Iron pestle changes needle: from Zhizhen's "Mu Lian saves mother 4 Liu's Jian Ni": "Like iron pestle grinding needle, the heart is firm and there is a needle day." Metaphor as long as you have perseverance and are willing to work hard, things will succeed.
Looking at plums to quench thirst: The original meaning is sour plums, and people will salivate when they want to eat plums, thus quenching their thirst. Metaphorically, after the wish can't be realized, comfort yourself with fantasy. The classic is from New Stories of the World. Cao Cao led his army against Zhang Xiu. The weather is unusually hot and the sun is like fire. To boost morale, Cao Cao said, "There is a great Meilin in front, please forgive me, and quench your thirst with sweet and sour."
Return to Zhao in one piece: Lin Xiangru returned He Shibi from Qin to Zhao in one piece. After the metaphor will be returned to the original owner intact. Sima Qian's Biography of Historical Records of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in the Western Han Dynasty records: "Lin Xiangru was ordered to take Baoyu to Qin State 15 City. Seeing that Qin Wang was insincere, he finally sent Baoyu back to Zhao by his own cleverness. "
Embattled: from Historical Records of Xiang Yu's Biography, it is a metaphor for being besieged on all sides and reaching the embarrassing situation of isolation and helplessness.
Apologize with a humble apology: hold a scepter, confess, confess to the parties, describe taking the initiative to admit mistakes, apologize, and severely punish yourself. The story of apology comes from Historical Records, Biographies of Lian Po and Biographies of Lin Xiangru, and tells the stories of Zhao, Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in the Warring States Period. This story is also called "general peace".
Loyal to the country: The allusion comes from 1 Biography of Northern History Yan Zhiyi: "The public owes a lot to the DPRK, so be loyal to the country." Yue Fei's biography in Song Dynasty: "When the cymbals were first cast, they flew off their skirts to show the casting on their backs, and there was the word' loyalty to the country', which went deep into the skin." Describe being very patriotic, loyal to the country and sacrificing everything.
Can't put down the book: from the biography of the reflection of Wu Shu Monroe, quoting the biography of Jiang Biao: "I am in charge of Wudang military forces and horses, so I can't put down the book." Describe reading or being fascinated by reading, not willing to put down the book, and describe being diligent and eager to learn. Sometimes it means to like it very much.
Hanging beam and stabbing: it means that as long as you pay time and energy, you will get something. It is also said that as long as you work hard, you will gain something and inspire people to learn and study. As a hard-working idiom, the story originated from Sun Jing in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Sun Jing is a literary treasure, eager to learn, and never stops in the morning and evening." When you are tired of sleeping, tie your head with a rope and hang the housing beam. Later, it was a great scholar. " ) and Su Qin in the Warring States Period ("National Policy Qin Ce I" contained: "(Su Qin) wanted to sleep while studying, and stabbed his shares with a cone, bleeding to the foot." )。
This idiom is used to describe the story that Kuang Heng studied hard in the Western Han Dynasty and eventually became a great scholar. On the surface, it is to cut a hole in the wall separated from the neighbor and secretly borrow the neighbor's candlelight to read. Now this idiom is used to describe how hard you study and study.