Idioms about horses and deer
First, compare a deer to a horse.
Explanation: Point to the deer and say it is a horse. Metaphor deliberately turns black and white and confuses right and wrong.
From: Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor: "Zhao Gao wanted to make waves, and he was afraid that his ministers would not listen, so he set up a checkpoint first and offered a deer in the second place, saying,' Ma Ye.' II smiled and said,' Is the Prime Minister wrong? Call a deer a horse. Left ask right ask, left ask right ask, or silence, or say Ma Yishun Zhao Gao. "
For example: Dongchuang has got a good husband, why not exchange sheep for cattle? The western neighbors are hard to blame. Feng Ming magnum "wake up the world" Volume 7.
Grammar: part-time style; As predicate, object and attribute; derogatory sense
Second, the roe deer
Explanation: It is a metaphor for people who act in a hurry and panic.
From: The Remains of the West Lake Volume 25: "People in Hangzhou talk and behave in a hurry, saying that they are looking for red deer, and building four things is so scary that they jump when they see people."
Third, transfer the right of red deer.
Pinyin: kunim l
Interpretation: refers to arbitrarily reversing right and wrong by virtue of power.
Source: According to legend, a deer is a horse.
Example: The mouth turns purple, ~, Shan Gui dances during the day and cries at night. If he gets his feelings, he will be imprisoned by one sentence. ◎ Feng Ming magnum "think tank supplement, wisdom and emotion"
Used as object and attribute; Used to do things
Fourth, red deer is an alien.
Explanation: Zhao Gao refers to the story that a deer is a horse, which is a metaphor for reversing right and wrong.
Said by: "Biography of Cui Qi in the Later Han Dynasty": "I tried to talk to the sergeant repeatedly, but Du listened to it. Will it change the color of Huang Xuan, and the red deer will be shaped? "
Extension: the allusion of "referring to a deer as a horse"
Qin Ershi's prime minister, Zhao Gao, is ambitious, planning to usurp the throne all day long. However, he doesn't know how many people can be at his mercy and how many people are against him. So he thought of a way to test his prestige and find out who dared to oppose him.
One day, Zhao Gao brought a deer into the palace and said to Qin Ershi with a big smile, "Your Majesty, I will give you a good horse." Qin Ershi looked at it and thought: This is not a horse, this is obviously a deer! He smiled and said to Zhao Gao, "The Prime Minister has made a mistake. This is a deer. How can you say it's a horse? " Zhao Gao said quietly with a straight face, "Please see clearly, this is really a good horse." Qin Ershi looked at the deer again and said incredulously, "Why does a horse have horns on its head?" Seeing that the time had come, Zhao Gao turned around, pointed at the ministers and said loudly, "If your majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask the ministers." Ministers were all at a loss by Zhao Gao's nonsense, and whispered privately: What is this Zhao Gao doing? It's obviously a deer or a horse! Ministers see Zhao Gao sinister smile on his face, eyes staring at you in turn, suddenly understand Zhao Gao's intention.
Some timid people with a sense of justice bow their heads and dare not speak, because telling lies is sorry for their conscience, and telling the truth is afraid of being hurt by Zhao Gao in the future. Some honest people insist that this is a deer rather than a horse. There are also some adulterers who usually follow Zhao Gao closely and immediately support Zhao Gao's statement and say to the emperor, "This is indeed a swift horse!" Afterwards, Zhao Gao punished those honest ministers who did not obey him by various means, and even copied them.