Chinese Idioms Chinese idioms use the morphological, biological and ecological characteristics of insects as metaphors for people or things, and most of them utilize the biological characteristics of insects.
3.1 Morphological Characteristics of Insects in Chinese Idioms Some Chinese idioms explicitly apply the morphological characteristics of certain insects, such as body size, body shape, body color, head shape, compound eyes, rostrum, antennae, wings, feet, and other parts. In a few insect-related idioms, it is not clear what kind of insects or parts are used.
The following is a summary of the evidence.3.1.1 Body size Most of the insects in Chinese idioms are small in size, 3.1.2 to represent people and things that are not 3.1.3 sufficiently important, 3.1.4 and in some cases, not 3.1.5 in terms of their size.
Such as "an ant trying to shake a tree", "a fly's small profit", "a fly's name 3.1.6 snail's profit", "a mosquito and a gadfly taking a mountain", "a gadfly taking a mountain", "a gadfly taking a mountain", "a gadfly taking a mountain", "a gadfly taking a mountain". 3.1.7 Body shape Most wasps in the suborder Hymenoptera are very narrow at the joint between the thorax and abdomen, 3.1.8 called "thin-waisted", 3.1.9 "small-waisted", 3.1.10 "small-waisted", 3.1.11 "small-waisted", 3.1.12 "small-waisted", and 3.1.13 "small-waisted". 3.1.9 The idiom of "slenderness" in idioms refers to the slenderness or weakness of a person's physique.
Such as "bee-waist cutting back", "bee-waist ape back", "bee-waist crane knee", etc. 3.1.10 Body color The body color of the larvae is white. 3.1.11 In idioms, it is used as a metaphor for a woman's neck. The idiom is used to describe the whiteness of a woman's neck.
Such as "Chu waist grub collar". 3.1.12 Head shape Cicada has a square head and a wide forehead. 3.1.13 The idiom of "Cicada" is used to describe the face of a woman.
Such as "a small cicada with a square head and moth eyebrows". 3.1.14 Compound 3.1.15 Eyes The compound 3.1.16 eyes of the wasp are more prominent, 3.1.17 and there is a poisonous stinger at the end of the abdomen. 3.1.18 The idiom of the cicada describes a person's appearance as fierce and ugly. 3.1.19 Viciousness.
Such as "bee-eyed jackal", etc. 3.1.20 Beak Cicada's mouthparts are piercing and sucking mouthparts, 3.1.21 the lower lip 3.1.22 specializes into a beak tube, 3.1.23 contains the mouthpins of the upper and lower jaws which are specialized into the mouthparts of the mouth, 3.1.25 the beak is usually tightly affixed to the ventral surface of the thorax, 3.1.26 like ancient times, the crown band is knotted under the jaws. The drooping part of the crown band after it is knotted under the jaws.
This is the meaning of "cicada strings" in the idiom "cicada strings, crab strings".
3.1.29 antennae In the idiom of "cicadas, cicadas, moth-eyebrows", the word "moth-eyebrows" originally referred to the long, slender, curved antennae of moths, and was used in the metaphor of a woman's beautiful eyebrows. 3.1.32 Cicadas' wings are light, thin, and 3.1.33 transparent. 33 Transparent.
The idiom of "Cicada Shirt and Lin Belt" refers to 3.1.34 a garment made of thin silk. The idiom of "Cicada Shirt and Lin Belt" is a metaphor for the elegant clothes 3.1.35 and "Cicada Wings are heavy, 3.1.36 Thousand Pounds are light" describes the confusion between right and wrong.
3.1.37 Foot The forefoot of the mantis is the catching foot, 3.1.38 which looks very powerful, 3.1.39 but naturally 3.1.40 pales in comparison to its great strength. The idioms "猬锋螗斧", "蛮睫螳轮", and "螳臂挡车" all refer to the front feet of the praying mantis, 3.1.41 and they are also used as metaphors to describe a mantis that is not capable of measuring up to its own 3.1.42 size.
3.1.43 The idioms "wren's nest, mosquito's eyelashes", "insect's nest, mosquito's eyelashes", "brute eyelashes, mantis's wheel" all have "mosquito's eyelashes". ". "Mosquito eyelashes" or "eyelashes" is also known as "mosquito eyebrows".
In fact, mosquitoes do not really have eyelashes or eyebrows. "Wren nest mosquito eyelashes" is just a legend and 3.1.44 has, 3.1.45 "mosquito eyelashes" or "mosquito eyebrow" is just a fabrication of the ancients, 3.1.46 is used to compare a kind of extremely small premises.
If we must say that there is a "mosquito eyelash" or "mosquito eyebrow", 3.1.47 it can only refer to the tufts of bristles above the eyes of 3.1.48 Mosquito Fuzzy 3.1.49. 3.2 Biological Characteristics of Insects in Chinese Idioms The biological characteristics of insects used in Chinese idioms include metamorphosis, feeding, feeding mode, swarming, tendency, nesting, cocooning, vocalization, luminescence, self-defense, lifespan, and the place and mode of egg-laying, and so on.
3.2.1 Metamorphosis Insects go through several molts and metamorphoses in their lives. The idiom of "the golden cicada sheds its shell" is a metaphor for the cicada's moulting into an adult to get rid of the rival's tracing; "the spider swims in the product" is a metaphor for the spider's web and the cicada's metamorphosis to describe the skillfulness of the technique.
3.2.2 Predatory Praying mantis is a famous 3.2.3 predatory insect, 3.2.4 "praying mantis catching cicadas, 3.2.5 the yellow finch in the back" and other idioms from the side to reflect this; some insects are carrion-feeding, 3.2.6 so the idiom of "things are rotten and insects are born", 3.2.5 "the yellow finch is in the back". "3.2.7 It is now a metaphor for the fact that there must be an internal cause for the emergence of a disaster. 3.2.8 Feeding Mode The mouthparts of the silkworm larvae are of the masticatory type. 3.2.9 It can bite the mulberry leaves bit by bit. 3.2.10 Therefore, the idiom "蚕食鲸吞" (蚕食) describes the gradual growth of silkworms as in the case of the silkworm. "describes the gradual encroachment of other people's interests like silkworms; some insects such as moths can bore wood, etc. 3.2.11 The idiom of "rat rodent and worm" reflects this point. 3.2.12 "Divine adulterer" describes the great adulterers. 3.2.13 The idiom of "silkworms" describes the great adulterers. 3.2.14 The idiom of "silkworms" describes the great adulterers. 3.2.13 The word "worm" in the phrase "a worm-eaten country harms the people" is used to refer to behavior that harms the country; the mouthparts of the cicada are absorptive, 3.2.14 and can only suck in liquid food, while 3.2.15 cannot 3.2.16 chew the leaves and branches of a tree, 3.2.17 The ancients believed that the cicada only drank dew, 3.2.18 and the cicada only drank water, 3.2.19 and the cicada only drank water, 3.2.20 and the cicada only drank water. 3.2.17 The ancients thought that cicadas only drink dew, 3.2.18 must be like a long time not 3.2.19 to eat the turtle as empty stomach and intestines, 3.2.20 therefore with "cicada abdomen turtle intestines" than.
3. Words about insects 10 or moreAs Chinese idioms are mostly from ancient languages, some of the names of insects are different from those in common use nowadays, and they are even rarely known to the modern public. Now, we will list the representative ones in this category, and explain the names of the insects in them by synthesizing a variety of information.
The product is an alias for cicadas; the cicada is a kind of cicada with a small body, a greenish back, and a clear, rounded sound. "蜩螗沸羹" means like cicadas chirping and boiling soup tumbling, indicating disturbance and uneasiness.
猬锋螗斧
The word "螗" in this idiom is different from that in the previous one, which is short for "螗螂", i.e., "praying mantis". The word "christian song back" is short for "mantis". The "mantis axe" is the forefoot of the praying mantis, so named because it is often held high like a person holding an axe. "Hedgehog" refers to the hedgehog's thorns. "Hedgehog" is a metaphor for a small force.
螓首蛾眉 螓 is a kind of cicada, with a small body, square head, broad forehead, and a pattern. "A small cicatrix with a square head and a broad forehead and a patterned brow describes the beauty of a woman's face.
Overrate a tree Overrate is a large ant.
Chu waist grub collar The "grub" here refers to the "grub", which is the larva of the asphodel. In modern times, "grub" generally refers to grubs, that is, the larvae of the golden tortoise beetle. "Chu waist grub collar" describes a woman's slim physique and whitened neck.
Butterfly grudges and grasshoppers "Grasshopper" refers to crickets or locusts. "Butterfly grudges grasshopper miserable" is a metaphor for the sad and miserable feeling of homesickness. In modern entomology, "grasshopper" in the name of "grasshopper cockroach", is a class of rare insects in China.
Well frog acyl chicken Acyl chicken is a midge or gnat that moves on wine vinegar or sour wine. The idiom of "well frog acyl chicken" is a metaphor for not having a wide vision and shallow knowledge.
Moths are attached to bees, and the word "moth" here means "ant". "Moths and bees" refers to gathering like ants and bees, describing
Morphological features of insects in Chinese idioms
Some Chinese idioms explicitly apply the morphological features of certain insects, such as body size, body shape, body color, head shape, compound eyes, beak, antennae, wings, feet, and other parts of the insect. In a few Chinese idioms, it is not clear what kind of insects or parts are used. The following is a summary of the evidence.
Size Most of the insects in Chinese idioms are small in size, and they are used to represent insignificant people and things, and some of them do not measure themselves. For example, "an ant trying to shake a tree", "fly head", "fly name", "snail profit", "mosquito and gadfly negative mountain",
Physical shape Most of the wasps in the suborder Hymenoptera are narrow in the thorax and abdomen, called "thin waist", which is a metaphor for a slender or weak body in idioms. Such as "bee waist cutting back", "bee waist ape back", "bee waist crane knee" and so on.
Body color The white body color of the larvae of the cow, used in idioms to describe the whiteness of the woman's neck. Such as "Chu waist grub collar".
Head shape Cicada square head and wide forehead, used in idioms to describe the face of women. Such as "a small cicada with a square head and moth eyebrows".
Compound eyes The compound eyes of the wasp are more prominent, and there is a poisonous stinger at the end of the abdomen, which is used in idioms to describe people's appearance as vicious, ugly, and vicious in nature. Such as "bee eyes and jackal voice" and so on.
Beak The mouthparts of the cicada are piercing and sucking mouthparts, and the lower lip is specialized as the beak tube, which contains the mouth pins specialized in the upper and lower jaws, and the beak is usually close to the ventral surface of the chest, like the drooping part of the ancient crown belt knotted under the jaw. This is the meaning of "Cicada strings" in the idiom of "Cicada strings and crabs". The idiom of "Cicada Caps and Crabs" is a metaphor for contradicting each other or not living up to its name.
Tentacles The term "moth-eyebrow" in the idiom "cicadas" refers to the long, slender, curved tentacles of moths, and is used to describe a woman's beautiful eyebrows.
The wings of a cicada are light, thin and transparent. In the idiom of "Cicada Shirt and Lin Belt", "Cicada Shirt" refers to the clothes made of thin silk. The idiom of "Cicada Shirt and Lin Belt" is a metaphor for beautiful clothes; "Cicada wings are heavy, and a thousand pounds are light" describes the confusion between right and wrong.
Foot The front foot of the mantis is the catching foot, which looks very powerful, but is naturally dwarfed by its strength. The idioms "猬锋螗斧", "蛮睫螳轮" and "螳臂挡车" all refer to the mantis's forefeet, and are all used to describe a person who does not think he is strong enough to do anything.
Other idioms The idioms "wren's nest, mosquito's eyelashes", "insect's nest, mosquito's eyelashes", and "mantis' wheel" all have "mosquito's eyelashes" in them. ". "Mosquito eyelashes" or "eyelashes" are also known as "mosquito eyebrows". Mosquitoes don't really have eyelashes or eyebrows. The "wren's nest and mosquito's eyelashes" is only a legend, and "mosquito eyelashes" or "mosquito eyebrows" are only fabricated by the ancients, used as a metaphor for an extremely small place. If we must say that there is "mosquito eyelashes" or "mosquito eyebrows", then it can only refer to the mosquito compound eye above the bristles of the bush
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