Collection of Common Chinese Allusions 2 .

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-03-05

11 "Wheel."

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Patriotic Doctor had a good reputation. Once, Duke Wei Ling and his wife sat at night, and heard the sound of the car, but they couldn't hear it near the palace gate, and after a while, it sounded again on the other side of the palace gate. Wei Linggong asked his wife, "Whose car is this?" The lady said, "It must be from Lan Boyu." Linggong asked how he could see it. Madame explained: "It is not rude for a person like him to drive at night and get off the bus through the palace gate. "Wei Linggong sent someone to check, and sure enough, it was Lu Boyu. See Han Liu Xiang's "Biography of the Daughters." Mrs. Weiling. Later, the allusion to the "wheel" to praise the virtuous ministers.

12 The Giant Gourd of Qugu.

Ancient fable: Qu Gu of the Song Dynasty went to meet Tian Zhong, a Qi layman, and said, "I heard that the gentleman does not rely on others for food (does not depend on others for life)." Now I have a gourd (a kind of melon) that is hard like a stone, thick and without holes, and I want to give it to my husband. Tian Zhong said, "The gourd is used to hold things, but your gourd is thick and incoherent, and it is as hard as a stone, and it cannot be cut apart, so what should I use it for?" Qu Gu said, "Yes, it is not beneficial to people, so I have to throw it away." In fact, Qu Gu used this to satirize Tian Zhong's claim that he would eat without worrying about others, but it was not beneficial to the country of people (Song Kingdom), which belonged to the kind of strong gourd. See Han Feizi. The outer reserve said on the left. Later, "Qu Gu Giant Gourd" and "Jian Gu" were used as metaphors for useless things or useless people.

13 Rugao shoots pheasants.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jia Xin, the doctor of Qi State, was ugly. His wife is very beautiful, and his wife thinks he is ugly, and he has not said a word or laughed for three years. Later, Jia Xin drove Rugao (to Gaoze) for his wife, hunting, and shot a pheasant. When his wife saw that he was capable, she smiled and spoke. Jia Xin said with emotion: "People are really indispensable, if I didn't have this shooting skill, you would have been smiling." See Left Biography. In the twenty-eighth year of Zhaogong", it was later alluded to "Rugao Shooting Pheasant" as a skill that can play a role.

14 The sound of hakama rejoicing.

The Eastern Han Dynasty is Lian Fan, the word Shudu, once served as the Taishou of Shu County, and there is a favorable government. (with good political achievements), the people made such a song for him: "Uncle Lian, come to the twilight; No fire is forbidden, and the people are safe. There is no hakama in his life. "Meaning: Uncle Lian, you should have come a long time ago, after you came, we were not forbidden to work at night, and we all worked with peace of mind. In the past, we didn't have a pair of short clothes, but now we have five pairs of pants. See Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Lian Fan Biography" was later used as an allusion to praise the first-level local officials of Taishou.

15 Oxen.

Sons, children. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong loved his youngest son Tu, and once used his hands on the ground as a cow, holding a rope in his mouth, and letting Tu ride on his back to play. Tu was having a good time, and accidentally, he rolled off the "cow's back", and the rope broke Qi Jinggong's teeth. See Left Biography. Six years of mourning. Later, he compared the "Ruzi Niu" to a person who did not hesitate to sacrifice himself for the benefit of the public.

16 Tilting the lid on the confession.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius met Cheng Zi on the road to Tandi, and the two stopped to talk, and the car cover was very close, because they agreed on the same opinion, and they talked all day. See Confucius. Miscellaneous Training. Later, he described like-mindedness and acquaintance at first sight with "pouring cover to discuss friendship".

17 The Book of the Blue Bird.

Legend has it that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once was in the Chenghua Palace, and saw a blue bird flying from the west and gathered in front of the palace. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dongfang Shuo about this matter. Dongfang Shuo said: "This is the Queen Mother of the West is coming, and they are the first to report the news." Soon, the Queen Mother of the West came, and there were two blue birds like Luan, waiting beside her. See "The Story of Han Wu". Later, the "Blue Bird Story" was used as a metaphor for the messenger of the message, and the "Blue Bird" was used as a metaphor for the messenger of the message.

18 Money.

The poems and essays made by Zhang Ling, the author of the famous legend of the Tang Dynasty, are not only popular in China, but also come to Japan and Silla envoys to buy them. He has taken the exam eight times, and all of them have been in the first class. At that time, a person called half a thousand people said that Zhang Ling's "words are like bronze coins, and they are selected in ten thousand." Therefore, the world called him "Qingqian Bachelor", and later took "Qingqian Wanxuan" as an allusion to his outstanding literary talent.

19 Please.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent the final army to persuade the king of Nanyue (also known as "Yue") to come to the dynasty, and the final army asked to give him a long tassel, saying that he must bind the king of Nanyue back. Later, as expected, he persuaded the king of Nanyue to return to Han. See Hanshu. The Legend of the Final Army. Later, "please Ying" is an allusion to the army to serve the country or ask for a heavy responsibility.

20 Touch.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, whenever the prince of Zheng Guo's minister moved his index finger, he would eat good things. Zheng Linggong knew about this, and once gave everyone to eat turtle meat, and deliberately did not give it to Zigong. Before this, Zigong's index finger had already moved. When he saw that Linggong didn't let him eat the turtle, he was angry, and he dyed it in the pot with his fingers, stretched it out to his mouth, and said, "Didn't you eat it too?" See Left Biography. Four years of Xuangong". Later, "touching" is an allusion to eating something, getting some kind of benefit, or participating in something.

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