South harrier and north eagle, dove in a magpie's nest, magpie laughs and dove dances, wailing, grass grows and warbler flies, warbling and swallowing,
Labor and swallow fly apart, carve a swan and rushing, tend to be like a rushing, dare not be rushing,
Do not see as a yellow crane, a crane, a flock of chickens, a crane without dance, a cooking crane and a burning qin,
Don't be alone in a crane and a lonely barbarian, a crane in the wind and a crane in the wind,
Cheese hair and chicken skin, crane hair and child's face,
Driving birds for the bushes, flying rabbits and rabbits, chicken and bugs, chicken and eggs,
Chicken and dog jumping, chicken hair and garlic, chicken mouth and cow's back, chickens and dogs,
Chicken and dog are not alarmed, chicken and dog are not at peace, chicken and dog are in the dark, chicken and dog are in the dark, chicken and dog are in the dark,
Chicken and dog in Huai Nan, chicken and dog, dumb as a wood, cock fights, stealing chickens,
Calling a chicken and cursing a dog,
The bird flies first, the bird hunts, the quail wears a hundred knots, the swan and the mallard,
The goose walks in the duck's footsteps, the eagle walks in the dog's footsteps, the phoenix chirps in the morning sun, the ghost tends to the bird's feet,
Broken cranes continue the mallard, the lone cloud and wild cranes, the Taishan feather, parrots learn to speak,
The crowds, the birds rely on the bird's feet, the claws of snow mud and snow paws, two birds in one arrow,
Shining the sky, the birds are in the sky, and the birds are in the air, and the birds are in the air,
The bird is in the air, and the birds are in the air. The dog jumps over the wall, the dog jumps over the wall, the dog takes the mouse
Rat's arm and nymph's liver:
The rat's liver and insect's arm are said to be the rat's arm or the mouse's liver and insect's arm. Rat's belly and chicken's intestines:
Metaphor for a person with a small capacity, unable to tolerate others
Rat's belly and snail's intestines:
Judging to say that a rat's belly and chicken's intestines
Bull's knife cuts off a chicken:
Also used as "bull's knife cuts off a chicken".
Bull knife small test:
Metaphor for having great ability, but first show your skill in small things
Bull tall horse big:
Metaphor for a person who is tall and strong
Bull ghosts, snakes, snakes and gods:
1) The ghosts of the head of a bull and the god of snake's body. Describe the work as unreal and grotesque. Also refers to unreal and grotesque works.
Niu Huang and Dog Bao:
Niu Huang is the stone in the gallbladder of a cow; Dog Bao is the condensation in the organs of a dog. Both are the product of visceral disease, because of the metaphor of a bad heart
Tiger back and bear waist:
describes the person's body sturdy
Tiger change dragon steam:
that is, riding on the time to change and soaring
Tiger steps and dragon line:
describes the emperor's extraordinary manners, such as the posture of the dragon and the tiger
Tiger Chao Longchamp:
means the group rises to the occasion
The emperor's manners are not extraordinary, such as the posture of the dragon and the tiger
Tiger Chao Longchamp:
means that the group rises to the occasion.
The tiger and the fox:
Metaphor for the vicious and cunning
The tiger fights with the dragon:
Metaphor for the heroes fighting with each other
The rabbit's horn and the cow's wing:
The rabbit doesn't have a horn, and the cow doesn't have a wing, so it is used as a metaphor for the rabbit's horn and the cow's wing.
Rabbits and swallows:
Describing a desolate scene
Rabbits and swallows:
Metaphor for fast action
Rabbits and migratory birds:
The rabbits have just come out of their nests, and the migratory birds landed immediately to capture them. The most agile action.
Rabbit Rises and Sinks:
The moon rises and sets
Rabbit Lacks and Sinks:
The rabbit flies
Dragon Rushes and Tiger Surges:
The group of heroes competes for the deer
Dragon Fledgling and Phoenix Seed:
Descendant of the emperor
Long Virtue in the Field:
"The I-Yi - Qian": "The I-Yi is the most important of all. Yi - Qian: "'Seeing the dragon in the field', De Shi Pu also."
Dragon carving and phoenix chewing:
Metaphor for the beauty of rhetoric
Dragon breaking can be boarded:
It is said that it can be operated profitably.
Long, through the "monopoly"
Long break of the Deng:
Said to seek profit and wealth.
Dragon Squatting and Tiger Crouching:
The word "dragon coiling and tiger crouching"
Snake Grey and Earth Threads:
Metaphorically, there are corresponding clues to follow
Snake Hair and Horse Horns:
Snake hair and horse horns are things that cannot exist in the world.
Snake Coil and Ghost Attachment:
Metaphor for mutual collusion
Snake Coil and Earth Knot:
Metaphor for mutual collusion
Marble and Cow Urinating:
Marble is fungus; Cow Urinating is plantain grass.
Horses don't stop hoofing:
Metaphorically, horses don't stop for a moment, without a break
Horses can't catch up:
Metaphorically, they can't catch up, can't keep up
Ma's teeth are increasing:
Gu Liang Zhuan-Xi Gong Er Nian (The second year of Gu Liang Zhuan-Xi Gong): 'Xun Xi took his horse, manipulated the bik, and said: 'The bik is still the same, but the horse's teeth are longer.'"
Horse to Success:
Describing the smoothness of things and the victory at the beginning
Sheep are very greedy:
Metaphor of ruthlessness and greed. (From "The Records of the Grand Historian - Xiang Yu's Chronicles": "He ordered the army to say: 'Fierce as a tiger, very much like a sheep, greedy as a wolf, strong and unenvoyable, all of them will be beheaded.'"
Sheep fall into the tiger's mouth:
Metaphor in danger, there is no life
Sheep's wool comes out of the sheep's body:
Metaphorically, a certain place to spend money, but still from a certain place to retrieve
Sheep trampled on the garden:
The Three Kingdoms Wei Handan Chun "Laughing Forest": "Some people often eat vegetables and vegetables, and suddenly eat lamb, dreaming of five Tibetan God said: 'The sheep stepped through the vegetable garden!'"
Sheep's head and dog's meat:
Metaphor for a person who is used to eating vegetables and suddenly eats meat
Metaphor for a person who is inconsistent with his appearance and has a dark set
Mu Monkey with a Crown:
The rhesus monkey wears a hat. The metaphor is that although the appearance is dressed up, but the essence can not be concealed. It is often used to satirize people who cling to power and steal fame and position
Making a monkey out of a monkey:
Making a mess of things, playing tricks
Killing chickens to scare monkeys:
Metaphorically, punishing one person in order to intimidate or warn others
There is no tiger on the mountain, and monkeys are called the king:
Colloquial phrase, which is used to refer to the absence of a capable person, but also an ordinary person who is also playing the main role
The monkey has a hat, and it is a hat that is worn by the monkey.
The Monkey:
Metaphorically speaking, the monkey has a false name, but not in fact
Hen Crane Crown Monkey:
Ride the crane of the Hen, wear a hat of the monkey.
This is a metaphor for a person who has a false reputation
Chicken Intestine and Dog Belly:
This is a metaphor for a narrow-minded and vicious heart
Chicken and Insects Gain and Loss:
Tang Du Fu's "Chicken Binding": "The small slave binds chickens and sells them in the market, and the chickens are bound in a hurry to compete with each other. I am sick of chickens eating insects and ants at home, but I don't know that the chickens are sold and cooked. Insects and chickens in the human how thick or thin, I scolded the slave people to untie it. The chicken and the bugs have no time to lose or gain, and I am watching the cold river and leaning on the mountain pavilion."
Chicken and egg:
Metaphorically, the two ends fall short, nothing
Chicken flying dog barking:
Used to say that the chicken flies away
Dog stealing chicken:
1) Metaphorically, it is a skill of the smallest.
Dogs steal from rats:
Thieves like rats and dogs.
The dog barks when it sees a person who is not his master. (From "The Strategies of the Warring States - The Sixth Strategy of Qi": "The dog of metatarsal barks at Yao, not at the noble metatarsal but at the lowly Yao, and the dog barks at a person who is not his master.")
Dogs Barking in Fright:
A small alarm
Dogs Gou and Flies Camping:
They are like the dogs that seek to live, and like the flies that camp to and fro.
Dogs jumping over the wall:
It is a metaphor for acting without regard to the consequences when one is desperate. (From "Dunhuang Changwenji - Swallow Fugue": "People are in a hurry to burn incense, and dogs are in a hurry to jump over the wall.")
Pigs and Dogs:
Metaphor for bad friends who are lazy and unprofessional
Mud Pig and Scabbard Dogs:
Metaphor for lowly or vulgar people
People are afraid to be famous and pigs are afraid to be strong:
Pigs will be slaughtered when they grow fat, a metaphor for the trouble people attract when they become famous
One Dragon and One Pig:
Metaphor for two people who are very different from each other
They are very different from each other.
A pig and a dog:
Judging to scold a dog
Two birds with one stone
Dragon and horse
Rat head and mouse head
Animals
Chinese Idioms about Fish
Relating to Fish
Like Fish Gaining Water (1). Nowadays, it is often used to describe friends or husband and wife who are in harmony with each other. (2)It is used to describe the environment in which one is able to fulfill one's wishes.
The metaphor of the calamity of a fish in a pond is to suffer from a disaster for no reason.
The fish in the pond will suffer for no reason.
Fish and water (1) is a metaphor for a couple in harmony. (2)It is a metaphor for a ruler and his ministers getting along with each other.
Fish and geese sinking is a metaphor for the absence of news.
Fish eyes mixed with pearls is a metaphor for using fake goods to fill up real goods.
The country of fish and rice means a fertile place near water.
Fish and Flesh VillagersThe landed gentry, who bully their own townspeople by their power.
Fish and geese is a metaphor for the beauty of a woman's appearance.
The fish are marching in a line in order.
Fish and geese refer to the return of letters.
Lu Yuhei Boar refers to the mistake of transmitting words due to their similarity in shape.
Muddling through the water to get a small advantage in a chaotic situation.
The fish in the net is a metaphor for a criminal who has not been arrested and brought to justice.
Fish on a log is a metaphor for laboring without success, never to be gained.
Bowfish's restaurant is a metaphor for a hostile environment or a place where villains gather.
The metaphor of "envying the fish at the abyss" is that of "wishing for something without actually doing it".
The idiom of "Bird"
To kill two birds with one stone is to do one thing and get two effects.
The idiom of "Birdie" describes a woman or a child who is timid and lovable.
Birdie's return describes the return of a traveler to his home after a long journey. Or it is a metaphor for returning to one's post after being away from work for too long and being tired of the external formality.
The tired bird returns to the nest describes the traveler who is tired of traveling to his home. Or it is a metaphor for returning to one's own post after being away from work for too long and getting tired of the external formality.
The stupid bird flies first (1) describes a foolish person who lacks consideration beforehand and often acts recklessly. (2)Or it is used to indicate that a foolish person should act earlier than others so as not to be in a hurry.
The metaphor of "the birds are dead and the bow is hidden" is that the world has been established and the outstanding ministers have been abandoned.
Birds and flowers describe the scenery of spring.
Bird-face and swan-face are used to describe a person who has been hungry for a long time and is thin, and is also called "bird-face and swan-face".
Birds dying for food is a metaphor for people dying of greed for money.
Birds and beasts can not be with the same group refers to the fact that after all, people still have to live in the crowd society, and can not live in seclusion to escape from the world.
The metaphor of a bird's death is that when a person is about to die, he or she will find out his or her conscience and speak kind words.
The bird of the bow is a metaphor for a person who has been in trouble and is therefore fearful.
Chinese idioms for "crane"
The idiom of "no trace of the yellow crane" is used to describe a person who is gone without a trace.
The sound of the winds and the cranes calling out describes the people's fear and panic.
Burning the qin and cooking the crane refers to the behavior of not understanding elegance and killing the scenery.
Idle clouds and wild cranes describes the transcendent and uncontested, can be used in the hermit, or retired at home, the life of leisure and carefree people.
Chicken skin and crane hair coarse skin and white hair, describing the old man with gray hair and wrinkles.
The metaphor of a crane standing on a flock of chickens is used to describe a person of outstanding talent. Or it is used to describe a person who is particularly tall.
Crane hair is a metaphor for old age and health.
The word "crane" is used to describe a person who is different from the others and is difficult to harmonize.
Chinese Idioms for Geese and Geese
Sinking Fish, Falling Geese describes a woman's beauty.
Fish Shen fell geese describes a woman's beauty.
The idiom of "geese and geese" is used to describe the constant communication with each other.
The geese are out of order in mourning the loss of a brother.
The geese lost their wings and lost their brothers.
The return of fish and geese refers to the return of letters.
Thousand miles of goose feathers send gifts from afar.
The idiom of "the rest of the birds"
The idiom of "turtledove occupying a magpie's nest" refers to occupying another person's property by force.
The idiom of "a quail's coat with a hundred knots" is used to describe clothes that are worn out and full of patches.
The wren's branch (1) is used to advise a person to have fewer desires; today it is often said as, "A wren's nest in the forest is but a branch." (2) or a metaphor for a place to stay, mostly used when a person is entrusted with a job.
Luan Xiangfeng Gathering is a metaphor for the gathering of talents.
Phoenix describes the rare in the world.
Phoenix in flight is a metaphor for a couple singing and playing together; it is often used as a wedding toast.
Iris is a metaphor for letting nature take its course.
Silence is a metaphor for the quieting down of an otherwise noisy crowd.
Hongqiao Zhizhi is a metaphor for the ambition of a great swan, which is the same as "the ambition of the green clouds".
Peng Cheng Wanli blesses others with a great future, such as Peng Fei Wanli.
The sound of warbling and swallowing is used to describe birdsong. It is also used to describe a woman's voice, which is smooth and fluent.
The word "warbler" is used to describe a large number of women.
The word "love" is used to describe a couple's love for each other, which is the same as "husband and wife's love".
Snipe and mussel are fighting for each other, and the fisherman gets the benefit of it, which is a metaphor for a third party getting the benefit of the two.
The idiom of "twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac"
I. The idiom of "rat"
The idiom of "rat is not afraid to hit the rat for fear of hurting the utensils, which is a metaphor for having some scruples about doing something.
The idiom of "rat and mouse" describes the situation of escaping in a sorry state.
It is a metaphor for a person who has a lot of skills but is unable to specialize in them.
Rat's teeth and teeth's horns is a metaphor for fighting with others.
The rat's liver and worm's arm refers to something extremely low and tiny.
Mole drinking from a river is a metaphor for a small quantity, taking little; or nothing remarkable.
Seer's head and rat's eyes are used to describe a person's treacherous looks, such as the head of a roe deer or the eyes of a rat. It is similar to "sharp-mouthed, monkey's cheeks", but "sharp-mouthed, monkey's cheeks" only describes ugly appearance, while "roe deer's head, rat's eyes" emphasizes the person's treachery and cunning.
The idiom of "cow"
Nine cows and one hair is a metaphor for the value of very small and slight.
Nine oxen and two tigers is a metaphor for great strength.
Bull's-eye describes a talented person who shows a little talent.
Bull's-eared AllianceAnciently, a blood oath was taken to make an alliance.
Bull's clothing is a metaphor for a poor couple's difficult life.
Niu Shan Maundy (1) describes the deforestation of mountainous areas. (2) Transforms its meaning to describe a person with a bare head.
Hanging a book on a cow's horn describes diligence toward learning. It has the same meaning as "hanging from a beam", "reading by night" and "chiseling the wall to borrow light".
Bull, Ghost, Snake and God (1) describes a person who looks ugly and scary. (2) A metaphor for someone who acts in an absurd and vicious manner.
Niu Tou Ma Mian (1) describes a person who looks ugly and scary. (2) A metaphor for a person who acts in an absurd and vicious way.
Bull and Horse Wind and Dust (牛马风尘) describes a person who is running on the road, dusty and very tiring.
Cow and horse ulcer is a metaphor for a lowly person or thing.
Cooking a chicken in a cow's cauldron is a metaphor for using a large amount of material for a small purpose.
Bull's head is not the same as a horse's mouth is a metaphor for two things that don't fit together at all, and it is usually used to describe a person who is answering a question that is not what it should be.
There are a lot of books.
The metaphor of a cow going into the sea is that the cow never comes back, and there is no trace of it.
Scarring the bull is a metaphor for knowing things thoroughly and being able to do things with ease.
The metaphor of not understanding a cow is not a good idea.
The metaphor of drilling a bull's horn is that of being stubborn and trapped in a desperate situation.
The first-born calf is a metaphor for a newborn calf who is not afraid of anything, who is not afraid of difficulties and evil forces.
Licking the calf describes the love of parents for their children.
The son of a cow is a metaphor for a father who is evil and a son who is wise.
The idiom of "unrelated to the wind and the horse and the ox" is used to describe a person who is unrelated to the wind and the horse and the ox.
The idiom of "tiger"
The idiom of "nine oxen and two tigers" is a metaphor for great strength.
Three people make a tiger is a metaphor for the fact that even if the rumor is wrong, the people who say it will believe it.
The posture of being lively and strong and courageous.
Like a tiger adding wings is a metaphor for a strong person who is helped to be stronger and more feared.
Sheep into the tiger's mouth is a metaphor for a dangerous and inevitable death.
The return of a tiger to the mountain is a way of indulging an evil person and allowing him to return to his own sphere of influence or territory and endanger others again.
Fox-fake-tiger-will is a metaphor for falsifying one's voice to frighten others.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a metaphor for many and outstanding talents.
The metaphor of a tiger entering a flock of sheep is that it is so powerful that the other party has no power to resist and can do whatever it wants.
The tiger's mouth is a metaphor for a life that has been saved after great danger.
Tiger eyeing describes staring greedily, waiting for the time to be ripe in order to strike.
The tiger's head, the snake's tail is a metaphor for doing something without a beginning, without a final end, without perseverance.
To be a tiger's accomplice is to be an accomplice to something bad.
Wolf swallowing describes eating something violently and hastily, which is rude and unsightly.
To be a tiger is a metaphor for a person who, after doing something, wants to stop too late, with the meaning of being in a dilemma.
Riding on a tiger is a metaphor for being forced by the situation to stop.
To seek skin with a tiger is a metaphor for something that is impossible to succeed.
To fight a tiger with bare hands and to cross a river without a boat is a metaphor for the courage of a man who has no courage.
Talking about a tiger originally meant that one had to experience it before one could have any real knowledge of it; it was later extended to mean that one was afraid of something, and when one talked about it, one became frightened and changed color.
The stratagem of transferring a tiger away from a mountain to trick someone into leaving the base with a view to achieving a certain purpose.
Raising a tiger to bring trouble is a metaphor for indulging an enemy or an evil person and bringing trouble to oneself.
Hungry tiger pouncing on sheep is a metaphor for being very greedy.
Long Yin Hu Xiao refers to the cries of dragons and tigers, and describes the very loud and clear sound of people's cries.
The dragon fighting with the tiger describes the two strong fights, which are not equal to each other.
The Dragon's Lair and the Tiger's Den refer to the dangerous places.
The Dragon's Pit describes a place where the situation is majestic and dangerous.
The term "return the tiger to the mountain" is used to describe letting go of an evil person so that he or she can jeopardize the society again.
The idiom of "Rabbit"
The Jade Rabbit rises in the east to indicate that it is nighttime.
Waiting for the rabbit indicates that one's stubbornness is not enough to change one's mind.
Rabbit Hair Dabo was a general term for an old man in Song and Yuan times.
Rabbit death is a metaphor for being utilized when something goes wrong and then being destroyed when it does.
The metaphor of the death of a rabbit and fox is that the death or defeat of the same kind of person makes oneself mourn.
The metaphor of the death of the rabbit is that the sun and the moon run together, and the time passes quickly.
The Rabbit Rises and Falls (1) describes the agility of movement. (2)It is a metaphor for majestic calligraphy.
V. Idioms related to "dragon"
The dragon is lively and brave.
The dragon describes the bustle of traffic.
The whole process of a matter.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a metaphor for the abundance and excellence of talents.
Living Dragon describes paintings, carvings, or written narratives that are extremely realistic.
Ride the Dragon describes a satisfactory and good son-in-law.
Looking for a son to become a dragon hopes that his son will become a great man in the future.
Drawing a dragon and dotting its eyes is a metaphor for making a painting by adding a stroke at an important place to make the work more profound and dynamic.
The metaphor of a dragon getting water is that a person's talents are appreciated and utilized.
A dragon without a head is a metaphor for a crowd that has lost its leader.
Ye Gong Hao Long is a metaphor for a person who loves something superficially, but is not really in love with it; it is also a metaphor for a person who is not really in love with it.
The dragon has nine sons. Ancient legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine little dragons, all with different appearances and temperaments. The metaphor is that people are not all the same.
Dragon and tiger roar refers to the roar of the dragon and the tiger, and describes the sound of the human roar which is very strong and loud.
The dragon fights with the tiger, describing the two strong fights, not comparable.
Dragon's Liver and Phoenix Marrow is a metaphor for rare and beautiful dishes.
The dragon flies and the phoenix dances describes a spirited and majestic atmosphere.
Dragon and Horse Spirit describes a robust and abundant spirit.
Dragon and serpent is a metaphor for a variety of good and bad people living together in a mixed way.
Dragon and phoenix are auspicious signs of wealth and fortune, mostly used on wedding certificates or wedding invitations.
The Dragon's Lair is a metaphor for a dangerous place.
The Dragon's Lair describes a place where the situation is majestic and dangerous.
Dragon walks and tiger steps refers to a dignified and non-ordinary person, mostly used to describe the emperor.
Longchamps and tigers step is a metaphor for the majestic and dignified atmosphere.
Longchamp describes a grand scale.
Climbing the dragon and attaching to the phoenix is a metaphor for sucking up to someone with power and influence.
Dragon swimming in shallow water by the shrimp play, the tiger fell into the sun by the dog bully metaphor for heroes at the end of the road, or useless.
Six idioms about "snake"
The idiom of "to beat the grass to frighten the snake" is used to describe a person who does not do something closely, so as to make the other side to be on the defensive.
Cup and bow, snake and shadow, too much skepticism will be illusory things as real.
Snake's head is a metaphor for the lack of perseverance in doing something.
Snake without a head does not work refers to the rabble and the thieves who are in trouble can not act without a leader.
Snake is a metaphor for making something out of nothing.
The false and the serpent barely responds.
The metaphor of a mixture of good and bad people is dragon and serpent, which means that all kinds of good and bad people live together.
Seven idioms about "horse":
Yi Ma Dang Xianxiang is brave enough to go ahead of others when fighting or doing something.
Thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of horses describes a large number of soldiers and a strong force.
The sky and horses are a metaphor for the boldness of talent.
The word "ape" is used to describe a mind that is restless.
The work of a dog or a horse is a modest description of one's own meager service, which is as insignificant as that of a dog or a horse.
Sweat and Horse's Merit is a metaphor for the merit of campaigning and running.
The old horse knows the way is a metaphor for the experienced person.
Soldier and horse chaos describes the seriousness of the destruction of war and the disorder of order.
Fast horse is a metaphor for speeding up.
Seeking Horses Tangwu Tangwu: an empty bazaar.
The way to get what you want is not right, and you will not get it.
Walking on the horse to be added later.
To be added later.
Walking the horse to look at the flowers to see the outward appearance of the matter, but have no time to look into its underlying meaning.
The traffic is very busy.
Recruiting soldiers and buying horses; refers to the gathering of forces to plan for battle.
Jingo Tiema indicates that the army is well equipped and very strong in combat; or a metaphor for war.
The childhood sweethearts refer to the playmates of young children.
Non-monkey, non-horse describes something unorthodox.
To call a deer a horse describes to distort the facts to reverse right and wrong.
The black sheep is a metaphor for someone who harms everyone.
Fodder horses and soldiers sharpen their weapons and feed their horses in preparation for battle; also generalized to refer to active preparation beforehand.
Foddering the troops and horses to sharpen their weapons, feed the horses, and prepare for battle; also generalized to refer to active preparation beforehand.
The metaphor of a horse that doesn't stop is that it doesn't rest and doesn't stop.
Horse's ear is used to describe a person who is indifferent to what others say and forgets what he has heard.
Horse to Success is used to congratulate a person for succeeding quickly and easily.
MaGeLiXian describes a soldier who died heroically on the battlefield.
Horse's head means to act completely at the command of the leader.
Horse's teeth are only a metaphor for a person who is only getting older in vain, but not doing much.
Single-handedly venturing straight ahead without relying on others.
The traces of a horse are the small and inconspicuous signs from which the truth can be deduced.
The old man's misfortune (1) is a metaphor for a person who has been blessed by a misfortune. (2)Describing the unpredictable nature of misfortune and happiness, one cannot make a sudden judgment.
Ten thousand horses are to be added later.
The word "team of horses" is hard to catch up with. It is used to warn people to be careful with their words and to keep their promises.
Dragon and Horse Spirit describes a strong and energetic spirit.
Sound and color describe a very rotten life.
Leaving a horse at the edge of a cliff is a metaphor for coming to the edge of danger and turning back in time.
The metaphor of revealing the truth.
The idiom of "the black horse and the yellow mare" is to say that one should not emphasize the outward appearance of a horse, but rather the substance of the horse's appearance.
VIII. Idioms related to "sheep":
The idiom of "mending the prison after death" is a metaphor for remedying the situation afterwards.
The idiom of "sheep" is used to describe a person who takes the responsibility for another person's sins and mistakes.
Sheep into the tiger's mouth is a metaphor for danger so great that death is inevitable.
Sheep's intestinal path a coiled and narrow path in the mountains.
Sheep is a metaphor for a man who is outwardly powerful but inwardly timid.
Billy goat is a metaphor for being in a difficult situation, unable to advance or retreat.
The wool comes out of the sheep's body, and the wool grows on the sheep's body, which is a metaphor for the profit gained from the sheep's own body.
The idiom of the sheep on the wrong road is a metaphor for those who seek the same thing at the end of the road, and those who seek the same thing at the end of the road are easily led astray.
The metaphor of a tiger entering a flock of sheep is that it is so powerful that the other side has no power to resist and can do whatever it wants.
Legend has it that when an antelope sleeps at night, it hangs its horns on a tree without touching the ground, so as not to be hunted down and killed. Thus, it is a metaphor for a poem that is free of traces.
The idiom of "taking a sheep by the hand" refers to the act of stealing.
A hungry tiger pouncing on a sheep is a metaphor for gluttony.
The idiom of "monkey":
Killing a chicken to warn a monkey is a metaphor for severely punishing someone as a warning to others.
Ten idioms related to "chicken":
Please refer to the chicken made of clay and the dog made of tile. Metaphorically speaking, it is useless.
The female chicken is a metaphor for a woman's dictatorship.
To be dumb as a wooden chicken describes to be flabbergasted by fear.
To steal a chicken or a dog is to engage in illicit behavior.
Stealing a chicken is a metaphor for a speculator who fails in his attempts to get something done and suffers a loss instead.
Killing the chicken to get the eggs (1) refers to the ruler's disregard for the tyrannical levying of taxes, even to the extent of cutting off the people's production. (2) It describes a person who is too greedy and does not know how to satisfy himself; he wants to get a big profit, but he cannot tolerate a small one, and then he cuts off the foundation of his pursuit of profit.
Killing a chicken to warn a monkey is a metaphor for severely punishing a person as a warning to others.
To kill a chicken, don't use a bull's knife is a metaphor for dealing with small matters without the need to use great strength.
Marrying a chicken and following the chicken is a metaphor for a woman who marries her husband as she pleases.
To be the head of a chicken is to be the head of a small person rather than the end of a big person.
When the chicken wakes up and dances, it refers to the spirit of those who have great ambitions, who can be on the alert at all times and be encouraged in time.
The power of binding a chicken is a metaphor for a person who is weak and powerless.
The word "chicken feather" is used to describe a minor and trivial matter.
The word "chicken and dog" is used to describe a person who is not alive.
The word "chicken and dog" is used to describe a great deal of harassment.
It is said that when a person becomes a big official, those who are related to him will also become powerful.
Cockles are protrusions of the skin caused by cold, usually referring to a person's nausea at talking.
Chicken Skin and Crane Hair coarse skin and white hair, describing an old man with gray hair and wrinkles.
Cock-a-doodle-doo is a metaphor for being disturbed and upset by harassment.
Chickens and dogs are trivial and fragmentary items.
Cock and dog refers to people who have no great talent and only know side ways.
Crane standing on a flock of chickens is a metaphor for outstanding talent. Or it is used to describe a person who is particularly tall.
Eleven idioms about "dog":
White clouds and gray dogs are a metaphor for the world's ever-changing events.
The idiom of "dog" is a reference to the fact that the dog is used when something happens, but is destroyed when the thing is accomplished.
Dogs rely on the power of others to bully the weak.
The old custom of pouring dog's blood on one's head was to make the demon appear in its original form. Later, it was often used to refer to the embarrassment of a person.
Dog's tail is a metaphor for the indiscriminate creation of officials and titles without regard to merit.
Dog's head is a metaphor for something impossible to achieve, usually used as an excuse to reject others, with the same meaning as "white head, horse horn".
Dog-headed military counselor describes a person who loves to offer small plans.
Dog Gou Li describes the behavior of a villain who exploits everywhere and by any means.
Dog's eyes look down on others is usually used to ridicule a person who despises others at will. It is similar to "looking at someone through a doorway" and "having eyes but no pearls".
The dog's mouth can't spit out ivory is used to sneer at others for not having a clean mouth or not having enough cultivation, and for not being able to speak good and kind words.
Dogs bite Lü Dongbin, do not know the good heart usually used in the "good intentions do not have a good reward" when the said words of anger.
Wolf heart and dog lung is a metaphor for people who are vicious and cruel like animals, or people who are unreasonable and ungrateful.
Stealing chickens and touching dogs is a metaphor for doing something improper.
Marrying a dog with a dog is a metaphor for a woman who marries her husband and takes things as they come.
To be inferior to a dog is to be inferior to a pig.
The "chickens flying and dogs jumping" describes a messy and chaotic situation.
The chicken and the dog are in bits and pieces.
Chicken and dog are a metaphor for insignificant skills.
Pig and dog friends is a metaphor for bad friends.
The earth chicken and tile dog is a chicken made of clay and a dog made of tile. It is a metaphor for a useless thing.
Dogs and Teeth (1) describes the junction of two things, jagged, into each other's shape. (2)Canine teeth are used to describe more than two kinds of forces that hold each other in check.
The quality of dogs and sheep is a metaphor for a timid and incompetent disposition.
Dogs and Horses is used as a humble term to describe the heart of loyalty and sincerity to one's superior.
The life of a dog or a horse is used to describe one's own life.
The disease of a dog or a horse is used to describe one's illness.
The labor of a dog or a horse is a humble term for one's own meager service, which is as insignificant as that of a dog or a horse.
The teeth of a dog or horse modestly refer to one's age.
Dogs of the Lost Family sneers at the unpopular people who fled in great distress.
Shu Dog Barks at the Sun is a metaphor for being a little bit strange.
The dog of sound and color describes a very rotten life.
Dogs and chickens are driven to extinction, leaving no survivors.
Chicken and dog is a metaphor for harassment.
It is said that when a person becomes a big official, those who are related to him will also become powerful.
The idiom of "pig":
Pig and dog are inferior to each other.
The idiom of "swine" refers to the sharpness and valor of a conflict.
The idiom of "pig and dog" refers to bad friends.
The idiom of "pig's hoofs and fields" refers to the hope of obtaining a big reward for a small sacrifice.
The metaphor of "rags and wolves running" refers to the sight of running in a hurry. It is usually used to describe the situation when two armies are facing each other and the defeated army is running away.
The tiger enters the flock of sheep
The antelope hangs by its horns
The sheep on the wrong road
The sheep with the wine
Driving the sheep to attack the tiger
The meat of the sheep
Like a wolf with the goats
Nine out of ten goats with the goats
Making goats to be wolves
To lead goats with the hands
Soothers with the goats
Scapegoat
Scapegoating goats
Scapegoating sheep
Scapegoating sheep
Slaughtered sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
Sheep and cattle
It moves like a rabbit
The hair of the tortoise and the horns of the rabbit
The fox dies and the rabbit weeps
The fox and the rabbit grieve
Seeing the rabbit and letting go the eagle
Seeing the rabbit and taking care of the dog
The sly rabbit has three holes
The frightened ape and the rabbit
Still as a maiden, moving as a hare
The dog and the rabbit are both killed
Fish Idioms
Ruy Fish Get Water (1)The idiom of "Fish Get Water" was originally used to describe the treatment of ruler and minister, but nowadays it is often used to describe friends or husband and wife who are in good relationship with each other. (2)It is used to describe the environment in which one can get what one wants.
The metaphor of the disaster of a fish in a pond is to suffer from a disaster for no reason.
The fish in the pond will suffer for no reason.
Fish and water (1) is a metaphor for a couple in harmony. (2)It is a metaphor for a ruler and his ministers getting along with each other.
Fish and geese sinking is a metaphor for the absence of news.
Fish eyes mixed with pearls is a metaphor for using fake goods to fill up real goods.
The country of fish and rice means a fertile place near water.
Fish and Flesh VillagersThe landed gentry, who bully their own townspeople by their power.
Fish and geese is a metaphor for the beauty of a woman's appearance.
The fish are marching in a line in order.
Fish and geese refer to the return of letters.
Lu Yuhei Boar refers to the mistake of transmitting words due to their similarity in shape.
Muddling through the water to get a small advantage in a chaotic situation.
The fish in the net is a metaphor for a criminal who has not been arrested and brought to justice.
Fish on a log is a metaphor for laboring without success, never to be gained.
Bowfish's restaurant is a metaphor for a hostile environment or a place where villains gather.
The metaphor of "envying the fish at the abyss" is that of "wishing for something without actually doing it".
The idiom of "Bird"
To kill two birds with one stone is to do one thing and get two effects.
The idiom of "Birdie" describes a woman or a child who is timid and lovable.
Birdie's return describes the return of a traveler to his home after a long journey. Or it is a metaphor for returning to one's post after being away from work for too long and being tired of the external formality.
The tired bird returns to the nest describes a traveler who is tired of traveling to his home. Or it is a metaphor for returning to one's own post after being away from work for too long and getting tired of the external forms.
The stupid bird flies first (1) describes a foolish person who lacks consideration beforehand and often acts recklessly. (2)Or it is used to indicate that a foolish person should act earlier than others so as not to be in a hurry.
The metaphor of "the bird is dead and the bow is hidden" is that the world has been established and the outstanding ministers have been abandoned.
Birds and flowers describe the scenery of spring.
Bird-face and swan-face are used to describe a person who has been hungry for a long time and is thin, and is also called "bird-face and swan-face".
Birds dying for food is a metaphor for people dying of greed for money.
Birds and beasts can not be with the same group refers to the fact that after all, people still have to live in the crowd society, and can not live in seclusion to escape from the world.
Birds will die, their song is also mourning the metaphor that when a person is about to die, he will more often than not have a clear conscience and speak of goodness