[zhèng rén müI lü]
Used to satirize people who only believe in dogma and ignore reality.
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Unnecessary worry
[qǐrén yüu tiān]
Liezi Tian Rui said that there was a person in Qi who was worried that the sky would fall and they had no place to live, so they couldn't eat or sleep well. In Fu Liangyin, Tang Li Bai used this allusion to write a poem "Qi State has no worries". Later, I used the metaphor of "worrying too much" to describe unnecessary worries and anxieties.
25 12
The absurd conceit of Yelang Wang-indulge in conceit
[yálang ZDà]
Yelang Kingdom (in present-day western Guizhou) was the largest among the southwest neighboring countries in Han Dynasty. The monarch of Yelang asked the envoys of the Han Dynasty, "How old were you in the Han Dynasty? Or are we a big country? " (See Historical Records Biography of Southwest Yi) Later, it was a metaphor for arrogance.
3020
Stealing a clock to plug your ears-deceiving yourself.
[yán r dào líng]
The bell thief is afraid of ringing, so he blocks his ears, thinking that he can't hear, and no one else can hear. Metaphor is self-deception "Lu Chunqiu: Self-knowledge": "If there is a clock, if you want to go, it will be too big to bear, so it can be destroyed. There is a sound in the clock, for fear that people will steal to cover their ears. " Mask: Wu.
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to gild the lily
[huà shé tiān zú]
"The Warring States Policy, Qi Ce II" records that a person in Chu invited people to drink, and the wine was less than many people. Everyone agrees that whoever draws a snake on the ground first will drink it. A man drew a picture first, holding wine in his left hand, ready to drink. At the same time, he drew feet for snakes with his right hand and said, "I can draw feet for snakes!" " "Before the feet were finished, another man had finished drawing the snake and said," Snakes have no feet. How can you add feet to it? "So I picked up the wine and gulped it down. Later, it was self-defeating to use the metaphor of "gilding the lily" to do unnecessary things.
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Pretend to love what you are actually afraid of.
[yèng hào lóng]
It is said that there was a Ye Gong in ancient times who liked dragons very much. Dragons are painted on utensils and carved on houses. When Zhenlong knew about it, he went to Ye Gong's house and put his head in the window. When Ye Gong saw it, he turned pale with fear and ran away (see Liu Xiang's New Preface to Hanshu Essays). For example, I like something, but I don't really like it.
25 1 1
Carve a mark on the side of the moving ship to show where someone's sword fell ―― take measures regardless of the change of environment.
[kèZhu qiúJian]
A man in the state of Chu fell his sword into the water while crossing the river. He carved a mark on the side of the ship where the sword fell. When the ship stopped, he went into the water from the marked place to look for the sword, but naturally he couldn't find it (see "Lu Chunqiu Shen Dalan Checked in"). Metaphor is rigid, and I don't know how to change my point of view or method with the change of the situation.
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10 1 1
better late than never
[boxwood bǔ Lao]
"Warring States Policy Chu Ce IV": "It's not too late to mend." It's never too late to mend. Metaphor: after an accident, try to remedy it so as not to suffer any more losses. Prison: animal pen.
2 1 13
Mourn your own smallness in front of the vast sea-bemoan your own smallness in front of great things
[Wang Yang x and ng tà n]
Zhuangzi Qiushui records that Hebo (the Yellow River God) thinks he is too big. Later, when I arrived at the seaside and saw the boundless ocean, I felt very small, so I looked up at Poseidon and sighed. It is a metaphor for feeling powerless because of lack of strength or conditions after doing things. Look at the sea: look up.
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contradictory
[zìXiāng máo dün]
"Everything is wrong" says that a person sells both spears and shields. When selling spears, he said that his spear was extremely sharp and could pierce anything; When he sold his shield, he said that his shield was so strong that nothing could penetrate it. Someone asked him, how about stabbing your shield with your spear? He was speechless. Later, I used "self-contradiction" to describe myself as inconsistent in speaking and doing things.
129
Try to pull up to help the buds grow-rushing will make things worse.
[yàmiáo zho zháng]
In the ancient Song Dynasty, there was a man who thought that the seedlings were growing too slowly, so he pulled them up one by one and went home to boast, "I helped the seedlings grow today!" " "When his son heard about it, he went to the field and found Miao all dead (see Mencius Ugly). Later, it was used to describe that it is a bad thing to go against the law of development and rush for success. He also said that pulling out seedlings encourages growth.
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The?Foolish?Old?Man?Removes?the?Mountains
[yúng yíshān]
Legend has it that there was an old man named Gong Yu in Beishan in ancient times. There are two big mountains in front of his house, and he is determined to level them. Another old man made a wise study of the river and laughed at him for being too stupid to think it was impossible. The foolish old man replied, "I have a son when I die, and a grandson when my son dies." There is no end to children and grandchildren. These two mountains will never go up again. If you chisel less, you will level them one day. " (See Liezi Tang Wen) Metaphorically, you have perseverance, perseverance and are not afraid of difficulties.
10 1 1
Waiting for unexpected gains
[Su zhdàI tü]
Metaphor is not active efforts, but luck, hoping to get unexpected gains.
15 1 1
At the end of one's rope ―― at the end of one's rope.
[money].
Liu Tang Zongyuan's Three Commandments and Donkeys in Guizhou said that there were no donkeys in Guizhou, and some people brought one from other places to graze in the mountains. The tiger saw that the donkey was a monster and thought it was a god, so he dodged. Later, he approached and teased him. The donkey was furious and kicked the tiger. The tiger saw through the donkey and ate it. Later, I used up my limited skills, and there was no way out.
1 1 10
Work as skillfully as a skilled butcher cuts the carcass of a cow-do sth very skillfully/professionally.
[páo dáng Ji niú]
My master: a kitchen worker; Solution: dismemberment and segmentation. Metaphor after repeated practice, grasp the objective laws of things, do things with ease and use them freely.
12 1 1
Decorate yourself with borrowed feathers
[Hu ri h incarnation]
Smith is a fable of the Han nationality in the pre-Qin period. False: borrow. The fox used the tiger's threat to scare away all the animals. Later, "Smith" means to rely on or rely on the strength of others to bully and intimidate people.
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Buy the box, but return the pearls.
[müI dúHuán zh]
"Everything goes wrong, foreign reserves say left" records that a Chu man put pearls in a wooden box and went to Zheng State to sell them. A A Zheng man thought the box was beautiful, so he bought it and returned the pearls to the seller. Metaphor is improper choice, grasping the secondary and losing the main. Raft (dú): wooden box.
107
Panic about the shadow of the bow in the cup-fear of the shadow
[büI g ng shéyǐng]
Someone invited guests to dinner, and the bow hanging on the wall was reflected in the glass. The guest thought there was a snake in the glass, but when he got back, he suspected that he had been poisoned by snake venom, and he was ill (see "The Custom of Yi Tong"). Metaphor is suspicious and self-panic.
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Frog living at the bottom of the well-depicting an ignorant man
[jǐng dǐ zhī wā]
Frog in the well. You can only see a day as big as the wellhead. Metaphor is short-sighted. Zhuangzi Qiushui: "The well frog can't talk to the people in the sea, but stay in the air." The Biography of Ma Yuan in the Later Han Dynasty: "Ziyang (Gongsun Shu) has frog ears at the bottom of the well, but it is arrogant!"
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Looking at the sky from the bottom of the well-the view is very narrow.
[Zuo jǐng guān tiān]
Metaphor is narrow-minded and short-sighted. Tang Hanyu's "The Original Road": "Sit in the well and watch the sky, saying that the sky is not small."
Eighty-five
Benefit from the quarrel between the two sides
[yúwng délé]
Take advantage of the dispute between the two sides and profit from it. Same as "The Fisherman Gains".
1 1 8
Pretend to be a member of the ensemble ― just make up the numbers.
[Blue confidante]
In the state of ancient Qi, there was a Mr. Southland who could not play the flute, but was mixed in a flute band. See "Everything is in storage". To make a metaphor, people who have no skills are equipped with skills, occupy positions, or make up for them with inferior things mixed with good ones. Sometimes used as a self-deprecating remark. Rue: Ancient wind instruments.
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a battle between a snipe and clam
[y bàng Xiāng zhēng]
Save the words of "the snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman gains" The metaphor is that the two sides are deadlocked and the third party benefits from it.
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Try to drive the chariot north to the south-act against your intentions.
[nán Yuán béI zhé]
Wei Zesi, the Warring States Policy, recorded that a man was going to Chu in the south, but he drove north. Metaphor is the opposite of action and purpose.