Stories about ancient idioms 1 Diligence makes up for deficiencies.
Zeng Guofan is one of the most influential figures in the history of China, but his talent was not high since he was a child. One day when I was studying at home, I repeated an article many times and was still reading it aloud because he hadn't memorized it yet. At this time, a thief came to his house and lurked under his eaves, hoping to get some benefits after the scholar went to bed. But wait and wait, just don't see him sleeping, or read the article over and over again. The thief was furious and jumped out and said, "What books do you read at this level?" Then recite the article and leave! The thief is very clever, at least smarter than Mr. Zeng, but he can only be a thief, and Mr. Zeng has become the idol of President Mao Zedong. "Diligence is a good training, and one point of hard work is one point of talent." Great success is in direct proportion to hard work. Work hard and you will get something. Over time, from less to more, miracles can be created.
Cock crow and practice sword-diligence and self-discipline
Zu Ti and Liu Kun were both famous generals in Jin Dynasty. They share common interests and hope to make contributions to the country and achieve something. They work together in the yamen during the day and sleep under a quilt at night. At that time, the western Jin royal family fought for power and profit, and the leaders of various ethnic minorities took the opportunity to arise and make an insurrection, which seriously threatened national security. Zu Ti and Liu Kun are very anxious about this. One night in the middle of the night, Zu Ti was awakened by the crow in the distance, so he kicked Liu Kun awake and said, "Did you hear the crow?" Liu Kun listened carefully for a while and said, "Yes, it's a cock crow. However, crowing in the middle of the night is evil! " Zu Ti stood up and objected: "This is not a bad voice, but a cry that urges us to get up and exercise quickly." Liu Kun gets up and dresses. They came into the yard, drew their swords and danced with each other until dawn. Later, Zu Ti and Liu Kun did their best to recover the north and made their own contributions.
A promise to be kept.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu. He kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people have established a strong friendship with him. There was even a proverb at that time:? A promise is worth a hundred catties of gold. ? Is this an idiom? A promise of 1000 pounds? Later, he offended Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and was offered a reward for his capture. As a result, his old friends not only were not confused by the heavy money, but also risked the extinction of Jiuzu to protect him from disaster. A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and gain everyone's respect and friendship. On the other hand, if you covet temporary comfort or petty advantages and violate your promise to your friends, do you get it on the surface? Affordable? . But he ruined his reputation for this benefit.
A hole was drilled in the wall to get light from the neighbor's house.
In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a farmer's child named Kuang Heng. Families in Kuang Heng can't afford books, so they have to borrow books to read. During the busy farming season, Kuang Heng worked as a short-term worker for wealthy families and asked them to lend him books for free. He works in the field all day, and only has time to read a little book during his lunch break, so it often takes ten days and a half months to finish reading a book. But Kuang Heng's family is too poor to buy oil for lighting. What shall we do One night, Kuang Heng was lying in bed reciting the books he had read during the day. Behind me, I suddenly saw a light coming through the east wall. He stood up and went to the wall to have a look. Ah! It turned out that the neighbor's light came through the cracks in the wall. So Kuang Heng thought of a way: he picked up a knife and dug several cracks in the wall. In this way, the light coming through is also very big, so he gathered the light coming through and began to read. Kuang Heng studied so hard that he became a learned man.
Standing outside the door on a snowy day, waiting for Cheng Yi (Cheng Yi) to wake up and teach-respect the teacher and emphasize the road.
This story tells the story that Shi Yang studied hard in the Song Dynasty: Shi Yang was admitted to the Jinshi, but instead of being an official, he went to Yingchang, Henan Province to worship Cheng Hao as his teacher. After Cheng Hao's death, Shi Yang went to Luoyang to learn from Cheng Hao's younger brother Cheng Yi. At that time, he was forty. One day, Shi Yang visited Cheng Yi and Cheng Yi was sleeping. Shi Yang and his friend You Zuo stood at the door waiting respectfully so as not to affect the teacher's rest. It's snowing heavily outside and the wind is biting. When Gauge woke up, the snow outside had accumulated more than a foot thick. Students, this is a history that the ancients studied seriously. Later, people condensed this story into an idiom-"learning from teachers", which is used to describe the attitude or behavior of respecting teachers and earnestly learning.
Build a letter tree
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin Shangyang presided over the political reform with the support of Qin Xiaogong. At that time, at a time of frequent wars and panic, in order to establish prestige and promote reform, Shang Yang ordered a 30-foot-long wood to be erected outside the south gate of the capital, and made a promise in public: whoever can move this wood to the north gate will be rewarded with twelve taels of silver. None of the onlookers believe that such an easy thing can get such a high reward, so no one is willing to try. So Shang Yang raised the reward to 50 gold. Under the four rewards, there must be brave people. Finally someone stepped forward and carried the wood to the north gate. Shang Yang immediately rewarded him with fifty gold. Shang Yang's move established prestige in the hearts of the people, and Shang Yang's next reform was quickly popularized in Qin State. The new law made the State of Qin stronger and eventually unified China.
Tie your hair to the beam and poke your thigh with an awl to stay awake ―― study hard/diligently.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Sun Jing, a famous politician. When he was young, he was eager to learn. He often closed the door and kept reading alone. Reading from morning till night every day, often forgetting to eat and sleep. After studying for a long time, I am tired, but I still don't rest. After a long time, I was too tired to doze off. Afraid of affecting his study, he came up with a special method. In ancient times, men had long hair. He found a rope and tied it firmly to the beam. When he is tired of reading, he dozes off. When his head is lowered, the rope will hold his hair and hurt his scalp, wake up immediately and continue to study. (Sun Jing studied hard)
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was also a famous politician. When I was young, because of the lack of knowledge, I went to many places to do things and was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold and looked down on him. This is a great stimulus to him. So, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studies late into the night, is very tired, often takes a nap and wants to sleep. He also figured out a way to prepare an awl. Once he dozed off, he stabbed himself in the thigh with the awl. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke up by myself, and then insisted on reading. This made the story of Su Qin's "thorn". (Su Qin studies hard)
Reading with the light of fireflies in bags or the reflected light of snow-pursuing knowledge under difficult conditions
In the Jin Dynasty, Che Yin was always eager to study, but because of his poor family, his father could not provide him with a good learning environment. In order to maintain food and clothing, there is no extra money to buy him lamp oil for evening study. To this end, he can only use this time to recite poems. One night in summer, he was reciting an article in the yard when he suddenly saw many fireflies flying at low altitude. The flashing light is a bit dazzling in the dark. He thought, if many fireflies were gathered together, wouldn't it become a lamp? So he went to find a white silk bag and immediately caught dozens of fireflies in it, tied the mouth of the bag and hung it up. It's not very bright, but it can be used for reading. From then on, as long as there are fireflies, he will catch one to use as a lamp. Because he studied hard and practiced hard, he finally became an official in a high position.
Always holding a book in your hand ―― Be a diligent/studious reader.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Wu Dong had a general named Lu Meng. When I was a child, my family was poor and I couldn't study. After joining the army, although he fought bravely and made outstanding achievements, he suffered from lack of education and could not write down the experience summary of war cases. One day, Sun Quan, the monarch of the State of Wu, said to him, "Now you are a general in charge of affairs. You should study hard and increase your talents." When Monroe heard that the master wanted him to study, it was difficult for him to explain, "There are so many complicated things in the army that I have to ask them myself. I'm afraid I can't find time to study! " Sun Quan said, "You don't have as many things as I do, do you? I don't want you to learn knowledge, I just want you to look through some ancient books and get some inspiration from them. " After listening to Sun Quan's words, Lv Meng went back to study and persisted. Because I read a lot of books and learned a lot of knowledge, I finally achieved great success in my career.
Draw the ground with the ground.
Mr. Ouyang Xiu's father died when he was four years old. His family is poor and has no money to study. The wife wrote on the beach with a reed pole and taught him to write. And taught him to read many ancient chapters. When I am old and have no books to read at home, I go to a nearby reader's house to borrow books, and sometimes I copy them. In this way, day and night, sleepless, just concentrate on reading. Poems and essays written since childhood are written at the level of adults, so high. (Ouyang Xiu paints the ground with a brush)
Story about ancient idioms 2 Zhuang Zhou's family was poor, so he borrowed millet from Jianhe Hou. Hou Jianhe said: "Promise! I will get a pound of gold, and I will lend you three hundred dollars, but what? "
Zhuang Zhou said angrily, "Zhou came yesterday, and there is a middle way." Zhou Gu saw fish in the rut. Zhou asked,' What is the fish when it comes?' Yes:' I'm Bochen from Donghai. "Do you have water to fight with me and live?" Zhou Yue: "Promise me! Can I swim south to King Wu Yue and arouse the water of Xijiang River to meet my son? "The fish said angrily,' I lost my usual relationship, and I have no place. I have to put up with rising water. That's what you said. You might as well let me stay where the dead fish are! ”"
The story about the old idiom 3: the story of sneaking into Chen Cang;
Idiom: sneaking through Chen Cang
Pinyin: àn d chén cāng
Interpretation: crossing: crossing; Chen Cang: The name of ancient county, in the east of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. Metaphor is the use of false images to achieve a certain purpose or secretly carry out activities.
Idiom story:
When Chu and Han contended, Xiang Yu, with his great strength, violated the agreement that the first one to enter the customs was the king, established himself as the overlord of the western Chu, and sealed Hanzhong and Bashu to Liu Bang who entered the customs first. Liu Bang listened to Sean, the counselor, and went to Hanzhong, burning the plank road along the way, saying that he would never return to Guanzhong. Xiang Yu has since relaxed his vigilance against Liu Bang. Later, Liu Bang worshipped Han Xin as a general and ordered his soldiers to repair the burned plank road, pretending to attack Guanzhong from the plank road. In fact, he took the guard unprepared and led the main force to attack Chencang, then attacked Xianyang and occupied Guanzhong, which opened the prelude to the Chu-Han War.
Story 4 about ancient idioms makes the finishing point.
Legend has it that there was a painter named Zhang Sengyou in ancient China. He drew four dragons on the wall of a temple, but none of them drew eyes. Someone asked him why he didn't draw the eyes of a dragon. He said, draw eyes and the dragon will fly away. The listener didn't believe it, so he had to draw it. Zhang Monk Friend had no choice but to nod his eyes on the faucet with a brush. Who knows, just after the eyes of the two dragons were hit, the sky thundered, the wind blew hard, the rain poured down, and the walls were shattered. Two dragons flew into the sky, leaving only two dragons without eyes on the wall. Make the finishing point praised the artist's skill in painting dragons. "Make the finishing point" has now become an idiom. It is a metaphor to add one or two key sentences to a speech and composition to make the content more incisive and powerful.
Pretend to love what you are actually afraid of.
In the ancient Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Ye in Chen State. He likes dragons very much. His beams, columns, doors, windows and daily furnishings are all carved with dragons, and even clothes and quilts are embroidered with dragons. The walls of the house are painted with dragons. Ye Gong's home is simply a dragon world. The real dragon in the sky was very moved when he learned about it, so he came to visit Ye Gong's home. The dragon's tap came in through the window and its tail dragged into the living room. Who knows that when Ye Gong saw the real dragon, he was frightened and ran away screaming. It turns out that Ye Gong loves not a real dragon, but a fake dragon that looks like a dragon. "Ye Gong Long Hao" is also an idiom now, which means that you like something on the surface, but in fact it is not a real hobby.
The art of killing dragons-superb skill, but of little value.
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to learn an amazing skill. He heard that chopping will kill the dragon and thought, this is a rare skill in the world. So I went to Baizai as a teacher. He studied and studied for three whole years, and only after tossing out all his belongings did he learn the skill of killing dragons. But what's the use of learning skills? There are no dragons in the world. Where can he use his magical skills? "The art of killing dragons" is a metaphor for skills that have no practical use.
After losing grace.
"Warring States Policy Wei Ce IV": "Wang Wei and Long Yangjun were in the same boat, and Long Yangjun cried for more than ten fish. The king said,' Aren't you happy? If so, why not tell each other? Right:' I dare not be uneasy.' The king said, "but why are you crying?" Said, "I prepared fish for the king." The king said, "Nothing?" Yes, I said,' at first I got fish, and I was very happy, but later I got more benefits. Now I want to give up what I got before. I am fierce today, but I want to brush the pillow mat for the king. Today, I am a minister and a gentleman. I left the court and put people on the road. Within four seas, there are many beautiful women. Thanks to the king, I will be king. I still want the fish I got before, and I will abandon it. Can I be surprised not to cry? ""After that, I took "Longyang weeping fish" as the code name for falling out of favor.
The emperor died.
"Historical Records" said: "The Yellow Emperor picked bronze wares from Shoushan Mountain and cast a tripod at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. The tripod has been erected, and Yi Long hangs down to meet the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor rode on horseback, and more than 70 people served in the harem of ministers, with dragons on it. I'm not allowed to go, but I know I'm holding a dragon, which pulls and falls in the bow of the Yellow Emperor. People look up to the Yellow Emperor, but they hold his bow and Hu Huan's name, so later generations named it Dinghu and his bow Wu Hao. "Later, because the dragon went to Dinghu, the emperor died.
The dragon has nine sons, each with his own unique temperament ―― brothers and sisters may be different in many ways.
In the Ming Dynasty, dragons were also associated with a prosperous family. The nine sons of the dragon are: tāo tiè, who likes water and is carved into the shape of a beast on the bridge pillar; Ridiculous and risky, so people cast their statues and put them in the corner of the temple; Yazi has been a killer all her life, and she likes bloody gas. Its shape is the shape of an animal carved on the hilt. I (BX ǐ) am powerful, and its back is also burdened with heavy objects, even if it is engraved on the door head; The owl's kiss is easy to swallow in life, that is, the shape of the animal head on the temple ridge; Pú is a prison, and its head is used as the button of the big clock. Sister-in-law (suān ní) likes to squat, and the lion under the Buddha statue is its shape; Prison cows like sex music, so they often stand at the piano head.
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Idiom: carrying a pole with a hundred feet.
Pinyin: bm4b m: I zhà ng g ā n tó u
Explanation: Buddhism, a pole 100 feet high, is a metaphor for reaching a high level.
Idiom story:
This idiom comes from the Record of Jingde Dengchuan written by Songshi Daoyuan. Master Zhao Xian, and the teacher said, "A hundred feet stand still, though it is not true.". We must make progress, and in the world of ten parties, we will take the lead and move the whole body.
In the Song Dynasty, there was a monk named Jing Cen in Changsha. This Buddhist monk has a profound knowledge of Buddhism and often travels to various places to preach and give lectures.
One day, Master Zhao Xian was invited to give a lecture in a Buddhist temple. Many monks came to the lecture, and the master explained it in simple terms, and the audience was deeply infected. The hall was silent except for the voice of the host.
When Master Zhao Xian finished speaking, a monk stood up and saluted him. Then he asked a few questions for the master to answer. The master replied in return and answered slowly.
The monk asked the master again after hearing what he didn't understand, so the two of them asked and answered, and the atmosphere was cordial and natural.
The audience found that they were talking about the highest realm of Buddhism-the Ten Realms. Master Zhao Xian took out a copy of the post on the spot in order to explain what the Ten-Party World was all about. The so-called calligraphy is a book that records lyrics in Buddhism. But I saw the master pointing to the above paragraph, chanting: the bamboo pole is not high, and it needs to go further, and the ten-square world is the real peak.
This idiom is also called flat head.
Story about Ancient Idioms 6 At the junction of Yungu Temple and Pippen, a strange stone stands on the top of the mountain. It looks like a fairy in a Taoist robe. He held it up with one hand, as if guiding tourists into Pippen, hence the name "immortal guiding stone", also known as "immortal guiding peak". It is famous not only for its similar appearance, but also for its inspiring stories.
Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a child prodigy who could read at the age of two and practiced martial arts at the age of four. Later, because the examination room was frustrated, I was injured in the ring. After switching to business, I went to Huangshan to find a teacher when I was desperate. I don't know. I've traveled all over Qian Shan, and I haven't even seen a drug farmer or a woodcutter. The dry food is gone, the wild fruit is swallowed, the clothes are worn out, and the bark and leaves are covered. Gradually became skinny, and finally fainted on the side of the road that day, dying.
I don't know how long it took, but an old man with a basket on his back and sandals woke up the prodigy. After asking about the situation, the old man smiled and said, "How can cleverness be cheated?" Where there are no immortals, hurry home and find a powerful job, so that you won't leave your life in this barren mountain to feed wolves, tigers and leopards for nothing. "After that, I also sent some wild fruits to a child prodigy to eat on the road. The prodigy thought that the old man's words were right, so he said goodbye to the old man with gratitude.
Not far away, I suddenly realized: "I have traveled all over the mountain and have never even seen anyone." The old man is obviously a fairy. " He chased after the old man and begged him to show him how to live forever. The old man said, "I am not a fairy." To tell the truth, I was ruined by fame and fortune in my first half of my life, so I saw through the world of mortals and hid here. "A child prodigy with a grain of salt, but see the old man look extraordinary, determined to worship him as a teacher, begged. Unexpectedly, when I looked up again, the old man became a tall and burly "immortal guiding stone". The prodigy kowtowed before the stone again, and suddenly a voice came from the stone man's stomach: "I have traveled all over Huangshan, but I blame fame and fortune for hiding my heart." I advise you to take the hard-working road and let you live as a fairy all your life. "
The prodigy finally listened to the fairy's words, and not only got married in the second half of his life, but also lived a very red life. No wonder Cao wrote in a poem: "Everything is so lovely and wrong, and everything is vague. Please come out of the mountain and show the way everywhere. " Looking up at the stone bridge one kilometer north of Rensheng Pavilion, the shape of the fairy's guiding stone has turned into a magpie, and there is a pine tree beside it, which looks like ancient beauty. The turquoise and the scenery set each other off, so it is called "Magpie Deng Mei".
About Ancient Idiom Story 7 At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Fu Cha of Wu conquered Yue, Lu and Qi successively. He was ambitious and continued to March to the northwest, intending to conquer the state of Jin with all his strength.
But it was at this time that Gou Jian, the king of Yue, copied the posterior route of the king of Wu. He led the army all the way to Suzhou, the capital of Wu, and sent troops to occupy the Huaihe River, cutting off the retreat of the king of Wu.
The news poured cold water on Fu Cha, the king of Wu. He was so shocked that he immediately called civil servants and military commanders to discuss countermeasures. Everyone said that going back now means that both customs have lost the battle and will be beaten at both ends; If we can defeat the State of Jin, it will be tantamount to becoming the overlord in the Warring States period, and it is not too late to go back and clean up Gou Jian, the king of Yue.
The plan has been made, and the top priority is to conquer the state of Jin as soon as possible. After careful consideration, I decided to win by surprise.
One night, the king of Wu ordered. All the soldiers in the army eat well, and so do the horses. Select 30,000 elite soldiers from the whole army. Every ten thousand people form a phalanx, and * * * forms three phalanxes. There are 100 people in each square. At the beginning of each line is the officer's department. Every ten lines, that is, 1000 people, are in the charge of a doctor. The phalanx of each event is led by a general. In the center of the square, white helmets, white armor, white flags and white bows and arrows are all mastered by the prince himself, called Zhong Jun; The square on the left, red helmet, red armor, red clothes, red is like unfathomable; The square on the right is black. Set out in the middle of the night, and arrive at the place only one mile away from 8 jin j at dawn. At dawn, Wu Jun drummed and the sound of cheers shook the earth.
When Jin Jun woke up from his dream, he was shocked to see Wu Jun's three phalanxes: the white phalanx was in full swing-like a thatched field full of white flowers; Red Square, "looks like a fire"-like a burning flame; And that black square is like an unfathomable sea.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Xiangong listened to rumors, killed Prince Shen Sheng, and sent someone to arrest Shen Sheng's younger brother Zhong Er. When Zhong Er heard the news, he fled the State of Jin and forgot about it for more than ten years.
After many hardships, Zhong Er came to the State of Chu. King Chu Cheng thought that Zhong Er would make great achievements in the future, so he greeted him with state gifts and regarded him as a distinguished guest.
One day, the King of Chu gave a banquet in honor of Zhong Er, and the two chatted, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Suddenly, the king of Chu asked Zhong Er, "If one day you return to the State of Jin and become a monarch, how can you repay me?" Zhong Er thought for a moment and said, "Beautiful women are waiting for you, precious silk, and you have a lot of rare bird feathers, ivory leather, and even more in Chu. What rare items does Jin Wang have? " The king of Chu said, "Your son is too modest. Having said that, you should show me something? " Zhong Er replied with a smile, "Thanks to you. If I can really return to China to be in power, I would like to get along well with your country. If one day, Jin Chu goes to war, I will definitely order the troops to retreat first (one house equals thirty miles). If I can't get your forgiveness, I will fight you again. "
Four years later, Zhong Er really returned to the State of Jin and became a monarch. This is the famous Jin Wengong in history. The state of Jin became stronger and stronger under his rule.
In 633 BC, the two armies of Chu and Jin fought. In order to fulfill his promise, Jin Wengong ordered the troops to retreat 90 miles and stay in Chengpu. When Chu Jun saw that 8 Jin J was retreating, he thought the other side was afraid and immediately pursued it. The Jin army took advantage of the weakness of the Chu army's pride in underestimating the enemy, concentrated its forces and defeated the Chu army greatly, and won the battle of Chengpu.
The story about the ancient idiom Story 8:
Idiom: get a salary at the bottom of the pot.
Pinyin: f ǔ d ǐ chu x ρ n
Description: kettle: an ancient kettle; Salary: firewood. Draw the firewood from the bottom of the pot. Metaphor fundamentally solve the problem.
Idiom story:
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Hou Jing, a general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, sent troops to rebel and was attacked by the imperial army. Hou Jing surrendered to Liang Wudi and Xiao Yan in the south of the Yangtze River, and asked Xiao Yan for reinforcements. The result was defeated by the Eastern Wei army under the command of Murong Shaozong. Hou Jing finally surrendered to the Liang Dynasty with the remaining several hundred people. Wei Shou of the Eastern Wei Dynasty wrote an article about it. He pointed out that Hou Jing, a capricious person, must be paid to stop boiling and mowing the grass. However, Liang Wudi did not accept this proposal. Later, Hou Jing really defected to the Liang Dynasty. Kettle: cooker, that is, pot. Salary: firewood. This idiom means to solve a problem fundamentally.
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