Pronunciation: à i x ψ y má o

Interpretation: Feather: a metaphor for human prestige. For example, I cherish my reputation and act very cautiously.

Said by: Xiang Zayan: "A gentleman loves his mouth, a peacock loves his feathers, and a tiger and a leopard love his claws. This is why he treats his body. "

Sentence: The crane and he are both arrogant, and both cherish feathers. He and their arrogance are just a gesture, which is useless. (Lao She's Four Generations under One Family 50)

Conceal the identity of an emperor or official.

Pronunciation: báI lóng yufú

Commentary: The white dragon turns into a fish in the middle of the deep sea. It is a metaphor for an emperor or a high official to hide his identity and modify his itinerary.

Said by: Talking about the Garden: "In the past, the dragon turned into a fish in the cold, and the fisherman prepared to hit its eyes." Heng's "Tokyo Fu": "White arowana fish suit, see its difficulty."

Sentence: "xianggong white arowana suit, anonymous surname." If the young don't know the height on the way, and there are people who destroy the "xianggong", how can they live on their own? (Feng Ming magnum "cautionary tale" volume 4)

Salted fish shop

Pronunciation: bà o Yuzhs √.

Definition: A shop selling salted fish. Metaphor is a place where bad guys pile up.

Said by: Xiang Za Yan: "Living with the wicked is like entering the abalone room. If you haven't heard about it for a long time, you will melt with it."

A place where you can talk.

Pronunciation: büHuüzhümén

Interpretation: Taboo: Taboo. Refers to a place where you can be outspoken.

Said by Liu Hanxiang, "On Yuan Jundao": "If you remonstrate, you must look at the door of daring to speak."

The teeth are gone, but the tongue is still there-a soft and elastic tongue is longer than a hard one.

Pronunciation: chǐ wáng shé cún

Interpretation: death: falling off, does not exist. All the teeth have fallen out, and the tongue is still there. Metaphor is hard and easy to break, and soft can always be preserved.

Said by: Talking about the God of jing yuan: "The existence of a husband's tongue is not due to its softness." The death of a tooth is not based on its rigidity? "

A lost bow of Chu State was picked up by a native of Chu State-the lost thing will not be picked up by any outsider.

Pronunciation: ch ǔ g bu ng ch ǔ de

Interpretation: The Chu people lost their bows, but they still found them. Although I lost my things, the person who found them was not an outsider.

Said by Liu Hanxiang, "Talking about Yuan Zhigong": "The king of Chu * * * hunted, forgot to bring his bow and asked for it. * * * Wang said,' Stop! The Chu people left the bow, and the Chu people got it. What more can they ask for? "Confucius family: a better life": "The Chu people lost their bows, and the Chu people gained them. What can they ask for? "

Sentence: Now it's just that I haven't started yet, and this thing has been delivered to the door. How can we make it go back and forth? (Qing Wenkang's Biography of Heroes of Children, the seventeenth time)

Usage: subject-predicate type; Make provisions; Use praise to describe the proliferation of interests.

Synonym: Gains and losses are considerable losses.

Antonym: Chu Jin Cai Yong

Grace that has spread to all.

Pronunciation: chūn fěng féng rén

Commentary: Warm spring breeze blows to people. Metaphor is to teach and help people in time.

From: Xiang, said Yuan Dao: "I can't charm people, and I can't rain people in summer, so I am poor."

It is better to see with your own eyes than to hear from others.

Pronunciation: rwé né bé rú mé jià n

Interpretation: What you hear is not as true and reliable as what you see. Metaphor is the importance of practical experience.

Said by Liu Hanxiang: "It's better to see what my husband heard; Seeing it is better than practicing it. "

Sentence: It is not a problem just to do it, and it is not a problem to live it again. What you said is groundless. Seeing is better than hearing. I have a horse on my back. I'm going to invite my father to have a look. (Wu Ming's "Journey to the West" 48th time)

Felicity never paired off.

Pronunciation: fú wú shuāng zhì √.

Interpretation: Lucky things will not follow.

From: On Yuan Machiavellian: "The so-called blessing is not heavy, and the disaster will come again."

Sentence: Song Jiang listened, pulled two people and said, "But it's bitter! Happiness doesn't come twice, but it doesn't rain alone. "(Shi Ming Naian's" Water Margin "back to 37)

Usage: subject-predicate type; As an object and clause; Often used with "it never rains but it pours"

Synonym: Blessing is not heavy.

Antonym: It never rains but it pours.

Drink a large glass of wine.

Pronunciation: fú y and dà bá i

Explanation: floating: fined for drinking in violation of alcohol regulations; White: punishment wine glass. The original intention is to drink a large glass of wine. After that, it means drinking a large glass of wine.

Said by: Xiang Shuo Yuan Shan Shuo: "Wei Wenhou drinks with the doctor, which makes people take advantage of it, saying,' Those who don't drink will float in the white'." "

Sentence making: It is better to receive this happy letter than to hear the bitter voice, and it is a great revelation. (Pu Songling's "Evil Sea Flower" back to the 24th)

Usage: It is better to receive this happy letter than to hear a bitter voice. ◎ Zeng Qingpu's "Evil Sea Flower" 24 times.

Disaster is unknown.

Pronunciation: Huang quès chán

Interpretation: Mantis is about to catch cicadas, but I don't know that the yellowbird behind him is about to eat cicadas. Metaphor disaster is coming and I don't know it yet.

Said by: Xiang Tan Yuan: "Mantis is committed to catching cicadas, but I don't know that yellowbird is around. The yellowbird craned its neck to peck the mantis, but didn't know that the projectile was under it. "

Usage: subject-predicate type; Make clauses and attributes; derogatory sense

Synonym: yellowbird comes last.

When it rains, it pours/Misfortunes never come singly

Pronunciation: Huòbüdān xíng

Interpretation: disaster: disaster. Unfortunate things happen one after another.

From: On Yuan Machiavellian: "This so-called blessing will never come again, and disaster will come again."

Sentence: It never rains but it pours. That private middle school can't pay wages because it has been repaid by the bank. (Ye Shengtao's Gain and Loss)

Usage: subject-predicate type; As an object and clause; Often used with "Happiness doesn't come twice"

Synonym: there are many disasters, and there is no double happiness.

Antonym: luck turns, double happiness comes.

Renqi can be a big deal.

Pronunciation: Jiāng h m:I bün Xi m:o Liú

Interpretation: The vastness of rivers and seas is because it can accommodate small streams. This is a metaphor. People can only undertake great things if they are tolerant.

Said by: Talking about Gardens and Respecting Saints: "Mount Tai does not hesitate to plow stones, and rivers and seas do not sail against the current."

Eat on a tripod ―― lead a luxurious life.

Pronunciation: liè dǐng ér shí

Interpretation: Describe the luxurious life of the rich and noble.

From: Liu Hanxiang's "Talking about Yuan Jianben": "I am tired of sitting."

Sentence: It is better to eat continuously today than not to eat at all. (The fourth discount of Ma Yuan Zhiyuan's "Blessing Monument")

An arrogant look

Pronunciation: m zhǐqǐshǐ

Interpretation: eye refers to: moving the eye refers to things; Irritate: guide people with hiss. Guide people with eyes and eyes. Describe the arrogance.

Said by: Liu Hanxiang, "On Yuan Jundao": "Now the king will make Dong a minister, so he will be a material for service; In the south, if you listen to the ceremony of the DPRK, you will be a minister. "

Use: combined; As a predicate; derogatory sense

A lesson from the past-a lesson from the past

Pronunciation: Qian chēzh Jiàn Jiàn

Interpretation: The mirror is a lesson. The lesson of overturning in front. Lessons from the past.

From: "Xunzi Xiangcheng": "The front car has been covered, when is unknown!" Xiang said to "Said Yuanshan": "The front car is covered, and the rear car is alarmed."

Sentence: Learn from the past, please think twice. (Chen's "Water Margin" back to the 25th)

Usage: more formal; As subject and object; Used to give advice.

Synonym: It's not far to learn ancient times.

Antonym: Repeat the same mistake.

Previous failures can be lessons for the future.

Pronunciation: Qin fühòu Jiè

Explanation: Metaphor can be used as a lesson for the future.

From: On the Good Garden: "The front car covers, and the rear car warns."

Just like the shadow follows the body-it is closely related to each other.

Pronunciation: rú yǐng suí xíng

Interpretation: It seems that the shadow always follows the body. Metaphor means that two people are closely related and often together.

Said by: Guan Zi Ren Fa: "However, what happened next was also like a clear answer; The subject of the minister is also like a shadow. " Liu Hanxiang's "On Yuan Jundao": "Therefore, the sky should follow people, like a shadow, and the sound also works."

Sentence-making: Good and evil are distinct, and they go hand in hand. (Li Qing Ruzhen's "Mirror Flower Edge" seventy-first time)

Keep your mouth shut-be cautious

Pronunciation: sān Jiān qíküu

Interpretation: seal: seal. Put three seals on his mouth. Describe speaking carefully. Now it is also used to describe unwilling or afraid to speak.

Said by: "Talking about Garden Respect": "Gong Temple guards Kong Zhou, and there is a golden man in front of the right stage. He kept his mouth shut, but said behind his back,' In ancient times, he warned people to quit, quit! If you don't talk much, you lose. " "

Sentence making: if there is danger, you will be embarrassed; Jin people warned and kept silent. (Chen's "Water Margin" thirteenth time)

Usage: verb-object type; As predicate and object; It's for secrecy.

Synonym: keep silent

Antonym: eloquent and boastful.

Poverty in poverty

Pronunciation: sān xún jiǔ incarnation

Interpretation: Ten days: Ten days is called ten days. You can only eat nine meals in thirty days. Describe a poor family.

From: Liu Hanxiang's "Talking about the Garden Festival": "Zi Si lives in Wei, and his robe is unattractive. He eats it nine times in his twenties." Tao Qian's poem "Imitating the Ancient" said: "After thirty years of eating, you will win the championship in ten years."

Within ten steps, the grass is flourishing-talents are everywhere.

Pronunciation: shbê f ā ng co

Interpretation: Cao Fang: Vanilla. Metaphor is full of talents.

From: Talking about Gardens and Congs: "If you take ten steps, there will be herbs; There must be loyal ministers in a city with ten rooms. " Wang Hanfu's "A Thousand Commanders Turn Men": "There must be grass growing between ten steps; There must be a gentleman in a city of ten rooms. "

There are talents everywhere.

Pronunciation: oxi

Interpretation: Metaphor is full of talents.

From: Talking about Gardens and Congs: "There must be fragrant grass in ten steps and loyal ministers in ten rooms."

Customs change with the times

Pronunciation: shyísúy

Interpretation: shift: change; Yi: Change. The times have changed, and so has the social atmosphere.

From: Huainan Custom Training: "Times have changed." Liu Hanxiang's Miscellaneous Words on the Garden: "Today's husband is different from the world, things have changed, and times have changed."

Use: combined; As a predicate; Times, customs, etc have changed.

Once upon a time, the monarch cared about the people.

Pronunciation: Xiàch qi zu

Interpretation: In ancient times, it was said that the monarch showed concern for the people.

From: Xiang, he said, "If you are afraid of meeting a sinner, get off the bus and ask and cry."

Usage: linkage type; As a predicate; Include praise

Timely help and education

Pronunciation: Sia Y ǔ Y ǔ Lun

Interpretation: rain: the previous "rain", noun, rain; After a "rain", the verb, rain. Just like the summer rain on people. Metaphor helps and educates people in time.

Said by: director of Shuo Yuan: "Guan Zhong got on the bus and said,' Alas, I am poor. I can't attract people with spring breeze, I can't rain people with summer rain, I will be poor. " "

Usage: subject-predicate type; As predicate and attribute; Include praise

Synonym: spring breeze

First suffer, then enjoy.

Pronunciation: xi

Interpretation: Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later. Metaphor is to suffer first, then enjoy.

Said by: Talking about Gardens and Congs: "Enjoy the worries of the world first, and worry about the glory of the world later." Song Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower": "The worries of the world first, the joy of the world later."

Sentence: You worry about the past and learn from it. (Ming anonymous "Feng Mingji Zou Linyou")

Use: combined; As predicate and attribute; Include praise

Crying alone in the corner

Pronunciation: xi à ng y ú r q ?.

Interpretation: to: to; Corner: corner; Cry: Cry quietly. A person is crying in front of the wall. Describe that nobody is in charge, very isolated and can only cry in despair.

Said by: Xiang Shuo Yuan Dao: "If there is a room full of wine and food and one person cries alone in the cold corner today, everyone in the same room will be unhappy."

Usage: more formal; As predicate and attribute; Cry in despair

Synonym: sigh at the end of the road

Antonym: the spring breeze gets carried away.

Can overcome difficulties and defeat the enemy.

Pronunciation: y à n á n zhé ch not ng

Interpretation: refers to overcoming difficulties and defeating the enemy.

Said by: Han Liuxiang, "Talking about the Garden and Respecting the Sacred": "So there is a public, but I don't sleep all night; Chu has a son, a minister, and Wen Gong sitting on his side. Far away! The disgust of saints is unstoppable. "

Never recover from setbacks.

Pronunciation: y and juébüzhèn

Explanation: hey: stumbling; Jane: Cheer up. Once you fall, you can't get up again. Metaphor is that you can't get up when you encounter setbacks.

Said by: Xiang Shuo Yuan Shuo Cong: "If you choke, you won't eat, but if you stumble, you won't."

Sentence making: Unfortunately, by the middle of the twentieth century, nothing could be said. (Liang Bin's Red Flag Spectrum 42)

Usage: linkage type; As predicate, attribute and complement; derogatory sense

Synonym: failure is like water.

Antonym: make a comeback

The office is bound to fail.

Pronunciation: zhǐ tiān shè yú

Interpretation: Shoot the fish in the river into the sky. Metaphor is bound to fail.

Said by: Liu Hanxiang's Talking about Gardens and Respecting Saints: "If the night is long on the day of the summer solstice, shoot fish at the sky and want to make it."

Ann, it's not easy to change

Pronunciation: n g zhòng qiān

Interpretation: Be content with the old customs and not change easily.

Said by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty: "Touching the emotion is an animal; If you can do it, call it a savage; Settle down, that is, public; The distinction between the past and the present is also called the scholar. "

Usage: as a predicate; Metaphorical conservatism

Synonym: content with the status quo

Antonym: bring forth the old and bring forth the new.

Long time no friends, like new knowledge.

Pronunciation: baitoue x: n

Interpretation: It means that although we have been friends for a long time, we don't know each other, just like new knowledge. With "bald as new".

Said by: Shen Bai Shi Xin: Han Shu: "Bai Shi is as good as new, but it is covered as ever." "Shuo Yuan" wrote that "a bald head is new, but it is covered". "He" and "Ru" are common words. A bald head is new, although it is old and fresh. "

Timely advice and help

Pronunciation: y incarnation

Explanation: The spring breeze is warm and the summer rain is humid, which is enough to raise everything. It is often used as a metaphor to teach and help people in time.

From: Xiang, said Yuan Dao: "I can't charm people, and I can't rain people in summer, so I am poor."

When Shun's father hit him with a big stick, he ran away and beat his father with injustice.

Pronunciation: dàzhàng zézüu

Interpretation: staff: wooden stick; Go: Run. When Shun's father hit him with a big stick, he ran away so as not to trap his father in injustice. The feudal filial piety advocated in the old society.

Said by: "Talking about Yuan Jianben": "Follow your father, ask for it yourself, and don't be absent; If you ask for it, you will get it. The little ones stay, and the big ones escape the rage. "

Pranksters hate upright people.

Pronunciation: ZH ǔ Lun

Interpretation: Metaphorically, wicked people hate upright people. It is the same as "stealing the Lord and hating the Lord".

Said by: Liu Hanxiang's Talking about Garden Respect and Caution: "A thief complains about his master, but the people do harm to him. A gentleman knows the world. "

treat sb equally

Pronunciation: dēlǐXiāng kàng

Interpretation: Jude's words are right. Treat each other as equals.

Said by Liu Hanxiang, "On Yuan Jundao": "Today, the king will go east, and he will want to be an envoy before he can do anything; If you listen to the DPRK in the south, you will not lose the gift of offering a minister, then the material of people and ministers will also be; In the west, courtesy comes back, followed by sex. If you don't take advantage of the situation and ask for ministers, your friends will be very talented. "

Life is extremely difficult.

Pronunciation: El Xú n Ji Hu Xi

Interpretation: Ten days: Ten days. Only eat nine meals in twenty days. Describe the extreme hardships of life

Liu Xiang said in the Western Han Dynasty: "Zi Si lived in Wei, his robe was plain, and he ate nine times in his twenties."

Usage: as object and attribute; Used in life

Happiness will not come, but the living ones will follow.

Pronunciation: fü bü chó ng zhi, Huòbüchóng láI

Interpretation: There is no double blessing, but it never rains but it pours.

From: On Yuan Machiavellian: "Yiyang was pulled out by Qin in previous years, and there will be a severe drought next year, and the people will be miserable. Don't worry about people's urgency at this time, and look back at luxury. This so-called blessing is not heavy, and disaster will come again. "

Prince, Xiachen

Pronunciation: xi.

Interpretation: attachment: echo; Above: Wang, Wang: cheating; Next: Chen Xia. Kiss the king and cheat the lieutenants.

Said by: "Talking about Gardens and Official Techniques": "The Grand Master swears:' Those who are attached but not attached will die, and those who are attached but not attached will be punished. " "

Broad prospects

Pronunciation: Pei

Interpretation: lift: flying around. Fly high and far. Metaphor has a bright future.

Said by: Three Sections of Eight Statues of Stone in the Garden: "Swan flies high and far, all by six purlins."

Have excellent prospects

Pronunciation: gāo füI Yu m:n Xi ang

Interpretation: Fly high and far. Metaphor is promising.

Said by: Liu Hanxiang's Talking about Gardens Respecting the Sacred: "Swan flies high and far, relying on the right people."

Loyalty, at any sacrifice.

Pronunciation: gān dǎn tú dì

Interpretation: Describe a tragic death. It also describes doing one's best to serve, regardless of any sacrifice. The same as "liver and brain smearing the ground".

Said by: Xiang Shuo Yuan Shan Shuo: "Carnivores fail to count in the temple. If I were a monk, I would rather be in the wilderness of the Central Plains than brave?"

Usage: I was the first to die in the temple. It was appropriate to take ~ at that time and it took a long time. ◎ Korean Poetry Biography Volume 7

The virtue of kindness

Pronunciation: hán rén huái yì √.

Interpretation: refers to the virtue of benevolence and righteousness.

Said by: Han Liuxiang, "Talking about Gardens and Distinguishing Things": "Therefore, Kirin has oxtail, dome angle and benevolence."

Usage: Yi Jiao Ren beast is the essence of the five elements, which must contain benevolence and righteousness, and does not walk in groups. ◎ Wu Song Shu's Fu Lin

Only allowed within the specified range

Pronunciation: Huàdízuòyò

Interpretation: Metaphor is only allowed to move within a specified range. The same as "painting the ground as a prison".

Said by: A Guide to Telling the Garden: "As the saying goes:' It is impossible to draw the ground as a prison; Now is not the time to carve official wood. "This is the wind of illness." The biography of Lu Han Wen Shu was quoted as "painting the ground as a prison"

People's suffering

Pronunciation: lù s ù u zhè y ü not u

Interpretation: refers to the sufferings of the people.

Said by: Talking about Garden Respect: "When Confucius traveled, he heard crying in the middle of the road, and his voice was very sad ... When he saw it, Qiu Wuzi cried with a sickle and a rope. Confucius started the car and asked,' You have nothing to lose, why are you crying?' Qiu Wuzi said to him,' I lost three.' Confucius said, "I heard of three lost."

Usage: Qiu Wuzi said:' I have little knowledge and have traveled all over the world. After I pay it back, I will die and lose; Arrogance is a loss, a loss. It was three lost who made friends and never left. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is uncertain, and the son wants to raise it and kiss it. " "

Allusions to poverty and self-help

Pronunciation: niú ji m: o zh and g

Interpretation: Later, it was the story of the poor begging for the world.

Said by: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Ning Qi was very poor and wanted to be an official in Qi Huangong. One day, Huan Gong went out to welcome guests, fed cows under the car and "sang with his horns buckled". Hearing this, Huan Gong praised him as an "extraordinary person" and took him to the car after his life, worshiping him as a Shangqing. See Lu Chunqiu for the difficulty, and Chunqiu for the question 2. Xiang's "Said Yuan Zun Xian" also contains this matter.

Usage: fu ~, with contemptuous words and clumsy meanings; What you said in class is not written in your biography. ◎ Yu Li Shu, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War.

Be nipped in the bud

Pronunciation: w m: ng t ū x ǐ x: n

Interpretation: It is a metaphor for nip in the bud.

Said by: According to Han Liuxiang's "On Yuan Machiavellian", someone saw a neighbor's chimney standing upright and there was accumulated salary next to it, and advised him to bend the chimney and take out the accumulated salary; If the neighbors don't listen, the consequences will be angry.

A man with a broad vision

Pronunciation: y ǒ u shí zh and shí.

Interpretation: a talented and far-sighted person.

Said by: Shuo Yuan Shan Shuo Xiang: "People of insight in the world are all people with cold feet. After a thousand years, temples don't eat blood. "

Usage: ~ means that your majesty hates people's words and doesn't care much about things around him. This is a sign. ◎ Stone "Letter from a given state"

When one person in the company is unhappy, others will inevitably be affected.

Pronunciation: y y and r é n xi à ng y ú, m: n zuê bü lè.

Interpretation: refers to a full house, one person is unhappy and everyone is unhappy.

Said by: A Guide to the Garden: "Therefore, saints are like a family in the world. Today, a room full of drinkers, if one person cries alone in a cold corner, then everyone in the room will be unhappy. "

Usage: When I saw a teenager, I raised my glass and said,' ~, I don't want to measure myself. I want to hear the voice of gold jade. ◎ Taiping Guangji (Volume 28/KLOC-0)/Quoting the Tang Dynasty "Hedong Ji Dugu Distant Uncle"

Contact and painting

Pronunciation: yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn

Explanation: Let one end of the thread pass through the eye of a needle. Metaphor is to connect and learn from it.

Said by: Liu Hanxiang, "Talking about Yuanshan": "You are stuck in the needle, but you are not anxious because of the needle; It is the media that has the final say, not the media. " Zhou Mingjuan's "West Lake II" Volume 12: "How is it convenient for Wan Erniang to see the young lady and ask for her whereabouts, and be a needle-threading person?"

Usage: Master An and Mrs An are secretly arranging troops here, and my uncle is there to meet them secretly. ◎ Qing Wenkang's Biography of Heroes of Children, Chapter 24.

Yong Men's head.

Pronunciation: y not y ng mé n w á n sh m: u m: u

Interpretation: later used as a code of loyalty to the monarch.

Said by: According to legend, when the Vietnamese army arrived in Qi, the martyr Wen heard about it and died holding his head. When the Vietnamese army learned about it, it said, "The King of Qi has an official who looks as handsome as Yong Men's son, and intends to keep the State of Yue from eating blood." So he came back with the army. King Qi buried Yong Men as a gift from his superiors. See "Talking about Jie" by Han and Liu Xiang.

Wear defective clothes.

Interpretation: The clothes are worn out and the shoes are perforated. Describe poverty. Han and Liu said to "Speaking of Yuanshan": "If you dig out your spouse's money and send your millet to make up for the scholar, then your clothes will be worn out and your ears will not hold up." Also known as "clothes empty." "Han Shubao's Propaganda": "Tang Zun's clothes are empty, and his diet is earthenware, which is called legacy." Yan Shigu's Note: "I walk around in my clothes. Empty, wear it. "

Draw the curtains

Pronunciation: zhāng mèI chéng Wei

Interpretation: Roll up your sleeves and turn them into curtains. Describe many people.

From: Xiang's "Speaking of Garden Offering": "There are 300 people near Qi, who are curtain-covered and sweat-drenched, shoulder to shoulder. Why is there no one? "