About the Chinese zodiac idiom (10)
chicken
The chickens
"The chickens" chicken is refers to the crow, dance is a sword and kung fu.It is said the jin zu ti's story.Zu ti chest open, don't pay attention to the instrument, but ambitious.At first he doesn't like reading, later all times studying, learning very well, he served as a department of state the main book, together with a Liu Kun feeling is very good, often with cover a quilt at night talking about affairs of state, when it comes to the excited place, even in the middle of the night to sit up.Once in the middle of the night suddenly hear the cock crow, zu ti play wake Liu Kun said: "this is the voice of the auspicious!"Said, get out of bed and walk into the yard a sword dance.They had met: needless, hero, want to they went together to the central plains.Secretariat of the jin emperor, zu ti ren yu states, as the northern expedition across the river, he is knocking the OARS vowed: "not recover the central plains and the crossing back, shi is!"After crossing, he led his men and repelling forces of schleswig-holstein, recover some lost ground, returned to many of the south of the Yellow River of the eastern territory."Smell of the chicken dance ", later described a person with lofty ideals timely self-excitation.
The top
Usually said: "one word, the top".This is the jin ge hong "immortal" describes a story.Han dynasty huainan Wang Liuan hobby for XianFang god, there is a fairy named eight male weng, teach him to refining elixir.Liu Anlian to eat later, just up to heaven in broad daylight.When he was coming to, put the rest of the fairy medicine in the courtyard, chicken and dogs will eat, on the day, so the chicken in the sky, the dog is in the cloud."One word, the top "metaphor is a person to do the main officer, and he has a relationship with the ascendancy;And those who cling to power and chief rich, think of as "huainan chicken dog".
Stand out in a crowd
They represent is decorous, chicken means mediocrity.The standout, of course, is free from vulgarity.What it says is the jin JiShao.JiShao wei-jin time is one of the "seven sages of bamboo forest", the son of ji kang and stout body, smart handsome, very prominent in the company.JinHui emperor, JiShao officer for shi.The simmering when the royal family.History of attackandkill each other, known as "eight king", JiShao emperor has always been very loyal.It is a capital city confound JiShao desperate rush into the officer.Guarding the door of the bodyguard bow arrow, ready to shoot him.Aidedecamp saw Lin biao JiShao instrument green, hurriedly stop guards, and take the arrow bow down.Beijing again soon confound, JiShao follow JinHui emperor, troops fight in Shang Yang, unfortunately the defeat, soldiers and escape numerous only JiShao always protect the emperor, in tow.Connect the enemy's arrows, like raindrops, JiShaoShen in number of arrows, magnesium blood dc, drop on the emperor's royal robe.JiShao killed, just like that.Afterwards, hui emperor attendants to wash the blood on his royal robes, hui emperor, said: "don't wash don't wash, it is Ji waits in the blood!"JiShao during his lifetime, once someone to Wang Qu said: "in the crowd saw JiShao yesterday, promenading like wild stand out in a crowd."Then use "stand out" metaphor is one of instrument or to a group of people around the line is very prominent.
Chicken mouth later
Chicken mouth and anus.To the person, or the latter?A proverb is "after" better be the head of an ass, hereinafter referred to as "after" the head of cattle.This is the warring states period, I said.The late warring states, qin is the most powerful, countries around the relationship with the state of qin and attitude, some argued that "mongols" some idea "union".Mongols is qin as the core, the United Nations as a whole, this is standing on the position of qin;Union is the countries beyond qin alliance, against the state of qin.Before, represented by yi cheung, who represented by shu qin.Yi cheung advised Han Wang backward state of qin, Su Qinze advised Han Wang must not be taken in qin.Shu qin Han Wang said: "the south Korean territory, it is subject to topography, and brave fighting forces, why want to bow to qin?If South Korea said the yield, qin must first ask cede territory for it.Give a piece of this year, next year it will be behind the requirement, South Korea's territory is limited and the unlimited greed of qin, you can't meet it.As the saying goes: better be the head of an ass.Do you want to work with the state of qin, that is after cattle, I really for you embarrassed!"Han Wang listened to this words, anger and worry, shouted, "says Mr Right, I dead also can't give in to the state of qin!"Shu qin is advised Korea would rather be a free and independent country, and not as subservient to the state of qin.Is eating chicken mouth small places, after the cow is big, it is out of the muck.Also some people think that "after the head of cattle" should be "JiShiNiuCong", chicken resin metaphor independent will, cattle from metaphor surrender to people.But after "better be the head of an ass" has been widely circulated, and to commonly used by people.Its metaphor would rather in the situation of small local autonomy, rather than in the situation where listen to a person.
Small tricks
This is the story of the warring states period.At that time the nobility have to support public.Taste a gentleman meng qi is noble, for JiGuoXiang, reputation is very big, his hangers-on, of course, a lot, so-called "diner, three thousand".Three thousand public, many people have a variety of skills and intellect, give priority to help people.On one occasion, Qin Guoguo Wang Zhaowang please visit taste a gentleman meng dynasty xianyang.Meng taste after you reach the state of qin, qin kingdom that envy him very much, to persuade the king of qin to kill him, lest he know the situation in the state of qin, when he gets back against qin.Meng taste very worried, after you get this message to the client to the king of qin bestowed favor YanJi for help.YanJi conditions is put forward, to taste a gentleman meng sent her a very expensive white fox fur robe.But only a white fox fur robe, taste a gentleman meng and has been sent to the king of qin.At this time in the public have a man who is good at stealing, smart like a dog.In darkness, he dives Qin Gong, stole out of the white fox fur robe.Taste a gentleman meng dedicated it to the YanJi immediately.YanJi pleading to the king of qin and qin promised to taste a gentleman let meng, let them return home.Taste a gentleman meng know qin2 wang2 later will regret, decided to run away immediately.Flee to the valley of close, it is in the middle of the night.After close regulation, chicken calls every day to open closed through travel.At this time in the public and have a good imitation of the cock crow, imitate the chicken calls, like really the cock crow, near the village of chicken is called a.Keep close people hear the cock crow, then open the closed, taste a gentleman let meng a line of people, so as to escape from the state of qin.Wait until qin come back troops after, they had to leave far away.This two small tricks hangers-on, although saved his master, but other hangers-on still look down upon them, and think that they have neither profound knowledge, also do not have grandiose manner, it's just a bit little skill.But look from actual situation at that time, if you don't have a small skill it torn a hangers-on, meng taste group will be in a foreign land do ghost;But those who thinks the profound knowledge, the stately in times of danger, but had to do.Compared with the two small tricks of public emergency XieWei thering is no lack of ability.Later with "small tricks" trivial skills.
Kill the goose that how to use the wheel
Words: "cut chicken how use the wheel".It is not hard to understand from the literal.Kill cattle knife must be very big, and the nature is to kill the chicken knife knife.By killing cattle sword to kill chicken wouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill?It had been from flint home of one of the classic the analects of Confucius.Confucius to lu was a smaller city Wu Cheng, his student son, named suppress, but it was in Wu Cheng high rank, Confucius heard the sound of a play the harp and sing, he said with a smile: "kill the goose that why the knife with kill the cow?"Mean over such a small place, where the use of music education.But couldn't think of a swim but, said: "once upon a time I hear the teacher you said:" the gentleman to emulate the, will love, man learned music, it is good to use the "Confucius listened and said:" the students, suppress a word is right, but I was just joking with him just now."The words in the analects of Confucius has become a very popular idiom, to do little things don't have to waste not big.And kill on the wheel, is to make a mountain out of a molehill or overqualified.
stupefied
This idiom about cockfighting, language of zhuangzi and liezi.Allegedly, king xuan of zhou hobby cockfighting, is a famous expert, fighting cocks kiko was instructed to responsible for raising chicken.After 10 days, XuanWang push asked: "training is?"Kiko, said: "not yet, it saw other chickens, or hear the cock crow, itch to try."For 10 days, xuan asked a good training, kiko said: "not yet, was also quite active, anger is not fade."Again after 10 days, XuanWang added: "?Didn't also training?"Kiko, said: "now about, arrogance, mind also stable, although other cock crow, it is like didn't hear, nothing should be, no matter what you meet the situation of the sudden it do not move, not surprised, chicken looks like wood.Such a chicken, just calculate training home, other chicken at the sight of it, would have turned and fled, also dare not fights."XuanWang then go to see the chicken, and sure enough, was not swayed by the outside light sound, but it is the spirit of cohesion, other chickens can't and play it and see it goes away.Stupefied original metaphor spirit inside collect, home culture.Someone has brought out the truth of life, don't think people's life such as the heart of the sever competition, is easy to make enemies, hate each other, such as eliminating competition psychology, natural sliding challenge competition.Later the meaning of "individual" evolves into people stay wood is ineffective, unconscious, or describe a person because of fear or surprise become speechless.
In bits and pieces: metaphor things piecemeal, no fragment.
Make trouble: chicken fly a dog to jump, describe is far from being tranquil.
Chicken worm and losses: metaphor small gain and loss, it doesn't matter.
JiQuanBuJing: describe marching and discipline.
Chicken dog leave: described the cruel slaughter.
Example: metaphor to punish a person to warn other people.
Kill: metaphor and immediate benefits regardless of the long-term interests.
Dog liver intestines: metaphor haggle over every ounce, small mind's eye.
Actually refers to petty theft, it can also be used to sleep around.
Goose crane: describe the old man pale skin wrinkle.
Chicken with bone bed: chicken bone metaphor is thin, is deeply, gaunt.Meaning to grief transition that thin Yu Qingxi exhaustion.
Chicken breast turtle: describe people thoracic kyphosis.
Throw straws against the wind, the analogy estimate not his own strength, suicide.The voice of the chicken dog: the "Lao zi", words are: "the neighbours, the voice of the chicken dog smell, people in old age, not to for."This is a small country of Lao tze ideal state.Then borrow refers to between people, not exchanged between unit and unit.
Negundo chicken SiChen: hen crow, metaphor women interventions.
Chicken for bucket duck: metaphor quarrelling about trivial things.
The chickens ", the Book of Jin zu ti pass, "said zu ti aspires to serve the country gets up at night to hear the cock crow sword, hard training.Later used to describe people rise action interested in playing for his country.
Marry a chicken with chicken old parable woman after marriage, regardless of the husband is good or bad, will always follow.
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