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Idioms are a bright pearl in China's traditional history, culture and art, whether it is written or spoken, whether it is a formal occasion or daily life, it is inseparable from the application of idioms. However, in many of the most commonly used idioms, there are a lot of very obscure allusions and knowledge, and some of them can hardly be believed to be true. The author here excerpts a few rules, and I am willing to share and appreciate them with friends.
1. The "dog" in the bereaved dog refers to Confucius. The bereaved dog comes from "Historical Records: The Family of Confucius", which originally meant a homeless dog. It is often used as a metaphor for people who have nowhere to run and run around. Once, when Confucius was in Zheng Guo, he was separated from the **, and he stood by the east gate of the city wall in a daze. So someone in Zheng Guo said to Zigong that there was a person by the east gate, with a forehead like Yao, a neck like Gaotao, and a shoulder like a child, three inches from the waist down to Dayu, looking at his tired appearance, like a "lost dog". Later, Zigong told Confucius these words truthfully. Confucius laughed at himself very calmly and said that a person's appearance and appearance are trivial and not important. But to say that I'm like a homeless dog, that's true!
2. The "thing" in plaything mourning refers to the crane. Later, it generally referred to things or things that are harmful to ambition or ambition. It is said that Wei Yigong in the Spring and Autumn Period was obsessed with playing cranes all day long, even to the extent of influencing the government and politics, so later generations used this story to extend the idiom "playthings lose their minds". It means that you are obsessed with what you like, and you lose your ambition to be progressive.
3. The "bird" in the frightened bird refers to the wild goose. This is an idiom that is ** in a fable, which was first published in "Warring States Policy". The original meaning of the frightened bird refers to the fact that the bird that is frightened by the bow and arrow is not easy to settle down, and it is later used as a metaphor for a frightened person, who will be very scared as long as he encounters the slightest movement. It is said that the marksman is more successful, although he misses every shot, but only with a bow, without arrows, he can "shoot" the wild goose down, there is a reason, that is because the wild goose has been wounded by an arrow, frightened, when it heard the sound of the bowstring again, it desperately wanted to fly high, and with a hard effort, the wound cracked, so it fell down.
4. The commonplace "Sikong" is an official position in ancient times. Commonplace means that something is common, so it is not surprising. It is said that when Liu Yuxi was the assassin in Suzhou, he became friends with Li Shen, who was the secretary. Li Shen invited him to drink and invited a courtesan to accompany him. Liu Yuxi was moved and wrote a poem: "The high-haired cloud beard is like an official-like makeup, and the spring breeze is a song of Du Weiniang." It is commonplace to be idle and cut off the history of Jiangnan thorns. "It means that Li Sikong is used to such a scene as a courtesan, and I don't think it's strange, but I, Liu Yuxi, have a heartbreaking pain about it. It is rumored that in order to show that he is not infatuated with women, Li Shen will soon give the courtesan to Liu Yuxi, but Liu Yuxi refuses.
5. The "Lao" in Lao Yan's Separate Flight refers to the shrike bird. The original meaning of Lao Yan's separate flight is that the shrike and the swallow fly their own things, which is a metaphor for the separation of husband and wife and lovers. The Shrike is a kind of carnivorous small bird, fierce temperament, known as "the bird of prey in the bird", is one of the well-known birds, it is often mentioned in the ancient poetry of our country, such as the ancient poem "East Flying Shrike Song": "East Flying Shrike West Feiyan, Huanggu Weaver Girl when meeting".
6. In the Daigo empowerment, "Daigo" refers to pure ghee. The original meaning of Daigo empowerment is to pour pure ghee on the top of the head. Originally, Buddhism used this metaphor to instill wisdom and make people completely enlightened. Later, it was often used as a metaphor for listening to the wise advice, which made people feel greatly inspired and thoroughly awakened. Cheese is produced from milk, raw ghee is produced from cheese, cooked ghee is produced from raw ghee, and pure ghee can be extracted from cooked ghee, that is, "Daigo". Therefore, with such a process, it can be explained that "all beings have Buddha nature." Daigo is the highest and most supreme, so it also has the meaning of the highest Dharma and essence.
7. The "fat" in skin such as coagulation refers to oil, that is, lard. Meaning**Like solidified grease. Described as white and delicate. Guiwei is the princess of Qi who married Zhuang Jiang, the monarch of Wei Zhuang, and is said to be the descendant of Jiang Ziya. Compared with the "Four Great Beauties" in ancient China, although it is much inferior in terms of fame, if you look at it from the comprehensive consideration of beauty and talent, Zhuang Jiang has the upper hand. Because its beauty is evidenced by poetry: "Shuo people are beautiful, and they are dressed in brocade." The son of the Marquis of Qi, the wife of the Marquis of Wei, the sister of the East Palace, the aunt of the Marquis of Xing, and Tan Gongwei. The hands are like soft wattles, the skin is like clotted fat, the collar is like a grub, the teeth are like a rhinoceros, and the head of the mantis is like an eyebrow. Clever smile, beautiful eyes. This hymn is the first work in Chinese to describe beautiful women, and it is also a heartfelt praise from the patriotic people for Zhuang Jiang.
8. The "chaotic seven" in the chaos refers to the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms in the Western Han Dynasty, and the "chaos" refers to the rebellion of the eight kings in the Jin Dynasty. Therefore, mess is used to describe a mess that is not organized and organized. It can be seen that the emergence of this term is related to the great changes in the imperial courts of the two countries in ancient times, and both are the products of the intensification of contradictions in the struggle for imperial power.
9. "Two wins" in killing two birds with one stone", referring to two tigers. Killing two birds with one stone means doing one thing and getting or reaping the benefits of both at the same time. During the Spring and Autumn Period, when Bian Zhuang of Lu State saw the tiger, he did not immediately go forward to fight the tiger, but waited for the two tigers to kill each other, and then reaped the benefits of the fisherman, although he only beat one tiger, but finally reaped the benefits of the two tigers. It can be seen that such as killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone, etc., are the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.
10. "Horse" in the clues", refers to an insect called a stove horse. Clue means that from the hanging spider silk, you can find the location of the spider, and from the traces left by the stove horse, you can find out the whereabouts of the stove horse. It is a metaphor for the vague traces and clues left by things. Therefore, the "horse" in "Clue Traces" refers to the stove horse, an insect that burrows next to the wood stove, not a real horse, so the clue trace can also be written as "spider worm trace".
11. The "water" in the water, like a fish, refers to Zhuge Liang. The original meaning of being like a fish getting water is like a fish getting water, which is a metaphor for getting the person who is most compatible with you or the most suitable environment, and it is also a metaphor for having something to rely on. After Liu Bei's "three visits to the thatched house" and listening to Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong countermeasures", he was very happy, and his relationship with Zhuge Liang became closer day by day. Seeing this situation, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were not very happy, and Liu Bei explained to them: "I have Zhuge Kongming, just like a fish has water." I hope you don't say anything more. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also stopped discussing.
12. The "mud" in the mud refers to a kind of insect that grows in the South China Sea. Drunk means that you are so drunk that you are paralyzed and can't help yourself. Describe what it looks like to be drunk. Because this insect that grows in the South China Sea is boneless, it is very soft, and if a person is very drunk, he will be paralyzed like this kind of worm, not like a pile of "thin mud" as people think. Is it clear to everyone?
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