Source: In the stone "Shou Zhong Bei", "The mountain has an eye, the water has a bloom, and the dragon and phoenix dance, taken from Lin 'an. "
Meaning: Mount Tianmu, which originated from water, is in Lin 'an.
2. Dragon and phoenix are auspicious.
Source: In Confucius' Notes of the Confucian House of Han Dynasty, "The son of heaven Bude will be peaceful, then Lin Fenggui Long will be the first one."
Moral: The emperor's benevolent policy will make the people in the world happy and healthy, and then Kirin, Phoenix, turtle and dragon will appear as auspicious things.
3. Dragon liver and phoenix brain
Source: Ming Luo Guan Zhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 36 "Liu Bei said,' If you hear of the public, you will lose your right hand. Although there are dragon liver and chicken bone marrow, I don't want to taste it. "
I lost my right hand and left hand when I heard that you were leaving. Even eating dragon liver and phoenix marrow feels tasteless.
Extended data:
Idioms have the following basic characteristics:
1, structural fixity
The components and structural forms of idioms are fixed, and it is generally impossible to change or increase or decrease morphemes at will. In addition, the word order in idioms is fixed and cannot be changed at will.
2. Integrity of meaning
Idioms are holistic in meaning. Its meaning is often not the simple addition of its constituent meanings, but the overall meaning further summarized on the basis of its constituent meanings.
3. Diversity of grammatical functions
From the perspective of Chinese grammar, Chinese idioms are equivalent to a phrase in a sentence. Because phrases can act as different components in sentences, the grammatical functions of idioms are also varied.
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