The poem "Sending Fan Twenty-Three Attendants to Hanzhong to Judge" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty: "Ice and snow are pure and clever, thunder and lightning are elite."
This is not used to describe people. It is a poem by Du Fu that expresses his aspirations through objects. Because ice and snow are holy things, the ancients often used them to describe people who are beautiful and have noble and pure moral sentiments. Later generations often borrowed Du Fu's poem to describe people who are intelligent and extraordinary. But it was actually used to describe women in the Ming Dynasty. There was a scholar named Zhang Pu in the Ming Dynasty who praised his friend's eleven-year-old daughter for being "smart as ice and snow." Later, it was widely used to describe a young, beautiful woman with extraordinary temperament and good moral character.
‘A person knows how to act like a sick tiger, but stands like a sleeping eagle’ describes a person’s intelligence and talent without revealing them, but it also illustrates a person’s deep scheming and lofty intelligence.
Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty, "Han Donglang sent off poems to each other at a banquet, so they became two masterpieces"
At the age of ten, the poems were cut and completed, and the cold and ashes left the candles to stir up feelings of separation. On Danshan Road, where thousands of miles of flowers bloom, the sound of young phoenixes is clearer than that of old phoenixes.
Great talent
Xie Lingyun of the Southern Dynasties was a writer who wrote a large number of landscape poems. He is smart and studious, has read many books, and has been loved by his grandfather Xie Xuan since he was a child.
He was born into a noble family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because he inherited the title of Duke Kangle, the world called him "Xie Kangle". As a prince, he had no real power and was sent to Yongjia as the prefect. Xie Lingyun lamented that he often neglected his official duties and went sightseeing instead of seeing his talents. Later, he resigned and moved to Kuaiji, where he often drank and had fun with his friends. The local governor sent someone to persuade him to moderate his behavior, but he was angrily reprimanded. However, the landscape poems written by Xie Lingyun are deeply loved by people. Every time he wrote a new poem, it would be copied immediately and spread quickly.
After Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty took over, he recalled him to the capital as an official and praised his poetry and calligraphy as "two treasures". Xie Lingyun became even more proud. He said: "There is only one stone in the world, and Cao Zijian has eight buckets. I have one bucket, and all the people in the world have one bucket."
This is where the idiom "Eight buckets of talent is high" comes from. Come, to describe a person's literary talent.
There are also some idioms
erudite and versatile: knowledgeable and versatile.
Informed: Knowledge: Know. I have seen a lot and know a lot. Describes deep experience and many experiences.
鈚见龚殚: 鈚: exhaustion, complete; 鈚簚: extensive. I've seen everything I need to see and heard everything I need to hear. Describes being well-informed and knowledgeable.
Bogu Tongjin: Tong: knowledgeable; Bo: extensive, knowing much. He knows a lot about ancient things and is familiar with modern things. Describes rich knowledge.
Excellent talent and strategy: Very outstanding intelligence and strategy.
Versatile: Possessing many talents and skills.
True talent and learning: real talent and knowledge.
Full of economics: Economics: arranging the threads to extend one's talents, learning and abilities. Describes a person who is extremely talented and resourceful.
Confucianism and practice: the old term refers to being proficient in the classics and having good conduct.
Have both ability and political integrity: De: moral character; Cai: ability; Equipment: possession. Not only have good ideological quality, but also have the talent and ability to work.