Origin Song Lu You "Notes of the Old Learning Temple" Zhao Yuanzhen Prime Minister and banished to Zhuya, sick and urgent, self-written inscription flags: "The body rode Kei, the tail returned to the sky, the qi for the mountains and rivers strong this dynasty." Interpretation Metaphorically speaking, a person's heroic spirit is like a high mountain and a big river. Story: Zhao Ding, a minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was born in poverty and lost his father at the age of four, and was raised and educated by his mother. At the age of twenty-one, he was awarded a bachelor's degree, and when he was an official, he dared to criticize the rich and powerful, and was very popular with the public.
[Home] Throwing Eggs Against Stones
Source: Mozi - Noble Righteousness It is as if throwing an egg against a stone to make it sound like a stone, but if you throw all eggs under the sun, the stone will still be a stone, and it cannot be destroyed. The meaning of "throwing eggs at stones" is also called "hitting stones with eggs", which means to touch stones with eggs. The idiom of "throwing an egg against a stone" means to touch an egg against a stone, which is a metaphor for taking one's own life and destroying oneself. One year, Mozi traveled to Qi in the north. One year, Mozi traveled to the north of Qi, and on his way, he met a man named Yu, who said to Mozi, "You can't go north
[Home] 之乎者也
出处：《湘山野錄》 (Taizu), pointing to the doorway, asked Pu, "Why don't you just write the word "朱雀門" (Zhuqiao Men) and use the character "之" (之)? The word "Zuzhi" is not used?" Pu said: "language to help". Taizu laughed and said, "What is the help of the literary characters?" Interpretation: Ridiculed the literati for chewing on words without being practical. Story: Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, was ready to expand the outer city after he became the emperor. He came to the Vermilion Bird Gate, looked up and saw the gate
[Home] Luoyang Paper Expensive
Zuo Si, a writer of the Jin Dynasty, was a very naughty child who didn't like to read. His father often lost his temper over this, but little Zuo Si was still naughty and refused to study properly. One day, Zuo Si's father was chatting with his friends, who envied him for having a smart and lovely son. Zuo Si's father sighed and said, "Don't talk about him, Zuo Si's learning is not as good as when I was a child, it seems that there is no
[Home] Hearsay
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man in the State of Qi named Maokong, who loved to listen to unfounded legends, and then told what he had heard to other people with great gusto. Once, Mao Kong heard about a duck and a piece of meat, which he found very rare, so he told it to Ai Zi. He said, "There was a man who kept a duck that was especially good at laying eggs, and that duck could lay more than a hundred eggs a day." When he saw Ai Zi laughing, he added, "
[Home] Not a Thousand Miles
Origin: "Meng Zi - Liang Hui Wang Shang" Meng Zi met with King Hui of Liang. The king said, "I have come a thousand miles to see you! Not far from a thousand miles to come, will also have to benefit my country?" Definition: "Not far from a thousand li", also known as "not far from a thousand li to come", means not taking a thousand li as a distance to come to a certain place, which is a metaphor for not being afraid of a long way to go. Story: King Hui of Liang met Meng Zi and said enthusiastically, "Sir, you do not take thousands of miles to come to our country, you must
[Home] Mao Sui Self-recommendation
In the Warring States period, the rich and powerful liked to provide for some talented people to enhance their own power, when there was something to do and need someone to give their opinion, they let them plan strategies and solve the problem for themselves. When they needed advice, they would let them plan and strategize to solve problems for them. Such people were known as "diners", also called "under the door". Prince Ping Yuan, the prime minister of the state of Zhao, was so powerful that he kept thousands of diners in his house. One of them, Mao Sui, stayed for three years without
[Home] The Virtue of Internal Help
Yan Ying, the prime minister of Duke Jing of Qi during the Warring States period, was not very tall, and was said to be less than six feet long (equivalent to the present four feet and three inches), but he was very talented, and his reputation was well known among the lords. The wife of the coachman was very virtuous, and when the coachman drove the car past the door of his house, his wife peeped through the door and saw her husband waving the horse
Sending goose feathers by a thousand miles
Source: Xu Wei's "History of the Road" (《路史》) A thousand miles of goose feathers are sent by a thousand miles of goose feathers, the gift is light but the feeling is heavy. The metaphor is that the gift is light but the love is deep. Story: A magistrate, who happened to get a rare bird of prey, a swan, sent a man named Maeng Bo Gao to pay tribute to the emperor. As he was carrying the swan to the edge of Lake Panyang, he suddenly felt that he should stop and give the swan a bath, so he carefully placed the swan
[Home] A High Pillow
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man in the State of Qi called Lord Meng Chang who kept 3,000 guests in his house! The top guests could eat a lot of meat and fish every day, and when they went out, they had a car to ride in; the middle guests only ate fish and vegetables every day; and the bottom guests only ate vegetables every day. One day, Meng Chang Jun's friends between
[Home] like a fish in the water
Source "Three Kingdoms - Shu Shu - Zhuge Liang Biography" So and Liang love day close. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other unhappy. The late master said: "I have Kong Ming, as if the fish have water. I hope that you do not repeat." Yu and Fei stopped. The idiom of "a fish getting water" is used to describe a person who is in love with you or an environment that suits you well. Story: Zhuge Liang ( 诸葛亮), courtesy name Kongming (孔明), was a native of Xiangyang. Liu Bei (刘备)
[首页] A Sharp Shot
During the Warring States period, there was a man named Chun Yu Kun (淳于髡) in the State of Qi. He was very eloquent and good at talking. He often used some interesting cryptic phrases to advise the monarch, so that the king was not only not angry, but also happy to accept. At that time, King Wei of Qi was originally a very talented monarch, but after he took the throne, he was obsessed with wine and sex, regardless of the state affairs, and only knew how to drink and have fun every day, instead of putting the right things into practice
[Home] The High and the Widowed
During the Warring States period, Song Yu, a doctor of the state of Chu, had a very high level of talent, but his writing was so profound that many people could not understand it. Some people were dissatisfied with him and said behind his back that he was arrogant. When the king of Chu heard this, he brought him here and asked: "People often talk about you behind your back and are not satisfied with you, is it that your behavior is not correct somewhere, you need to review it
[Home] Bare Shoulders in Battle
Interpretation: "Bare Shoulders", not wearing armor. It is a metaphor for fighting without cover or strategy. Source: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" 59: "Xu Chu sex up, flying back to the formation, but the armor, all the tendons protruding, bare body with a sword, turned on the horse. He came to fight with Ma Chao." Story: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government was corrupt and warlords attacked each other. Ma Teng, a warlord in Liangzhou, was attacked by Cao Cao
[Home] Lift up one and reverse it
One day, Confucius, the "Most Sage Teacher," said to his students, "If I lift up one corner, but do not reverse it with three, then I will not be able to repeat it." This means that if I hold up one corner of the wall, you should be able to flexibly deduce the other three corners of the wall, and if you can't, I won't teach you any more. Later, people turned this passage said by Confucius into the idiom of "Lift one to reflect three," which means, to learn one thing, you can
[Home] Lifelike
Chuang Zi, an ancient philosopher in China, once wrote in his own writings this story: "In the past, Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly that was lifelike
This is the first time that I have ever seen a butterfly. Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly, a vivid butterfly, a metaphor for forgetting and [home] imperative
Originally from Mencius - "The Heart of Perfection" Meng Yu said: "Those who know do not know, the imperative, those who are kind do not not love, the urgent pro-virtuous as a matter of duty. The meaning is the most urgent of the things that should be done at present. Once, a disciple of Mencius asked what he should know and do first, as there were many things to know and do. Mencius replied: "A wise man knows everything
[Home] The Roc Travels Ten Thousand Miles
Legend has it that in ancient China, there was a kind of roc bird, which was transformed into a big fish named "Kun". Its back was thousands of miles long. Every year in June, it flew to the South China Sea to the "pool of heaven", and when it flapped its wings, the water in the pool of heaven was knocked up by three thousand miles of waves. With a whirlwind, it can fly over 90,000 miles in one go. Some birds asked it: "Why do you want to fly 90,000 miles away from the sky
[Home] A model of the generation
The end of the Sui Dynasty, the Sui field emperor poor soldiers and military arrogance and lust. The first was to open the Grand Canal, and then several times to raise troops to the east, invading North Korea in a big way. Most of the country's young men were drawn to repair the river and serve as soldiers. The land was uncultivated, the taxes increased every year, the people were in deep water, and the world was about to be in chaos. Li Jing, who was working as a magistrate in Maiyi, Shanxi at the time, was concerned about the seriousness of the national situation
[Home] The head of the horse is to look forward to
Originality: "Zuo Zhuan - Xiang Gong fourteen years," Xun Yan said: "The cock crows and drives, the base wells and razor stoves, the only thing that is to look forward to is the head of the remaining horse. Definition: "Zhan" means to look at. The original meaning of this idiom is that in battle, a soldier looks at the head of the general's horse to decide the direction of action. Now it is used as a metaphor for obeying a commander or following him gladly. Story: During the Warring States period, Duke Nao of Jin united twelve vassal states to attack Qin, and commanded the allied forces
[Home] Buying Neighbors for Thousands of Dollars
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a man named Lu Shengzhen, who had lived in the Guangling area for many generations. He was a man of integrity, wisdom and courage, so he was respected and loved by the people, and was known far and wide. Lu Shengzhen's family lived in the north of the city, and his house was not spacious, and usually, with the addition of many people coming in and out of the place, it seemed even smaller. So some people advised him to buy another set of more spacious house. He said, "It's already enough
[Home] Upward and Downward
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Jing of Qi felt bitter because no one had ever censured him to his face for his faults since the death of his prime minister Yan Ying. One day, Duke Jing of Qi feasted on the civil and military officials, and after the banquet was over, they went to the square to shoot arrows for fun. Whenever Duke Jing of Qi shot an arrow, even if it didn't hit the center of the arrow, the civil and military officials all applauded loudly: "Good! Wonderful."
[Home] The Dead End
During the Western Han Dynasty, Han Anguo was a popular man around Emperor Jing and King Liang Xiaowang of the Han Dynasty. But when he was young, he had a twisted story. Being implicated in a certain incident, he was sent to prison to wait for the final verdict to come down. In the prison there was a guard named Tianjia who was very rude to him and often humiliated him without mercy. Once An Guo was bullied so much that he told
[Home] A Family of Four
Si Ma Xiangru of the Han Dynasty was a famous scholar of his time, but his family was very poorly off. One day, Zhuo Wangsun, a wealthy man, invited him to his home for dinner and asked Sima Xiangru to perform his zither. Zhuo Wangsun's daughter, whose husband had just died at that time, was named Wenjun, and she was very interested in music. When Si Ma Xiangru played the zither at the banquet, knowing that Wen Jun was also present, he used music to express his love. Banquet Knot
[Home] Flying Bird Scares Snake
Shi Yalou was a monk in the Tang Dynasty. He lived in a temple for a long time, burning incense and reciting sutras. Other monks secretly play chess and sleep in their spare time, but Shi Yalou bought ink and ink brush and paper to practice calligraphy. Sometimes late at night, he was still practicing hard. Year after year, his writing skill became more and more profound. Many people who burned incense and worshipped Buddha also came to ask him to write. He agreed to do so one by one. His cursive writing was especially elegant and unrestrained. Some people asked
[Home] The Slightest Sound of the Wind
The end of the Western Jin Dynasty was characterized by civil strife, and because of the prolonged turmoil, the Western Jin Dynasty sadly ended, and Si Ma Rui, the king of Luangya, founded the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Jiankang. When the Jin Dynasty crossed the river to the south, the Hu people took over the north, however, the north was later occupied by all the former Qin, which was opposed to the Eastern Jin in the south of the river. At that time, the leader of the Former Qin Dynasty was called Fu Jian, and he hired Wang Mang, a Han Chinese, to be his prime minister, bent on making the country very strong. In order to
[Home] Vehicle Buckets
During the Three Kingdoms era, there was a war between Western Shu and Eastern Wu, but Eastern Wu gradually could not resist Western Shu, so it sent Zhao Zi to ask Wei for help. At that time, there were some problems between Wu and Wei, but Wu still had to ask Wei for help. As soon as Zhao Zi arrived at Xudu, Cao Pi, the Emperor of Wei, was very arrogant because he looked down on Wu, so he deliberately asked Zhao Zi, "Wu is like you
[Home] A cold like this
During the Warring States period, Fan Suo became the prime minister of Qin. He was originally from Wei. At that time, the "middle doctor" of Wei, Shuja, suspected him of fornicating with Qin, and the prime minister, Wei Qi, had him beaten up and thrown into the toilet. Fan Suo did not die, but fled to Qin with his wounds. King Zhao of Qin appreciated his talent and made him the prime minister. Soon after, Qin sent troops to attack Wei. The state of Wei immediately sent the middle-ranking official, Shujia, to the state of Qin to beg for peace. Fan [Home] Paint the Cake to Feed the Hunger
During the period of the Three Kingdoms, there was a man named Lu Yu, who worked as an official in the state of Wei. Because he gave many good ideas to Cao Pi, the Emperor of Wei, he was highly valued by the court and was promoted to be a minister of the court and a minister of the central book. Once, Emperor Wen of Wei said to Lu Yu, "The key to whether the country can get talented people lies in you. Select talents, don't take those with fame, fame is just drawing a cake on the ground, it can't be eaten." Lu Yuhui
[Home] A Thousand Years
Origin:Han Changli Quanji - Chaozhou village history to thank on the table "At this time, the so-called a thousand years can not be met with the Jiahui. Definition: "载"，午. "Fung" means to meet. It is rare to meet once in a thousand years. It is an extremely rare opportunity. Story: Han Yu, a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty, was orphaned as a child and raised by his sister-in-law. He studied hard. As a young man, he read a lot of books, and laid down a solid foundation in learning
[Home] Not Cold
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Yi Zong, who, because of the Empress Dowager's favor, became the magistrate of a certain county in Shangdang County. After taking office, the public service did a very good job, the case is handled boldly, whether it is rich and powerful gentry, or civilians, as long as the law, YiZhong impartial trial, the emperor is very appreciated him, transfer him to do the Hanoi County Lieutenant. As soon as he arrived at his post, he immediately decapitated all the big families that had caused harm to one side of the country.
[Home] Three Days' Farewell
Lv Meng of the Three Kingdoms era was a learned and versatile person who succeeded as the governor of the Eastern Wu after Zhou Yu's death. After Zhou Yu's death, he succeeded him as the governor of Wu. He designed to defeat Guan Yu of Shu Han, and sent his general Pan Zhang to kill Guan Yu, and died soon afterward. Lu Meng was originally a man who did not do his job and refused to work hard, so he did not have much knowledge. When Lu Su met him, he thought he had nothing to offer. Later, when Lu Su met him again, he saw
[Home] YAN Zi's mission to Chu
Yan Zi went on a mission to the state of Chu. The officials of Chu wanted to make fun of Yan Zi and show off Chu's prestige. Knowing that Yanzi was a short man, they made a small hole next to the gate for him to enter the city through. Yan Zi went to the front of the small hole, looked at it and said, "This is a dog hole, not a city gate. Only those who are on a mission to a dog country enter through a dog hole. Today, I am on a mission to Chu, not to a dog country. Please
[Home] Little Witch Meets Big Witch
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Sheng, a famous general beside Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu, was a very talented man who not only wrote poems, but was also good at composing fugues. The famous writer Chen Lin was his fellow countryman at that time. Chen Lin wrote "Wuku Fugu", which Zhang Sash appreciated very much after reading it and wrote a letter to praise Chen Lin's literary talent. Chen Lin wrote back, saying, "I am in Hebei, almost cut off from the world, where there are fewer people writing articles, and it is easy to be noticed,
[Home] Jia Ren Crossing the River
Language Short Stories Jia Ren Crossing the River To the modern mind, the words "merchant" and "jia" do not mean much. In modern times, the semantic meanings of "merchant" and "jia" are not very different, they both mean trade; however, in ancient times, "merchant" and "jia" differed in their ways of operation, with the so-called "merchant" being the one who sells less and "jia" the one who sells more. But in ancient times, "merchant" and "jia" were different in the way they operated, so that "merchant" was for selling less and "jia" for selling more. A person who buys from one place and sells to another place and does business in this way is called a Jia. Once upon a time, there is a Jia people, in Henan to do a number of
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The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a famous scholar You Heng, outstanding talent. At that time, Taizhong Daifu Kong Rong was particularly appreciative of him, and recommended him to Emperor Xian of Han. He wrote: "The emperor's room, the royal residence, must be stored in the very treasure. If Heng and other generation, can not get more." Emperor Xian did not dare to make a decision, so he gave Kong Rong's recommendation to Cao Cao. Cao Cao loved talent, so he summoned You Heng. Cao Cao, who loved his talent, summoned Thieu Heng to see him, but Thieu Heng scorned Cao Cao and treated him rudely. Cao Cao then sent You Heng as a drummer
[Home] 必恭必敬
Explanation: Very respectful, also describes very dignified and courteous. This idiom comes from the Book of Songs. Xiao Ya. Xiaoben", Weisang and Zi, must be respectful stop. I will respectfully stop. I will not look at my father, and I will not rely on my mother. I do not belong to my father, I do not depend on my mother, I do not belong to my hair, I do not suffer from my mother. I was born in heaven, where is my star? King Yu of Zhou, Ji Gongnei, was the last king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who was a mediocre and tyrannical ruler with corrupt politics. In 779 B.C., the state of Berg offered a beautiful woman named Si
[Home] Three Autumns in a Day
The book of Poetry is a very famous work in China, and at that time it was in fact an ancient ballad passed down in the folklore, which included a lot of stories praising love and describing the love between a man and a woman. One of the poems in the Book of Songs, entitled "Cai Ge", is a poem that expresses the feeling of longing for each other. The poem is about a man and a woman who miss each other very much in their hearts after they are separated. The poem is about a man and a woman who miss each other very much after they are separated. The meaning of the poem is: the one I miss day and night
[Home] Peach and plum do not say anything, but the next one will become a grove of its own
When the Western Han Dynasty was in its heyday, there was a valiant and warlike general named Li Guang, who had fought with the Xiong Nu for more than seventy times in his life, and had made outstanding achievements in battle, and was loved by his soldiers, officers and the people. Although Li Guang held a high position, commanded thousands of troops and horses, and was a meritorious official in the defense of the country, he was not at all proud of his achievements. He not only treated people with kindness, but also shared the pain with his soldiers. Every time the imperial court gave him a reward, the first thing he thought of was his
[Home] Slavishness
During the period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty fought with the invading Yuan soldiers, and because of the insufficient strength of the Song Dynasty, they always defeated battles, and the country faced the crisis of extinction. However, the emperor of the Song Dynasty still only cared about enjoying himself, while the chancellor Jia Sidao concealed the enemy's situation. Minister Chen Zhongwei knew that the situation was very serious and told the emperor, "During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the officials and ministers were so mediocre that when the enemy attacked, those who attacked the enemy
Suspecting a neighbor's theft of an axe
Once upon a time, there was a man in the countryside who had lost an axe. He thought that the neighbor's son had stolen it, so he paid attention to the man's every word and every move, and the more he saw, the more he felt that the man looked like a thief who had stolen the axe. Later, the man who lost the axe found the axe, it turned out to be a few days ago when he went up the mountain to cut wood, a moment of negligence lost in the valley. After finding the axe, he ran into his neighbor's son, and then looked at him carefully, and how he didn't look like a thief.
Suspicious Neighbors Stealing Axes: not focusing on the factual basis, making wild suspicions about people and things.
Irredeemable
There was a minister in the Zhou Dynasty named Fan Bo. Fan Bo was not only talented in poetry, but also good at governing the state. Later, he worked for King Li of the Zhou Dynasty. However, King Li of Zhou was a domineering person and he was not able to fulfill his duty to the Emperor. He was also a good advisor to the king's ministers, who tried to please him. While Fan Bo advised the king of the Zhou Dynasty to list the faults of the government, the treacherous ministers whispered bad words about him in the ear of the king. King Li of Zhou got very tired of Fan Bo, and from then on, the treacherous ministers went in and out of the court, not taking Fan Bo into account. Fan Bo was so indignant that he wrote a poem which was later included in the Book of Songs. The poem attacked the treacherous ministers, saying, "Doing evil, irredeemable!"
"Incorrigible": so sick that it cannot be saved by medicine. Later, the metaphor is used to describe things that are so bad that they cannot be saved.
Riding the wind and breaking the waves
In ancient times, during the North and South Dynasties, there was a general in the state of Song surnamed Zongcourt, who was very brave and ambitious since he was a child. One day, Zongcourt's uncle asked him what his ambition was, and Zongcourt replied, "I wish to ride the long wind and break ten thousand miles of waves." He replied, "I wish to ride the long wind and break ten thousand miles of waves." Meaning: I must break through all obstacles and go forward to do something. Zongcourt, through diligent study and hard work, finally became a general who could fight well in battle.
Later, people used the phrase "riding the wind and breaking the waves" to describe the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties and advancing bravely.
Within a river
During the North and South Dynasties, the northern state of Beiju and the southern state of Chen were bounded by the Yangtze River.
Yang Jian, the chancellor of the Northern Zhou, abolished Emperor Jing of Zhou and became emperor himself, establishing the Sui Dynasty.
Determined to destroy the state of Chen, he once said, "I am the parent of all the common people in the country. Can I watch the people in the south suffer and not save them because they are separated by the Yangtze River, which is as narrow as a sash?
Later, people used the phrase "a belt of water" to describe two places that were very close to each other, separated only by a narrow strip of water.
Concentration
Once upon a time, there was a chess player named Qiu who was very good at chess.
Autumn had two students who studied chess with him, and one of them was very concentrated on learning from his teacher. The other one was not like that, he thought it was easy to learn how to play chess, so he didn't need to be serious. While the teacher was explaining the game, he sat there with his eyes looking at the pieces, but in his mind he was thinking, "How nice it would be if I could go out into the field now and shoot down a wild goose and have a nice meal." Because he was always distracted by his thoughts, he didn't listen to the teacher's explanation at all.
As a result, although the two students were taught by the same famous teacher, one of them improved rapidly and became a famous chess player, while the other one did not learn a thing.
Cups and Snakes
One day, Le Guang invited his friend to drink in the hall of his house. While that friend was drinking, he suddenly saw the shadow of a small snake swaying in his glass, and he was disgusted in his heart, but he drank the wine anyway. After drinking, he was not comfortable and relieved in the end. He returned home and became ill.
After a few days, Le Guang heard the news of his friend's illness and learned the reason for his illness. Le Guang thought to himself, "There would never be a snake in a wine cup!" So he ran to the place where he had been drinking that day to inspect it. It turned out that on the wall of the hall, there was a bow painted with colors. The shadow of the bow happened to fall on the place where his friend had put the wine cup, so Le Guang went to his friend and explained this to him. When the man understood the reason, he was cured immediately.
Later, people used the phrase "a bow and a snake's shadow" as a metaphor for suspicion and self-preoccupation.