Sun Yang, a native of Qin in the Spring and Autumn Period, is said to be a famous horse expert in ancient China, so people called Sun Yang "Bole". According to his own experience, Sun Yang wrote a book "Xiang Ma Jing" for people's reference. Sun Yang has a son with poor intelligence. After reading his father's Sweet Horse Sutra, he also wanted to go out and find a swift horse. He saw in Xiangma Jing that "the main characteristics of a swift horse are high forehead, big eyes and big hooves", so he took the book out to try his eyesight. Not far away, he saw a toad, grabbed it, and said to his father, "I found a good horse, which is similar to what you said in the Book of Xiangma, except that the hoof is a little small." Bole laughed and said humorously, "You love to jump, but you can't ride." .

Moral: This idiom is generally used to indicate that things are rigid and mechanical. It is widely used as a derogatory term and also as a metaphor for finding clues. This explanation contains no derogatory meaning.

Cover your ears and steal the bell

Originally from "Lu Chunqiu", Fan died and someone took the opportunity to steal the clock. I tried to run away with it on my back, but I couldn't move it, so I smashed the clock with a hammer. As soon as I knocked on it, the clock made a loud noise. He was afraid that others would hear the bell and take it away, so he quickly covered his ears. He thinks that if he covers his ears, others will not hear him. Finally, he was captured by others.

Moral: if you don't face up to the objective reality, don't study it, and adopt a closed-door attitude, you will eventually reap the consequences.

Don't worry about anything.

Liezi Tian Rui created an image of "Qi people". He has the blue sky above his head and the earth under his feet, but he is worried all day that the blue sky will fall and the earth will fall, so he can't sleep and eat. He is also worried that the sun, moon and stars in the sky will fall, and he will always be in fear. Persuaded by others, he was relieved and happy. A vivid image appeared before our eyes. Another character, an enthusiastic person who enlightens alarmists, although his explanation is unscientific, his spirit of caring for others is still worthy of recognition.

Moral: The story satirizes those who have no ambition and suffer from loss. Metaphor is unnecessary or unfounded worry and anxiety. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

4. Yelang is arrogant

From Historical Records Biography of Southwest Yi, the king of Yunnan and the emissary of Han Dynasty said, "Which is bigger, Han Dynasty or China?" The messenger of the Han Dynasty came to Yelang, and Yelang also raised such a question. This is because the road is blocked, and each thinks that he is the master of a country and does not know the vastness of the Han Dynasty.

Moral: It is a metaphor for superficial conceit or arrogant and ignorant behavior.

Step 5 "Encourage seedlings"

In the ancient Song Dynasty, there was a man who thought the seedlings were growing too slowly, so he pulled them up little by little. When he got home, he boasted, "I helped the seedlings grow taller today." When his son heard about it, he went to the field and found all the seedlings dead.

Moral: Metaphor goes against the development law of things and is eager for success, but it is a bad thing.

6. Handan toddler

From "Autumn Water in Zhuangzi" During the Warring States Period, a Yan man heard that the walking posture of Handan people in Zhao was beautiful, so he came to Zhao to learn to walk. Instead of learning, I forgot how I walked, and finally climbed back to Yan.

Moral: figuratively speaking, blindly imitating others will not only fail to learn skills, but also lose the original skills.

7. Carve a boat for a sword

A Chu man accidentally dropped his sword into the water while crossing the river. He carved a mark on the side of the boat where the sword fell into the water. When the boat stopped, he went into the water from the marked place to look for the sword, but naturally he couldn't find it.

Moral: It is a metaphor for sticking to a rut and not knowing how to change one's point of view or method as the situation changes.

8. Cup bow snake shadow

Le Guang was an official in Henan. He once had a very good friend. He didn't come to see him for a long time. Le Guang asked his friend why he didn't come. My friend replied, "I was a guest at your house the other day. Thank you very much for giving me a glass of wine. But when I picked up the glass and saw a snake inside, I felt very sick. I didn't drink, and I didn't respect my friends. After drinking, I got seriously ill. " Le Guang thought it might be a bow hanging on the wall with a painted snake on it. The shadow in the cup is a bow. So Leguang invited friends to drink again, still in the original place. Le Guang asked his friend, "What do you see?" The friend replied, "Like last time, there was a snake." . So Le Guang told him the reason, and his friend's mood was suddenly enlightened and he recovered.

Moral: It is a metaphor for being suspicious and asking for trouble.

9. Honest people buy shoes

Once upon a time, a Zheng man wanted to buy a new pair of shoes, so he measured his feet in advance and put them on his seat. When I went to the market, I forgot to bring my size. I picked out my shoes and found, "I forgot my size." He went home to take measurements. When he returned to the market, the market had already dispersed. He didn't buy any shoes at last. Someone asked, "Why don't you try on your shoes with your own feet?" He replied, "I would rather trust the measured size than my own feet."

Moral: This fable satirizes those dogmatists who stick to the rules and shows that if they don't know how to change, they will eventually achieve nothing.

10. Wait for him

According to the legend of Five Bitches in Han Feizi, during the Warring States Period, a farmer in the State of Song saw a rabbit hit a stump and died. He put down his farm tools and waited there, hoping to get the killed rabbit again. As a result, the rabbit didn't get it and the crops were abandoned.

Moral: Metaphor means not working hard actively, just taking chances, hoping to get unexpected gains.

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Starting from "Everything is Wrong", there were 300 people when Qi Xuanwang ordered people to blow tofu brains. There is a Mr. Nanguo who can't blow tofu brain, but he is mixed in the team of tofu brain. After Qi Xuanwang's death, Wang Jin of Qi succeeded to the throne and liked to listen to people playing alone, so Mr. Nanguo ran away.

Moral: Metaphorically, unskilled people pretend to be skilled people to occupy a position, or refer to inferior things mixed with good things to make up for it. Sometimes it is also used to express modesty.

12. Better late than never

Once upon a time, a man kept a sheepfold. One morning, he found a hole in the sheepfold. At night, the wolf took the sheep away. The neighbor advised, "Hurry up the sheepfold." He said, "What's the use of fixing the sheepfold when all the sheep are lost?" The next day, when he went to herd sheep, he found another sheep missing. He regretted repairing the sheepfold without listening to his neighbor's advice. Since then, it has never happened that sheep were taken away by wolves.

Moral: Metaphorically, after something goes wrong, trying to remedy it can prevent the loss from expanding.

13. The opposite direction

From The Warring States Policy tells the story of a man going to Chu by car. Because he chose the opposite direction and didn't listen to other people's advice, he finally got farther and farther away from Chu.

Moral: No matter what you do, you must look at the direction first to give play to your advantages; If the direction is wrong, then favorable conditions will only have the opposite effect.

14. gild the lily

From "The Warring States Policy", there was a man in Chu who invited people to drink, but there were fewer people. It is agreed that whoever draws a snake on the ground will drink. A person draws out first, holding wine in his left hand, ready to drink. At the same time, draw feet for snakes with my right hand and say, "I can draw feet for snakes!" " "Before the feet were finished, another man had finished drawing the snake and said," Snakes have no feet. How can you add feet to it? "So, I picked up the wine and drank it off.

Moral: It is a metaphor for doing unnecessary things, but it is self-defeating.

15. Contradictory

There is a man in Han Feizi who sells spears and shields in Chu State. One day, he came to the market to sell his spear and shield. So he raised his shield and said, "My shield is so strong that no weapon can pierce it." Then, he praised his spear and said, "My spear is very sharp, and there is nothing impenetrable." At this moment, an old man came up and asked, "What would happen if you stabbed your shield with your spear?" Men are speechless.

Moral: Speaking and doing things are contradictory and cannot be justified.

16. Ye Gong Long Hao

From the New Preface, Ye Gong likes dragons, and the clothes hooks, wine vessels and decorations in the room are all dragons. He likes dragons very much. After being known by the real dragons in the sky, he descended from the sky and came to Ye Gong's home. The dragon head is placed on the window sill to visit, and the dragon tail has arrived in the hall. When Ye Gong saw that it was a real dragon, he turned and ran in horror.

Moral: a metaphor claims to like something, but in fact it is not really like it, or even afraid. Bitterness satirizes the bad style of Ye Formula characters who only sing high-profile and are unrealistic.

17. Buy a gift and return it to the pearl.

From "Everything goes wrong", there is a Chu man who sells jewelry in Zheng State. He carved a pearl box out of precious wood. A Zheng bought the box, but returned the pearls to him.

Moral: I bought a box for pearls, but I returned it. Metaphor has no vision and improper choice.

18. Naoko suspects neighbors

In the Song Dynasty, there was a rich man whose wall collapsed because of the heavy rain. His son said, "If we don't build it, thieves will definitely come in." That's what their neighbor's old man said. That night, the rich man's family really lost a lot of property. The family thinks their son is very clever. But I suspect that an old neighbor stole it.

Moral: This fable is usually used as a secular lesson. Tell us to listen to other people's opinions more and choose the right one, instead of looking at the relationship between the person who gives the opinion and himself, and not to be biased against others.

19. Insert the pole into the city

In Laughing Forest, there is a man in the state of Lu, who is holding a long pole and ready to go to town. At first he held it upright and couldn't get into the city. Take it sideways, you can't get into the city. He really can't think of any way. Soon, an old man came here and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen many things." Why don't you cut the long pole from the middle and go into town? " So the Lu people cut off the long pole according to the old man's statement.

Moral: I can't think and don't know how to be flexible. Smart people are often stupid.

20. Learning from others is effective.

From "Zhuangzi" Once upon a time, I walked between my neighbors with a frown because of my heart ache. An ugly neighbor named Dong Shi saw it and frowned and thought it was beautiful. When she went back, she was still frowning among her neighbors, clutching her chest. The rich people nearby saw it and closed the door. The poor man saw it and ran away. Dong Shi only knows that frowning looks good, but he doesn't know why frowning looks good.

Moral: Metaphor imitates others, which not only does not imitate well, but makes you make a fool of yourself. Sometimes it is also used as a self-deprecating remark, indicating that one's roots are poor and he has not absorbed the strengths of others.