First, the spirit of dragon and horse.
Interpretation in vernacular Chinese: a metaphor for the spirit of health and prosperity.
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Mars
Source: "Shang Pei Gong Jin" poem: "The four dynasties are worried about the country, and the dragon is full of spirit."
I worry about my country every day, and my hair is getting whiter every day, like a dragon horse.
crouching tiger and hidden dragon
Vernacular explanation: refers to hidden undiscovered talents, and also refers to hidden talents.
Dynasty: Northern Zhou Dynasty
Author: Yu Xin
Source: "Talking about the newly-built mountainous area in Yanggong, Tonghui River" poem: "Dark stones are suspected of hiding tigers, and their roots are like Wolong."
The image of eyeing is hidden in the rocks, and the trunk is like a dragon.
Third, there is no escape.
Interpretation of vernacular: it is difficult to fly with wings.
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Author: Qian Cai
Source: The Thirty-seventh Story of Yue Quanzhuan: "You can't escape without fighting."
Fourth, the golden cicada sheds its shell.
Vernacular explanation: it means to get away with one move, but the other party can't find it in time.
Dynasty: Yuan
Author: Ma Zhiyuan
Source: Ren Fengzi: "When can I get rid of the golden cicada?"
Five, the walking dead
Vernacular interpretation: satirizing people who have no ideals and do nothing. Muddle along, though alive, but like a dead man.
Dynasty: Jin
Author: Wang Jia
Source: "Collection of Notes" Volume 6: "The wife is eager to learn, although she is dead; If you don't learn, although it exists, it is also a walking corpse. "
Translation: People who like learning died, but they survived. People who don't study, although they exist, are also so-called "walking dead"