The origin and story of four-character idioms

1. Idioms and allusions Four-word idioms Warring States Period: Returned Zhao (Lin Xiangru) besieged Wei to save Zhao (Sun Bin) retired Sanzhai (Zhong Er) offered a humble apology (Lian Po) talked on paper (Zhao Kuo) gained momentum (Cao Gui) 1000 yuan to buy bones (Guo Kun) to avoid medical treatment (Cai Huangong). ) Qin: A word of gold () refers to a deer as a horse (Zhao Gao) burning books to bury Confucianism (Qin Shihuang). See (Jing Ke) hanging beam and stabbing stocks (Su Qin, Sun Jing) Han: One thousand yuan for a meal (Han Xin) Embarrassed on all sides (Xiang Yu) Three chapters of the law (Liu Bang) A willing son can teach (Sean) The last stop (Han Xin) Cross the rubicon (Xiang Yu) Never let go of the book (Liu Xiu) The Golden House hides jiao (Liu Che) and Chen Cang (Han Xin) is all around. Cao Can) Don't Face to See the Elder in Jiangdong (Xiang Yu) Three Kingdoms: Do your best (Zhuge Liang) to take care of the Caotang (Liu Bei) to cook beans and burn grass (Cao Zhi) as a warning (Lu Meng) to be a novice (Zhuge Liang) to be happy without thinking about Shu (Liu Chan) to write poetry in seven steps (Cao Zhi) to exaggerate (Ma Su) to take seven captures and seven verticals (Cao Zhi).

2. Four-word Idiom Story Idiom Story-Suspecting that the neighbor stole an axe Once upon a time, there was a countryman who lost an axe.

He thought it was a neighbor's son who stole it, so he paid attention to what the man said and did everywhere. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he looked like a thief stealing an axe. Later, the man who lost the axe found it. It turned out that he accidentally lost his way in the valley when he went up the mountain to cut wood the other day.

After finding the axe, he met his neighbor's son again. Look at him again. He doesn't look like a thief. Suspecting neighbors and stealing axes: not paying attention to facts, being suspicious of people and things.

2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a farmer in Song State. He always feels that the crops in the field grow too slowly. I went to see it today, and tomorrow I feel that the seedlings will never grow tall. He thought to himself: Is there any way to make them grow taller and faster? One day, he came to the field and pulled up the seedlings one by one.

It took a lot of effort to pull up a large number of seedlings one by one. When he finished pulling out the seedlings, he was exhausted, but he was happy. When I got home, I boasted, "I'm exhausted today." I helped Miao Miao grow several inches! " "Hearing this, his son rushed to the field and found that all the seedlings in the field were dead. There was an incorrigible scholar named KATTO in the Zhou Dynasty.

KATTO is not only talented in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was by Zhou Liwang's side to help handle state affairs.

However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. Treacherous court officials try their best to please.

KATTO bluntly advised him and listed the disadvantages of state affairs, but the treacherous court official spoke ill of him in Zhou Liwang's ear. Zhou Liwang is very tired of KATTO. Since then, treacherous court officials have gone in and out, ignoring KATTO.

KATTO was very angry and wrote a poem, which was later included in The Book of Songs. In the poem, he attacked the traitor and said, "There is no cure for evil!" "incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it.

The latter metaphor is that things are too bad to be saved. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a general named Zong Qiming in Song State. He was brave and ambitious since he was a child.

One day, Zong Yi's uncle asked him what his ambition was, and Zong Yi replied, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." I must break through all obstacles, go forward bravely and make a difference.

After studying hard and working hard, Zong Yi finally became a general who can be good at fighting. Later, people used "riding the wind and breaking the waves" to describe the spirit of facing difficulties. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north and the State of Chen in the south were bounded by the Yangtze River.

Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, Prime Minister of Northern Zhou Dynasty, abolished Emperor Jingdi of Zhou Dynasty, established Sui Dynasty on his own. Determined to destroy the State of Chen, he once said, "I am the parents of the whole country. Is it because there is a Yangtze River as narrow as a belt that I watch the people in the south suffer and don't save them? " Later, people used "only a strip of water" to describe that the two places are very close, with only a narrow water area.

6. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya, who was proficient in temperament and superb in piano skills. He was a famous pianist at that time. When Yu Boya was young, he was smart and eager to learn. He has learned from others and his piano skills have reached the level. But he always feels that he can't express his feelings about all kinds of things in a superb way.

Boya's teacher knew his idea and took him to Penglai Island in the East China Sea by boat, so that he could enjoy the natural scenery and listen to the waves of the sea. Boya looked up and saw the waves surging and splashing; Seabirds are roaring and singing; The lush trees in the forest are like entering a fairyland.

A wonderful feeling arises spontaneously, as if the harmonious and beautiful music of nature rises in my ear. He couldn't help playing the piano, his voice turned at will, and the beauty of nature was integrated into the sound of the piano. Boya experienced an unprecedented realm.

The teacher told him, "You have learned." One night boating in Boya.

Facing the cool breeze and bright moon, he was full of thoughts, so he played the piano again, and the sound of the piano was melodious and getting better. Suddenly I heard someone screaming on the shore.

When Boya heard the sound, he got out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. Knowing that the man was a bosom friend, he immediately invited the woodcutter aboard and played for him with great interest. Boya played a tune praising the mountains, and the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Majestic and solemn, such as Mount Tai towering into the clouds! " When he played the surging waves, the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Vast and boundless, it seems to see rolling water and boundless sea! " Boya was excited and said excitedly, "bosom friend!" You are really my bosom friend. "

This woodcutter is Zhong Ziqi. Since then, the two have become very good friends.

This story comes from Liezi Tang Wen. The idiom "high mountains and flowing water" is a metaphor for bosom friends and wonderful music.

7. A word teacher refers to a teacher who corrects a very key word in an article. This language comes from Tao Yue's Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties in the Song Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was a very prosperous period in the development of feudal society in China, and literature and art were also very developed, among which poetry was the most representative. At that time, there were not only many poets but also many poems, and the level of art and content was very high.

Among many poets at that time, there was a poet named Miracle. One winter, in vilen after the heavy snow, he saw the plum blossoms proudly blooming, so he wrote a poem "Early Plum" to recite the plum blossoms in full bloom in early winter. There are two lines in this poem: In the former village of Zita Law, several branches opened last night.

He felt very satisfied after writing it. A man named Zheng Gu, after reading this poem written by Miracle, thinks that the meaning of this poem is not exhausted.

So, after repeated thinking and deliberation, he changed these two poems into: In the old village of Zita Law, he opened a branch last night. Because he thinks that since there are several plum blossoms, it can't be considered as early plum blossoms.

Zheng Gu's changes, although only changed the number into a word, only changed a word, but it made the theme of Morning Plum more appropriate and the artistic conception of the poem more perfect. Qi was very appreciative of this change in Zheng Gu. At that time, he called Zheng Gu his own lyricist.

A long time ago, there was a chess player named Qiu. His chess skills are superb. Qiu has two students studying chess with him. A student is very absorbed in learning from the teacher.

The other one didn't. He thinks it's easy to learn chess, so there's no need to be serious. When the teacher explained, although he sat there, his eyes seemed to be looking at the chess pieces, but his heart was thinking, "If I kill a swan in the wild now, it will be a delicious meal."

Because he is always daydreaming and absent-minded, the teacher doesn't listen at all. As a result, though.

Once upon a time, a farmer lost an axe.

He thought it was a neighbor's son who stole it, so he paid attention to what the man said and did everywhere. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he looked like a thief stealing an axe. Later, the man who lost the axe found it. It turned out that he accidentally lost his way in the valley when he went up the mountain to cut wood the other day.

After finding the axe, he met his neighbor's son again. Look at him again. He doesn't look like a thief. Suspecting neighbors and stealing axes: not paying attention to facts, being suspicious of people and things.

2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a farmer in Song State. He always feels that the crops in the field grow too slowly. I went to see it today, and tomorrow I feel that the seedlings will never grow tall. He thought to himself: Is there any way to make them grow taller and faster? One day, he came to the field and pulled up the seedlings one by one.

It took a lot of effort to pull up a large number of seedlings one by one. When he finished pulling out the seedlings, he was exhausted, but he was happy. When I got home, I boasted, "I'm exhausted today." I helped Miao Miao grow several inches! " "Hearing this, his son rushed to the field and found that all the seedlings in the field were dead. There was an incorrigible scholar named KATTO in the Zhou Dynasty.

KATTO is not only talented in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was by Zhou Liwang's side to help handle state affairs.

However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. Treacherous court officials try their best to please.

KATTO bluntly advised him and listed the disadvantages of state affairs, but the treacherous court official spoke ill of him in Zhou Liwang's ear. Zhou Liwang is very tired of KATTO. Since then, treacherous court officials have gone in and out, ignoring KATTO.

KATTO was very angry and wrote a poem, which was later included in The Book of Songs. In the poem, he attacked the traitor and said, "There is no cure for evil!" "incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it.

The latter metaphor is that things are too bad to be saved. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a general named Zong Qiming in Song State. He was brave and ambitious since he was a child.

One day, Zong Yi's uncle asked him what his ambition was, and Zong Yi replied, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." I must break through all obstacles, go forward bravely and make a difference.

After studying hard and working hard, Zong Yi finally became a general who can be good at fighting. Later, people used "riding the wind and breaking the waves" to describe the spirit of facing difficulties. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north and the State of Chen in the south were bounded by the Yangtze River.

Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, Prime Minister of Northern Zhou Dynasty, abolished Emperor Jingdi of Zhou Dynasty, established Sui Dynasty on his own. Determined to destroy the State of Chen, he once said, "I am the parents of the whole country. Is it because there is a Yangtze River as narrow as a belt that I watch the people in the south suffer and don't save them? " Later, people used "only a strip of water" to describe that the two places are very close, with only a narrow water area.

6. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya, who was proficient in temperament and superb in piano skills. He was a famous pianist at that time. When Yu Boya was young, he was smart and eager to learn. He has learned from others and his piano skills have reached the level. But he always feels that he can't express his feelings about all kinds of things in a superb way.

Boya's teacher knew his idea and took him to Penglai Island in the East China Sea by boat, so that he could enjoy the natural scenery and listen to the waves of the sea. Boya looked up and saw the waves surging and splashing; Seabirds are roaring and singing; The lush trees in the forest are like entering a fairyland.

A wonderful feeling arises spontaneously, as if the harmonious and beautiful music of nature rises in my ear. He couldn't help playing the piano, his voice turned at will, and the beauty of nature was integrated into the sound of the piano. Boya experienced an unprecedented realm.

The teacher told him, "You have learned." One night boating in Boya.

Facing the cool breeze and bright moon, he was full of thoughts, so he played the piano again, and the sound of the piano was melodious and getting better. Suddenly I heard someone screaming on the shore.

When Boya heard the sound, he got out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. Knowing that the man was a bosom friend, he immediately invited the woodcutter aboard and played for him with great interest. Boya played a tune praising the mountains, and the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Majestic and solemn, such as Mount Tai towering into the clouds! " When he played the surging waves, the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Vast and boundless, it seems to see rolling water and boundless sea! " Boya was excited and said excitedly, "bosom friend!" You are really my bosom friend. "

This woodcutter is Zhong Ziqi. Since then, the two have become very good friends.

This story comes from Liezi Tang Wen. The idiom "high mountains and flowing water" is a metaphor for bosom friends and wonderful music.

7. A word teacher refers to a teacher who corrects a very key word in an article. This language comes from Tao Yue's Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties in the Song Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was a very prosperous period in the development of feudal society in China, and literature and art were also very developed, among which poetry was the most representative. At that time, there were not only many poets but also many poems, and the level of art and content was very high.

Among many poets at that time, there was a poet named Miracle. One winter, in vilen after the heavy snow, he saw the plum blossoms proudly blooming, so he wrote a poem "Early Plum" to recite the plum blossoms in full bloom in early winter. There are two lines in this poem: In the former village of Zita Law, several branches opened last night.

He felt very satisfied after writing it. A man named Zheng Gu, after reading this poem written by Miracle, thinks that the meaning of this poem is not exhausted.

So, after repeated thinking and deliberation, he changed these two poems into: In the old village of Zita Law, he opened a branch last night. Because he thinks that since there are several plum blossoms, it can't be considered as early plum blossoms.

Zheng Gu's changes, although only changed the number into a word, only changed a word, but it made the theme of Morning Plum more appropriate and the artistic conception of the poem more perfect. Qi was very appreciative of this change in Zheng Gu. At that time, he called Zheng Gu his own lyricist.

A long time ago, there was a chess player named Qiu. His chess skills are superb. Qiu has two students studying chess with him. A student is very absorbed in learning from the teacher.

The other one didn't. He thinks it's easy to learn chess, so there's no need to be serious. When the teacher explained, although he sat there, his eyes seemed to be looking at the chess pieces, but his heart was thinking, "If I kill a swan in the wild now, it will be a delicious meal."

Because he is always daydreaming and absent-minded, the teacher doesn't listen at all. As a result, although both students are.

4. Idiom allusions Four-word idiom hépǔzh Huán Source: Biography of Meng Changjun in the Later Han Dynasty. The story of Chinese studies: Meng Changjun went to Hepu to be the prefect. Hepu used to be rich in pearls, but due to the indiscriminate mining by officials, pearls and mussels all moved to other places.

After Meng Changjun took office, he discovered many abuses in the past, rectified and controlled the phenomena of indiscriminate mining, fishing, corruption and bribery, so Pearl mussel returned to Hepu. Source: Biography of Shi Yang and History of Song Dynasty. The story of Chinese studies: Shi Yang and Song Youzuo studied under Cheng Yi in their early years, and were admitted to Jinshi.

Once they invited each other and went to Luoyang to ask Cheng Yi for advice. In the Cheng family, Mr. Cheng Yi entrusted.

So, two people stood outside the door, waiting respectfully. When Franz Chen opened his eyes, the snow outside had accumulated a foot thick on the ground.

Dai Kui's piano-breaking dài kuí pò qín Classic Source: Book of Jin Dai Kuichuan's story of Chinese studies: During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, wars were frequent and people lived in poverty. The concept of noble family is serious, and some literati have a hard career but are unwilling to rely on the support and flattery of others.

Dai Kui, a native of Qiaoxian County, is young, learned, talkative and good at writing poems and playing the piano. At that time, a big official heard that he played the piano very well and sent someone to ask him to play it.

Dai Kui broke the piano in front of the messenger and said, "I'm not an artist who works for princes." Pρqiúfùxρn Source: On the Balance of Xu Shu The story of Chinese studies: According to legend, when a swallow travels, he sees the gold lost by others on the way.

It was the fifth month of the lunar calendar, but there was a man wearing a fur coat and carrying firewood. Ji Zi told him to pick up the gold. This man is very angry. He opened his eyes wide and waved his hand and said, "am I the one who picks up other people's gold?" Jǐn píng shè què Classic Source: Biography of Empress Dou of Old Tang Gaozu; Sinology story: At the end of the Sui Dynasty, wars were uncertain, and various princes competed for the world.

Dou E's choice of a husband for her daughter is really a wily one. On one occasion, Dou E pointed at big princess and said, "This woman is both talented and beautiful. She can't be easily betrothed to others. She should choose a good husband for her. "

So I drew two peacocks on the screen, gave all suitors two arrows to shoot, and decided that if anyone could shoot the peacock in the eye, big princess would marry him. Dozens of people came to propose, but failed to win the bid. Later, Tang gaozu arrived and two arrows hit two peacocks in the eyes.

Dou Yi was very happy when she saw it, so she betrothed her daughter to Tang Gaozu. At that time, the war ruled the country by force and leveled the world.

Gēxífēn Zuo Source: Shi Shuo Xin Yu De China Story: There are two scholars, one is Guan Ning and the other is Hua Xin. They were hoeing in the garden together and saw a piece of gold on the ground. Ning Guan waved it away like rubble, but Hua Xin quickly picked it up and watched it over and over again.

Later, they sat on the mat and read books. At this time, a well-dressed official passed by the school gate in a carriage. Guan Ning remained unmoved and absorbed in his studies.

But Huaxin was so envious that he left his book and ran out to read it. After he came back, Guan Ning immediately cut off his seat without saying anything and solemnly announced: "You are not my friend!" Classic Source: To Xiang Si Sinology Story: In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous man in Jiangdong named Xiang Si. Before he became famous, he used his poems to visit Yang Jingzhi, a court official.

Yang Jingzhi loved him very much and praised him: "After reading the poem several times, I feel very good. After meeting people, I feel my personality is even more commendable. I am not born to hide people's strengths, so as long as I meet people, I will praise Xiang Si's character and poetry. "

Soon, Xiang Si was selected and reused. M m m y á ng dú sh ū Source: Biography of the Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Yang Jun When Yang Jun, a high-ranking minister in the Western Jin Dynasty, lived in seclusion in Taiyuan, he met a young man named Wang Xiang. He lives a poor life, but he is very diligent and eager to learn. He often reads secretly while herding sheep, so he is whipped by his master.

Yang Jun loves his time and is eager to learn, so he bought Wang Xiang home and gave him certain conditions and time to continue studying hard and marry him when he is old. As a slave, Wang Xiang was unwilling to be demoted, and still tried to "shepherd and study".

Yāng jí chí yú Source: Ba Liang Wen by Du Bi in the Northern Qi Dynasty: "I am afraid that Chu apes will die, the trees will be delayed, the city gates will catch fire, and the fish in the pond will be harmed." Once upon a time, there was a place where there was a pond under the city gate and a group of fish swam happily in it.

Suddenly, the city gate caught fire. A fish saw the fire and cried, "No, the gate is on fire. Run! " "But other fish don't think so. They think there is a fire at the city gate, which is far from the pond, so there is no need to make a fuss. No fish escaped except that one.

At this time, people came to the pond to get water and put out the fire with water. After a while, the fire was put out and the water in the pond was drained, so all the fish in the pond were damaged.

This story tells us that there is a connection between fire, water and fish. The water in the pond can put out the fire in the city gate, which is a direct connection, while the fish is indirectly connected with the fire in the city gate, which is connected through the intermediate link of pool water. Metaphor is suffering for no reason.

2. Idioms with allusions, excluding idioms without allusions. Example bān jρng dào gù idiom allusions: class: scattered.

Vitex negundo, a shrub. Originally, I paved the floor with thorns and sat together to talk about the past.

Later, I often describe friends meeting on the road and chatting about old feelings. The origin of the idiom: "Zuo Zhuan Xiang Gong Twenty-six Years": "When Wu Ju goes to Zheng, he must go to Jin.

Phonons will be like gold, will be in the suburbs of Zheng, and Ban Jing will eat, so it will be repeated. "ZHI s ǐ b ù w ù idiom allusions: to: to; Enlightenment: Wake up.

Never wake up. The idiom comes from Liu Tang Zongyuan's Elk on the Riverside: "When the Elk goes out, there are many dogs on the road. They want to play.

When the foreign dogs saw it, they were happy and angry, and * * * was killed, which was a mess. Elk will never realize. "

ān bù dàng chē idiom allusion: An: serene, unhurried; Amber: Take your time. Take a leisurely walk instead of taking a bus.

Origin of idioms: Qi Ce IV. Warring States Policy: "Eating late is like meat, walking slowly is like a car, being naive is like expensive, and being quiet and chaste is at your own risk." Bé rè Fmé n idiom allusion: Boolean: not referring to two extremes; Dharma: the gateway for you to enter the Tao.

Originally a Buddhist term, it means to enter the Tao directly, an unspeakable practice. The best or unique metaphor.

The origin of the idiom: "Jing, enter the unique method": "As I like, I have nothing to say, nothing to show, everything to know, and being separated from questions and answers is the only way to enter the unique method." Example of idioms: By looking at the history of wars, water wars attack with fire, that's right.

5. The four-word idiom story of Handan toddler

Handan was the capital of Zhao during the Warring States Period. It is said that people in this place walk in a particularly beautiful way. A young man from Yan took the trouble to come to Handan to learn to walk. While observing the walking posture of Handan people, he learned to imitate. But in a few days, he couldn't hold on. The more he studied, the more awkward he became, and the more unnatural he walked. Not only did I not learn to walk in Handan, but I forgot my original walking movements. I had to climb back to Yan State. Handan toddler: toddler: learning to walk is a metaphor for mechanically copying others and joking.

Buy the box, but return the pearls.

During the Warring States Period, a businessman from the State of Chu went to Zheng to sell jewelry. He made a box out of good wood, smoked it with spices, carved a vivid rose pattern, inlaid with jade, pearls and jade ornaments, dressed it up extremely exquisitely, and then put an extremely precious pearl in it. No-later, a buyer came. He saw this box and liked it very much. So he bought it. However, the buyer opened the box, took out the pearls and returned them to the merchant, leaving only with the box. Buy bamboo slips and return them to pearls-bamboo slips: wooden cases. Metaphor, or improper choice.

6. Interpretation of four-character idioms and allusions is versatile: Gigi: multi-faceted. There are many talented people.

From the book "Great Mo Yu": "There are many people, and I am willing to listen to their fate."

Original: From beginning to end, as it is. A detailed account of the whole cause and process of the matter, without missing a point.

Source: Han Bangu's Xi Du Fu: "Yuan Yuan's notebook, I want to see it."

Morning and evening: This word is often used in poems expressing the love between men and women, such as "Que Qiao Xian" by Qin Guan: "If two people love each other for a long time, they will be there sooner or later". It means: as long as two people's love is long and faithful, they don't have to be together all day.

Neither too fast nor too slow: neither too fast nor too slow. Refers to the appearance of no hurry.

Eclectic: not limited to one specification and standard.

Immeasurable: immeasurable.

Uncountable: unable to count and calculate.

Unbelievable: unimaginable and incomprehensible.

No solution: only a general understanding, not a deep understanding. Very, very, very

Irrefutable: no arguments or arguments are allowed.

There is no doubt: there is no doubt that it means authenticity.

Not too concerned: not too concerned, not too concerned.

Can't stand: can't stand some kind of trouble. Won, can afford it.

Uninvited guest: an uninvited guest. Come on, invite.

At all costs: spare no effort to achieve a certain goal.

It goes without saying: it can be understood without saying, and the description is obvious. Yu, understand, understand.

Missing: flying without wings is a metaphor for something suddenly disappearing.

Can't help but say: irrefutable. No way, don't listen, don't allow it. Argue, defend.

Coincidence: Agreeing with each other's views or actions without prior consultation.

Out and out: there is no discount at all, completely; It is full.