1. A mouse enters a bookcase - chewing words
2. Grease the horns - sharp and slippery
3. Pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth - a lot of courage
4. Rabbit's tail - can't grow long
5. The Dragon King moves - can't leave the sea
Related introduction:
The above types of idioms are used Some kind of object or animal as an analogy. If you understand the nature of the comparison object, you can also understand its meaning. Appropriate comparisons are the unique characteristic of Xiēhòuyǔ. However, "metaphors always fail." The metaphorical part of the first half of the idiom is sometimes inappropriate or undesirable. This is all in order to obtain a certain nature or characteristic to elicit the meaning of the metaphor.
Extended information
The name "Xiehou" first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called "Zheng Wu Xiehou Style" (a "Xiehou" style poem) has been mentioned in "Old Tang Book: Biography of Zheng Wei". But as a language form and language phenomenon, it has already appeared as far back as the pre-Qin period.
For example, "Warring States Policies·Chu Ce Four": "It is not too late to mend the fold after the sheep has been lost." This means that it is not too late to mend the sheepfold after the sheep is lost. This is what we see today.
Related remarks:
1. Cats catching mice and dogs guarding the door - their duties
2. Guizhou donkeys imitating horses and braying - a southern accent and a northern accent?
3. Sparrows fly into the chimney - life or hair?
4. Ants move - everyone speaks