Swallowing a map with one's mouth is an idiom in China. It is usually used to describe a person with strong learning ability and outstanding memory, who can quickly master a lot of knowledge and information. This idiom contains a strong imagination and vividly describes a person's extraordinary learning ability.
The idiom "swallowing a map" originated from the traditional cultural background of China. In ancient times, without modern map navigation system, explorers would use maps to navigate in unknown areas. Therefore, to be familiar with, understand and remember all kinds of geographical information on the map, one needs to study and practice repeatedly. The idiom "swallow a map with your mouth" means that a person has extraordinary ability. He can absorb information by chewing a map, thus achieving extraordinary memory and understanding ability.
This idiom is often used to describe those who are knowledgeable and studious. They can easily absorb and digest a lot of knowledge, quickly master new skills or professional knowledge in this field, and can use them flexibly in practice. Based on their own advantages, they can transform complex information and concepts into their own thinking modes and form unique opinions and viewpoints.
People who swallow maps with their mouths also have some creativity and imagination. Through study, research and practice, they can build an organic and accurate knowledge system in their minds, and connect knowledge in different fields to form systematic cognition. This ability gives them an advantage in solving problems and putting forward innovative ideas or unique viewpoints.
But the idiom "swallow a map with your mouth" does not mean that it is enough to absorb knowledge only with your mouth. It emphasizes that a person has super learning ability and memory ability, as well as strong application ability and creativity. Therefore, when we face a knowledgeable person who has mastered knowledge in many fields, it can be described as the existence of "swallowing maps with his mouth". The idiom "swallow a map with your mouth" vividly describes a person's extraordinary learning ability and can make full use of what he has learned.
Introduction to crossword puzzles
Crossword is a toy and a literary form. It is a riddle composed of a sentence or a group of Chinese characters. It is necessary to guess the words or expressions represented by this riddle in order to achieve the purpose of entertainment and intellectual exercise. Crossword puzzles have a long tradition in the history of China. According to previous studies, the earliest crossword puzzles can be traced back to the Han Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, crossword puzzles became a popular cultural activity, which often appeared in interactive games and chats between scholars and writers. During the Song Dynasty, crossword puzzles gradually developed into a calligraphy art, which was very popular among calligraphers at that time. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, crossword puzzles became a kind of folk entertainment, which has spread to this day. The design of crossword puzzles needs to use certain writing skills and language skills. Common types of crossword puzzles are: idiom riddle, famous saying riddle, two-part allegorical saying riddle, tongue twister riddle, dream of red mansions riddle and so on.
These riddles all need knowledge of culture, history, geography, etc. Through clever language conception and text arrangement, readers can think and associate, thus finding the correct answer. By designing and guessing puzzles, people's thinking ability and imagination can be enhanced. In the process of crossword puzzles, we need to use various cognitive abilities of the brain, such as observation, analysis, reasoning, memory, association and so on.
Such activities can not only improve personal intelligence, but also exercise people's comprehension ability and teamwork spirit, so that people can experience pleasure and happiness in the collision of ideas while enjoying wonderful words. Crossword puzzle is an interesting literary form and entertainment toy with a long historical background and rich cultural connotation. By conceiving and interpreting crossword puzzles, we can exercise people's thinking and imagination and bring fun and benefits.