1. Ghosts and monsters: "Ghosts and monsters" is a Buddhist term, which refers to tauren ghosts and snake spirits respectively. In Buddhism, tauren ghosts and snake spirits are evil spirits in hell, representing evil and terror. Therefore, the idiom "ghost" itself has an evil and horrible smell.
2. Describe poetry and other literary and artistic works: In literary creation, "ghosts" are often used to describe the fantastic and bizarre style of poetry and other literary and artistic works. For example, Li He's poems are described as "ghosts", which means that his poems are grotesque, illusory and mysterious.
3. Metaphors of various bad guys: With the passage of time, "ghosts" have gradually been used as metaphors for various bad guys. These bad guys may be political enemies, social villains, economic swindlers and so on. Cultural symbol: The idiom "ghost" also has certain cultural symbolic significance. It reflects people's fear and rejection of evil, terror and ominous things.
Ghost idiom story
1. There was a poet named Li He in the Tang Dynasty. His poems are brilliant and unique in style. But because his poems often describe absurd, mysterious, horrible and bizarre things, they are called "ghosts". This idiom first appeared in Du Mu's Preface to the Collection of Li He, and he described Li He's poems as "the swaying of whales, ghosts and wonders".
2. Li He's poems often show a kind of artistic conception that transcends reality, integrating people with creatures from different sectors, such as ghosts and gods, animals and so on, and constructing a fantastic world. For example, in his poem "Dream of Heaven", he described a scene of sleepwalking in the Moon Palace, and expressed the mystery and absurdity of the Moon Palace with poems such as "The jade wheel rolled to reveal wet light, and Luan Pei met Gui Xiang's stranger".
With the passage of time, the idiom "ghost" has gradually evolved to describe all kinds of evil, terror, absurdity and ugliness. These things may include political enemies, social villains, economic swindlers and so on. This idiom is usually derogatory, expressing hatred and dissatisfaction with bad people.