The cow

In accumulate over a long period of idioms, there are many idioms about cattle, "means a lot, and many have their education significance.

Cattle are belong to the horse

This standard from the history · wu ".About in the book, ji fa army commander in chief to eliminate the shang dynasty, zhou dynasty is established, but although jiangshan, mountains and the land is barren, a depression, the shang king zhou's brutal dissolute make people suffered, the pain.In the face of this situation, ji fa in the mind very anxious, how to use nation prosperous, developed economy?So he implemented benevolent governance, hope people can run their farming.Then, ji fa cut army, promote cultural and educational.

At that time, in order to combat, a lot of horses and cattle, the requisition nowThe warIs over, should be to develop economy.So ji fa ordered the horse back to the south of the huashan, put the cow back to Chen's wilderness, he wants to tell the people, the war was over, combat readiness at ease, no longer fightThe war, I hope people can put into production, with all my heart.

People see ji fa such command, reassuring to gradually, so the zhou dynasty flourished up soon.People later Lord use metaphor "to horse cattle" stop war, no longer fight.

Kill the goose that how to use the wheel

This standard from "the analects of Confucius, Yang goods" : a city in the spring and autumn period state lu called Wu Cheng.Confucius's children by a learned to swim when the Wu Cheng's chief executive.He attaches great importance to music education, the thought it governance will be effective, so he used music person of hometown, the people, string singing could be heard everywhere in the city.One day, Confucius came to Wu Cheng, hear a piece of string singing in the city.He knew it was his student son to swim.Confucius saw the child to swim, he joked: "kill chicken where it with the wheel?"Son swim primly replied: "I often listen to," says Mr 'gentleman learned music will love, learned music to listen to.'the reason I use music to educate them, is that they could have accomplishment.Now all the people in the city speak comity, can compromise with each other, that's what I first when the purpose of the policy."Confucius listened to very happy, said: "say too good!"

In the child to swim under the governance of cities has been quiet peace, and interpersonal harmony, peaceful.

Later generations used "kill chicken how use the wheel" said don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

And the wind horse

From "zuo · Xi public four years" : spring and autumn period, duke led the army invaded the CAI of syndrome, but he is not willing to, but also to attack chu.At that time, chu in the south, qi is in the north, the two sides apart, and all the princes were advised the duke not rushed.The duke did not into any admonition, determined to attack chu.Chu in a panic, fear when suddenly hit by the duke.

King ChuCheng anxiety.Countries in distress, have to find a way people peace of mind, return to peace.When chu a minister bravely step forward to ChuCheng king said: "big king, I wish to qi."Therefore, ChuCheng king sent him as a messenger to lobby qi army camp.Saw the duke, he said: "the king of qi, you JiGuoRen live in the north, and we chu in the south, thousands of miles apart, if your country's horse cattle lost will run to come to China?""How possibility?"Laugh at the duke, "then becomes the world peace, the people, industrious, happy lele, do you now the military forces to trample our territory, to make people panic all day long, up and down the court also deeply, is chu annoy you?If you are determined not retreat, chu fluctuation will go all out to fight!"The angel spoke well.The duke was speechless and had to retreat.

Later, people use "the wind horse cattle" and "goes and" metaphor between unrelated things.

Better be the head of an ass

From the warring states, Korea policy a ": during the warring states period, seven supremacy, the most powerful qin, often invaded other countries.South Korea is a small country.South Korea's monarch in order to stay in their country, ready to accept the offer from the state of qin, give in to the state of qin.At this moment, and home, I came to Korea, he had heard that South Korea's surrender to the state of qin, in the heart very worried, because the decision of South Korea's monarch completely contrary to his six joint qin claims.So he advised Han Wang said: "as the saying goes," better be the head of an ass.'you are now ready to associate with qin, but also to his knees, this and become a cow anus and what's the difference?"Han Wang weak timid, and trying to persuade, shu qin Han Wang finally decided to independent, get rid of the control of the state of qin.

After the "better be the head of an ass" means would rather do chicken mouth small, clean, and don't want to do big smelly cattle anus.Later, people often compared to a rather small scale background, rather than on a larger scale heard the mercy.

Cow dress to cry

For "han · Wang Zhangchuan" : when the western han dynasty, someone called more-recent, he is mount tai ping giant, born in poverty, to the city changan reading when young, is a poor student in business.He and his wife live in a shabby house, and I have even no idle and bedding, life is very austere.This winter, the weather is cold, more-recent husband and wife had to make a bed on the ground with a thick layer of grass, cover is a mess and straw into the "cow".More-recent once fell ill. Before long, lost the confidence of the survival, lying in the cow dress cry.He cried, and his wife farewell.His wife is a strong, and wonderfulA woman, encourage her husband said: "although we very poor, as long as you have a good body, very eager to study, the dilemma can be changed, why so desperate?"More-recent after listen to, very touched, determined to survive, under the care of his wife, his body had better day by day.And, when the han emperor officer to left corps commander, cao han into the emperor from the selection for such ancient nationalities.

Later, "cow dress to cry" this idiom, used to describe poverty and hardship of life.

A drop in the bucket

From shi-ji at ren shaoqing book: han star li ling was plotting against the huns, unfortunate surrendered, the emperor heard very angry, lambasted li ling treason, many ministers also echoed, middleman sima qian thought li ling is not really to surrender.But merit waiting for the redemption of the opportunity.See the emperor sima qian defended li ling, very angry, ordered the sima qian off into the imprisonment, decay of cruel punishment.SiMaQianBen want to commit suicide, taking his own life, but he thought again, his just a lowly, even dead, in the eyes of the emperor and his ministers, just like "nine cattle dead a MAO".So, he dismissed the idea of suicide, decided to strong to survive.Is in this spirit of perseverance to support, he was put in prison, shiji into this great book, the circle through the ages.

Later, people kept that sima qian "nine cattle dead a MAO" simplified as "a drop in the bucket" idiom, metaphor is extremely small, mild, it doesn't matter.

Dote on one's children

From "were · Yang Biaochuan" : The Three Kingdoms period, cao cao had a main book, named the beginning, wise, wisdom.Once someone brought cao cao a box he likes to eat cake, cao cao happily on the box wrote "a box" three words.Cao cao for something to eat and went out.Beginning immediately opened the box, you will eat cake dotted.Cao cao concerning this matter, the beginning, said: "you written on the box of a box, isn't that what people one bite crisp?We dare to go against your command, just eat it!"Cao cao is not happy, but also have nothing to say.

War, once again, wei shu Cao Caoling into hanzhong, garrison in the valley of oblique mouth, is in a dilemma, the attack is not good, and fear of losing face, the heart is not calm, at that moment, the cook sent cao cao chicken soup, soup has a piece of chicken ribs, cao cao with emotion.At this moment, xiahou chun to instruct password, cao cao ailed "chicken ribs!Chicken ribs!"Beginning to hear the password after, immediately packed up.Xiahou chun saw, asked him why he, as the beginning, "said tasteless, chicken ribs to eat but a pity to throw away.Prime minister in hanzhong city as chicken ribs, is to stay here, there is no need for the need to prepare go back.So I packed my luggage first."Later, cao cao had ordered the li.Cao cao know beginning early guess his intention, very jealous, and because the beginning is an opponent of cao yuan's nephew, afraid of later there will be a future trouble, so excuse beginning to disturb that kill the beginning.Killed the beginning, father jumper very much regretted.A, cao cao said, "why do you thin so severe ah!"Jumper sadly said: "I like dote on one's children, love my son, now the calf died.I this how can women not thin?"Cao cao has heard, silent.

Later, people to "dote on one's children" this idiom is used metaphorically parents love their children's deep feelings.

Ox horn hanging book

The Canon metaphor diligently studying, for the new tang book · shi biao biography: the sui dynasty had a reader named shi biao, he was noble birth, then family, the teenager had to court as a bodyguard, but because he likes reading, inattentive when on duty, was ousted from his position of the guards.Shi biao after go home, very eager to study, never waste can be used to read a bit of time, time, shi biao ride cow errands out of the way, he put a set of hanshu hung on horn, drew out a book, sitting in the back of a bull side, while reading, learning is very focused.On the same day, minister Yang su south to go out by bus, he saw a boy sitting in the back of a bull attentively reading, could not help secretly said hall, he let drive people put speed slowly, slowly behind.Go for a long time, see Yang su shi biao read a book, going to change a look, then asked: "where is the scholar of you?""My name is shi biao, liaodong duct flat."Yang su asked: "what books you read?""I am reading 'biographic sketches of xiang yu in hanshu."Commune with li Yang su very kindly words for a moment, think the youth is not a thinks, the sky's the limit, encourage said: "you this studious, there must be a success in the future."Yang su after coming home, tell son Yang Xuan sense of the situation, shi biao Yang Xuan feeling and make, become bosom friends.

Unpopularity in A.D. 613, Yang Xuan see the sui dynasty, then, from the sui, and shi biao, please advise for him, but did not adopt shi biao sleeve Yang Xuan feeling, so as to defeat.Shi biao later defected to watts hillock village peasant army, became the the leader of the militants.

Wu2 niu2 chuan3’s month

This standard refers to the suspicion and fear.Careless said jiangnan has a water buffalo, in ancient times is the seat of the kingdom of wu in the south of the Yangtze river, so the water buffalo also called wu cattle.Buffalo is very afraid of hot, once in summer, it's always like to soak in the water, resting in a cool place.Some buffalo saw the round moon in the sky, I thought it was the noon sun, frighten constantly panting.

Northern and southern dynasties yi-qing liu, who has written a famous notes novel "the west-wing," recorded in the book such a story.Western jin jin wudi emperor wudi had a detained, named Vincent, because he is from the south, so special be afraid of cold, in winter, especially the northwest wind look like a tiger.One day, he summoned him.During the winter, northwest wind blowing with the outside.Full arousal that came to the palace, the palace was toward the north Windows are made of glass, is strong enough to withstand the cold wind, but seemed to be transparent, like northwest wind will blow came in, with diligence, have a look at this window can't help shuddering.He said: "given by a" courtiers in the chair under the window, full arousal that looked at the chair, looked at the window again, feel very embarrassed, dare not to sit, stand in place, just like a fool.He looked at his face, can not help but feel very funny.Courageously is afraid of the wind, he remembered with know there is no wind, he thought the north window window after use refers to the north, smiled and said: "the window is made of glass, there won't be in the wind."With Vincent said shyly: "I is a river of water buffalo, see the moon came out of angry."

"Wu2 niu2 chuan3’s month" later, people use this idiom to describe people who encounter things too much, and fear, and a subtle ridicule.

Casting pearls before swine

This standard from the theory sense: in ancient times, there is a music home named gong mingyi, is good at playing the piano.One day, he saw a bow in a very robust cow eating grass, he press harps table on the grass, played a tune to the ox almost syllabic lyric, "fuck the qing Angle".But, it seems that bull didn't hear what the ground, or low head, 1 vigorously to eat grass, ignore him.Named gong mingyi saw no response, is not stopped.He want to and I play the music so wonderful, why ignore it?Finally, he grasped the significance, is not heard, but the music is too high, it simply won't listen.

Later, with the "casting pearls before swine" metaphor for fools speak the truth waste your breath, in the sense of the despise each other.

Strong cattle do not drink water according to the head of metaphor force someone to do something he didn't want to do.

Its profound: slaughter cattle knife.Put a little try to kill the cow.Metaphor has large talented people in the small things on the first try., example: Ming Feng Weimin the double high-speed, new water make He Feng, oshima's male town of yi state ":" the profound, to now long tao."

Kinds of cow ghost snake god.Compared all kinds of bad guys.

Bezoar stone of dog's gallbladder ox gall bladder calculi and infection of the condensation in the dogs belly, can be used as a medicine.Metaphor for the bad guys, viscera.

Dog described live in poverty, sad situation.

Ox hair shower describe tiny rain.

Devils in animal forms legend yan's two ghost.Example: "YuShi say" 32: "order to stand under the hundreds, with devils in animal forms, beaks runs, ferocious terrible."

Be overburdened metaphor particularly heavy burden.

Tuniou Trojan with clay cattle, with wooden horse.Although metaphor has its name without practical things."GuanYinZi · eight raise" : "know content of beggars, don't have to, such as see tuniou trojans, is the name of love to save horses and cattle, and the reality of the left heart horses and cattle."