The origin of the idiom: Chapter 10 of Sima Wensen's Wind and Rain Crossing the River: "Shit, there is evil in the demon, which makes me hate it!"
Example of idiom: Mo Yingfeng's Ode to the General, chapter 1 1: "Those enchanting dancers dragged him from east to west, and he was about to be divided into eight pieces!"
Idiom is a special expression in a language, usually composed of four or more words, which has a certain cultural background and significance.
Idioms are very rich in Chinese and come from many sources, some from ancient fables, some from historical events, some from famous sayings and aphorisms, etc. They all have specific cultural background and significance, and usually can express a complete thought or emotion.
The use of idioms can make the language more refined, vivid and vivid, and can express more profound thoughts and feelings.
For example, the idiom "Carving a boat for a sword" can be used to describe those who stick to the old dogma and don't know how to change it, while "Better late than never" can be used to encourage people to correct their mistakes in time to avoid greater losses. Learning and using idioms correctly can help us better understand and master Chinese, and at the same time, we can better understand and experience the richness and diversity of China culture.
Idiom is a stereotyped and fixed phrase, which is mostly composed of four words. Of course, there are three words, five words or more. For example, "set out", "go up a storey still higher", "Qian Fan by the shipwreck, Wan Muchun by the sick tree" and "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you", but these are a few after all.
Why are idioms mostly four-character? This is related to the characteristics of Chinese. Most people in China speak in pairs on syllables. Chinese pays attention to four tones, which can produce aesthetic feeling in sound when reading, and the four-character structure can adapt to various changes of this tone.
The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of 305 poems in the history of China literature, which is basically four words and one sentence. It has influenced poets and writers in a long historical stage, and their works have influenced people's language. Idioms are basically derived from ancient books and folk spoken language, so idioms are mostly four words.