Birds sing and flowers give off fragrance.
A bird that flinches at the sight of a bow ―― a very frightened person.
Frightened people are very scared when they touch a little.
Two ends, nowhere to go.
Caged Birds ―― People who have lost their freedom.
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Manhanshu
A mantis trying to stop the cart from moving forward-overestimating itself and trying to stop the overwhelming power.
A meager profit
Light and handsome
Shed the shell of cicada-get rid of the predicament/encirclement with strategy
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Busy transportation
Bole comments on horses-praising people who are good at discovering talents
An old hand is a good guide
Talent is limited, in some cases.
Win a direct victory
be killed in battle
A mantis trying to stop the cart from moving forward-overestimating itself and trying to stop the overwhelming power.
Mantis's arm is mantis's front leg. Zhuangzi on Earth: "You don't know that my husband is a mantis? I am angry that his arm is rutted. I don't know if he is incompetent! " It means mantis braids and raises its arm against the wheel. I don't know if I'm qualified. Later, I used "a gladiator's arm as a car" as a metaphor for biting off more than one can chew.
Mantis belongs to Mantodia. There are more than 1500 species known in the world, mainly distributed in tropical areas, and about 100 species are known in China. It is a predatory insect with incomplete metamorphosis on land. Due to the special structure of mantis forelegs, there are many descriptions about it. Because the front foot is often lifted, it forms the trend of blocking the road, so it is called A Lang and the wheel. It is also called "Tianma" because it lands on its middle and back feet and walks slowly with its head held high, resembling a horse. Li Shizhen said, "Mantis bends his head, repairs his neck and abdomen, and uses four legs. He was lucky and quick-witted, so he changed his nose into a beard and liked to eat people's hair. " . Also, some people think that mantis has the ability to "know the Oracle" because it raises its front legs like a prayer. Some people say that it "begs" for food with its head held high like this. Although the gladiator's arm can't be used as a car, its thick forearms, favorable teeth and sensitive dynamic explosion can not only catch cicadas, but also the big locusts that can fly and jump can't escape its attack.
A frightened bird:
The story of "Scared Birds" comes from the story of marksman Geng Ying shooting geese in Warring States Policy. It is said that one day before 2000, when Geng Ying and Wang Wei were near * * *, they looked up at the birds and boasted to Wang Wei, "I can shoot birds with a bow for the king without an arrow." Wang Wei was surprised and said, "Is there really archery in the world that can reach this level?" Geng Ying said confidently, "No problem. 」
Not long after, a lone goose flew in from the east. Geng Ying shot down a fake arrow. Wang Wei could hardly believe it. Geng Ying was honest and explained, "Actually, this wild goose fell down because it was secretly injured." Wang Wei said, "How do you know? Geng Ying replied, "I have long noticed that this goose flies very slowly and sings very sadly. Flying slowly means that the old injury is still hurting; The song is very sad, which means that I have been away from the group for a long time. In other words, the old wounds have not healed and the heart of panic has not gone. So when I heard the sound of my bowstring, I was in a hurry to fly high, but I was dragged down by my old injury and fell to the ground.
Busy transportation
The idiom "traffic" is simplified from the words in the imperial edict after Matthew, which describes the bustling scene of traffic between horses and chariots.
This idiom comes from The History of Ma Huanghou in the Later Han Dynasty. When you walk on the Longmen, you will see a stranger asking about your daily life. Cars run like water, Ma Rulong, the head is green, the leader is white, and you are not far away.
Ma Shi, the youngest daughter of Ma Yuan, a famous star in the Eastern Han Dynasty, kept the housework in good order since she was a child because of her parents' early death. Her relatives and friends praised her as a capable person.
At the age of thirteen, the horse was elected to the palace. One is to wait on the Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, and his popularity is very good. After the death of Emperor Guangwu, Zhuang acceded to the throne, that is, Emperor Hanming, and was made a nobleman. As she never gave birth, she adopted one of Jia's sons, named Liu Dan. In 60 AD, because Empress Dowager Cixi liked her very much, she was made the queen of Ming Di.
When Ma became queen, his life was still simple. She often wears coarse clothes, and her skirt has no tassels. When some concubines appeared before her, they thought she was wearing clothes made of very good materials. I didn't know it was a very common material until I got closer, and I respected her more from then on.
Ma Huanghou knew books and reason, and often read books such as Spring and Autumn Annals and Songs of the South carefully. On one occasion, Ming Di deliberately showed her the minister's documents and asked her how to deal with them. After reading it, she put forward pertinent opinions on the spot. However, she did not interfere in the state affairs because of this, and never took the initiative to mention the state affairs.
After Ming Di's death, Huang Liu acceded to the throne, that is, Emperor Zhang Han. Ma Huanghou was honored as the Empress Dowager. Soon, on the advice of some ministers, Emperor Zhang planned to make the younger brother of the Queen Mother a knight. After Matthew, according to the regulations of Emperor Guangwu on the family of empresses, he explicitly opposed this, so this thing was not done. The following summer, there was a great drought. Some ministers also said that this year's drought was due to the failure to seal spouses last year. They asked for the enfeoffment of uncle horse. Matthew still didn't agree, so he also issued an imperial edict. The imperial edict said, "Anyone who proposes to make his spouse a knight is trying to flatter me and gain benefits from it. What does drought have to do with chivalry? Remember the lessons of the previous dynasty, spoiling consorts will bring great disaster. Qin Shihuang refused to let his consorts hold important positions, which was a preventive measure. In the future, how can Ma Shi take the old road again? " The imperial edict went on to say, "The uncles of the Ma family are all very rich. As the empress dowager, I still don't worry about food and clothing, dress simply and try to be frugal around the palace. The purpose of doing this is to show the following, so that my relatives can see themselves and reflect on themselves. However, instead of blaming themselves, they laughed at my frugality. A few days ago, I passed by the gate of Longyuan Garden in Zhuo, where my mother lived. Seeing people outside come to my uncle's house to pay their respects, the car keeps driving like running water, and the horses keep coming and going, like a Youlong, which is very ostentatious. Their servants are neatly dressed, with green eyes, white collars and sleeves. Look at our car, it's far worse than theirs. I tried to control myself and didn't blame them. They only know how to enjoy themselves and are not worried about the country at all. How could I agree to give them a formal promotion? "