1. Cut off the head and remove the tail
Pinyin: zhǎn tóu qù wěi
Explanation: Cut off the head and remove the tail. Refers to dividing the whole. Also refers to the remaining middle part.
Source: Ye Jianying's "The Great Strategic Decisive Battle": "Because our army implemented the above policy, the enemies in North China were beheaded and annihilated piece by piece by our army."
2. Pinch off the head and remove the tail
Pinyin: qiā tóu qù wěi
Explanation: To remove the front and back parts, it is also a metaphor for removing the useless parts.
Source: Jiang Zilong's "New Year's Greetings": "If you catch up with two festivals in one month, you can't even do half a month's work in a month!"
Example Sentence: His memory is made of blood, sweat and pain. He cannot talk about it casually, and he is not willing to talk about it from beginning to end.
3. Silkworm head and swallowtail
Pinyin: cán tóu yàn wěi
Explanation: It describes calligraphy that starts with a dignified stroke and finishes with a light stroke.
Source: Song Dynasty Zhao Ji's "Xuanhe Painting Book·Yan Zhenqing" "But he is loyal to the day and has knowledge of the world, so his spirit can be seen in the expression of calligraphy and ink, which is unique and inclusive. ... Later secular studies , I just wanted to find the end of the shape, so I called it silkworm head and swallow tail, and I just got it."
4. Hiding the head and protecting the tail
Pinyin: cáng tóu hù wěi
Explanation: Originally refers to the strong force of the pen used in calligraphy. Now refers to being evasive in speaking and doing things, for fear of exposing the whole truth.
Source: "Nine Movements" by Cai Yong of the Han Dynasty: "Hide the head and protect the tail, the power is in the words, write hard, and the beauty of the skin will be unstoppable and unstoppable."
5. Snake head and scorpion tail
Pinyin: shé tóu xiē wěi
Explanation: Refers to the poison of snakes and scorpions. The venom of a snake is in its teeth, and the venom of a scorpion's sting is in its tail sting, hence the name. It also generally refers to things that are poisonous to people.
Source: One of the poems "Recalling the Sunken Mountain Man of Jin'e Mountain" written by Lu Tong of the Tang Dynasty: "For the time being, I have to go to heaven and ask myself, who can keep the head of the snake and the tail of the scorpion."
Create a sentence with examples :? The head of a snake is different from the tail of a scorpion. The poison kills many people, which is the result. ?