There are more than 50,000 idioms, 96% of which are four-character, and there are also idioms with three characters, five characters, six characters and seven characters or more. Like what? Pot calling the kettle black? 、? Close the door? 、? No need? 、? Haste makes waste? 、? The meaning of drunkenness is not wine? Wait a minute. Idioms generally use four words, probably because they are easy to grasp. For example, China's ancient poetry collection "The Book of Songs" consists of four sentences, and the ancient history "Shangshu" also has some four sentences. Later, I began to read San Zi Jing, Hundred Family Names and Ganzi Wen, the last two of which are all four sentences. The first, second and third episodes of Four-eyed Miscellaneous Son and Long Wen Whip Shadow are all four words. Although this is a sermon, it shows that these four words are loved and recited by people. Some words of the ancients could have been aphorisms and idioms. Just because it was more troublesome to change it to four words, I had to give it up and use it as a guide. For example, The Story of Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower in the Song Dynasty has a good meaning, which means "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later". However, due to the large number of words, idioms cannot be formed. We can only regard it as an epigram, and sometimes we can introduce it into the article. However, if "no pains come", it is easy to say and remember, so it can become an idiom. The phrase "all wastes flourish" in Yueyang Tower is an idiom, because it is four words.
Idioms Excellent calligraphy pictures are mostly composed of four words. Like what? Castle in the air? 、? Famous? 、? Shine on you? 、? Vivid? 、? Are you happy? Wait a minute. They are all four-character idioms. Idioms with less than four words, such as? Stepping stone? 、? No need? 、? Take it for granted? For example, more than four words? Peach and plum are all over the world? 、? Real gold is not afraid of fire? 、? The heart is willing, but the strength is not enough? 、? A leopard cannot change his spots, can't he? 、? Only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps? Wait, it is an absolute minority in idioms.
Introduction to four-character idioms