50 Idiom Allusions and Their Sources and Meanings

Allusion: One Piece belongs to Zhao Source: Lian Po Lin Xiangru Biography: "The city enters Zhao and is stationed in Qin; If you don't enter the city, please return it to Zhao. "

Meaning: This means that Lin Xiangru sent He Shibi back from Qin to Zhao intact. After the metaphor returned to the original intact.

Allusion: Apologize with a humble apology Source: Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru: "Lian Po heard about it, but the meat was light."

Meaning: negative: bearing; Jing: Vitex negundo. Confess behind thorns. Express an apology to others. Ask for forgiveness.

Allusions: Angry hair rushing to the crown Source: Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru: "It seems to support the wall and lean on the column, and anger rushing to the crown."

Meaning: refers to angry and straight hair, wearing a hat. Describe anger to the extreme

Allusion: Turn the neck: Source: Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru: "Death is like turning the neck."

Meaning: neck cutting: neck cutting; Friendship, friendship. Metaphor can swear with life and death of friends.

Southeast Fly the Peacocks; The Peacock Flies Southeast

Allusions: Life is like Nanshan Stone. Source: The Book of Songs Xiaoya Tianbao

Meaning: Metaphorically living as long as a stone in Nanshan.

Ode to Jing Ke

Allusion: Xiong Hai is in danger. Source: Sima Qian's Historical Records. Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin in Biography of the Assassin.

Meaning: Angry hair washed away the hat.

Allusion: the picture is poor, and the source is the Warring States policy. Yan Ce said that Jing Ke was ordered by the prince of Yan to stab the king of Qin, and put the dagger in the painting in advance in the name of presenting a map of Yan. When the map is presented, the dagger is exposed at the end of the map.

Meaning: poor figure, dagger now.

Reading Tao Yuanming's Classic of Mountains and Seas

Legend has it that Jingwei's title Weimu will fill the sea: "Shan Hai Jing Bei" was originally a girl of Emperor Yan, a famous girl, who drowned in the East China Sea. After his death, he became a bird named Jingwei, singing the title of filling the East China Sea with wood and stones from the Western Hills.

Meaning: It is used to express deep hatred, and it is also used to express that you must make up your mind, not be afraid of difficulties and work hard.

Allusions: When you die, you become grass. Source: Zuo Zhuan Gong Xuan Fifteen Years Wei Wuzi wanted to kill his concubine. His son Wei Ke disobeyed his father and married his father's concubine. The concubine's late father, in order to repay Wei Ke, was in a war. He tripped over the grass and saved Wei Ke.

Meaning: Repay after death.

On Su Xun's Six Kingdoms

Allusion: Carrying firewood to put out the fire. Source: "Historical Records": "Besides, the husband works for Qin with land, just like carrying firewood to put out the fire. The salary is endless and the fire will not go out."

Meaning: salary: firewood. Hold firewood to put out the fire. The metaphor is to eliminate the disaster in the wrong way, and the disaster will expand as a result.

Guan Hanqing's The Injustice of Dou E

Allusion: Hong Yan Bi Hua, origin: Changhong: a sage of Zhou Dynasty, who was killed after being wronged. It is said that his blood turned into jasper.

The old metaphor is unjust imprisonment.

Allusions: Crows looking at the emperor. Origin: According to legend, during the Warring States Period, Du Yu, king of Shu, claimed to be the emperor and made great contributions to the water control of Shu. Later, he became a courtier in Zen and retired to Xishan. After his death, he became a cuckoo and cried sadly. Later, it often refers to crying.

The old metaphor is unjust imprisonment.

Allusion: great injustice: The third discount on the source of Guan Hanqing's Dou Eyuan. "You say it's hot in summer, not that snowy day. I haven't heard that great injustice is due to Zou Yan? "

During the Warring States period, Yan Yan was loyal to Hui Wang, but Hui Wang listened to rumors and imprisoned him. He cried in prison, and in summer, it actually began to frost. Later, he used "Six In the snow" to describe unjust imprisonment.

Meaning: The old metaphor is unfair.

Fan Zhongyan's The Fisherman's Pride

Allusion: Ran Yan has no le. Source: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Dou Xian defeated the Xiongnu who invaded the border, and carved stones on Yanran Mountain to record his achievements. Later generations used Ran Yan Xerox to express victory over the enemy. If they didn't win, they said that Ran Yan was unhappy.

Meaning: the great cause of resisting the enemy has not been achieved.

"Eternal Yule Jingkou Gubeiting Nostalgia" by Xin Qiji

Allusions: Heroes can't find Sun Zhongmou. Origin: Zhong Mou, the word Sun Quan, established political power in Jingkou.

Sun Zhongmou, the hero, can't be found anywhere.

Allusion: "Grass trees in the sunset, ordinary lanes, humanity to send slaves." Origin: Emperor Wu of Song's ancestors moved from the north to Jingkou, where they established political power and marched on a large scale to restore the Central Plains.

Allusion: Jin Ge is an iron horse, swallowing Wan Li like a tiger. Source: I thought that in those days, Jin Ge was an iron horse, and the tiger swallowed Wan Li. Refers to Emperor Wu of Song's massive northern expedition to restore the Central Plains, where he established political power after his victory.

Meaning: refers to elite troops.

Allusion: "Yuan Jia has no intention, sealing the wolf in Xu, winning the north."

In the twenty-seventh year of Yuanjia, Song Wendi and Liu Yilong started the Northern Expedition in a hurry, trying to make contributions like the ancients who sealed wolves in Xushan, only to find themselves looking north and panicking. Xu Xu sealed the wolf: Huo Qubing pursued the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty until the wolf lived in Xushan, and the mountain was sealed back to the wolf. During the Southern Dynasties, Song Wendi and Liu Yilong failed in their Northern Expedition. The author takes this opportunity to list the recent events in the Southern Song Dynasty, referring to the defeat of Zhang Ling's Northern Expedition in the first year of Longxing, Song Xiaozong.

Allusion: Looking back, there is a crow club drum under the word Beaver.

Meaning: Beaver: small word Tai, followed by wei ren. He defeated Song Wendi and built a palace on the mountain, which was later called the Beaver Temple.

Allusion: Who can ask, Lian Po is too old to eat? Origin: According to Records of the Historian Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, Lian Po went to Wei after being dismissed from office. Zhao Wang wanted to make good use of him and sent someone to see his health. Lian Po's enemy, Guo Kai, bribed the emissary. When the emissary saw that Lian Po and Lian Po were in the same group and had ten catties of meat, he put on armor and mounted the horse to show that it was acceptable. Ambassador Zhao came back and reported to the king, "Although General Lian Po is old and good at food, he still sits with the minister, which is worth three times." Zhao Wang thought he was old, so he didn't have to.

Meaning: Lian Po is old. How is your appetite? It means that he will still make contributions to the country in his later years.

Jiang Kui's Yangzhou Slow

Allusion: Travel ten miles in the spring breeze. Source: Du Mu's Farewell and Spring Breeze Shili Yangzhou Road

Meaning: refers to the bustling streets of Yangzhou.

Allusion: The Sorrow of Li Shu

Source: The Book of Songs Feng Wang Mi Li: "He is a seedling under his millet. The thread is grinding and the center is shaking. " As the old saying goes, after Zhou Pingwang moved eastward, Dr. Zhou passed by the old capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, lamenting that the imperial ancestral temple was destroyed and the ground was full of millet, and he wrote the poem "Millet Parting".

Meaning: the sad words of national subjugation. Express regret and sadness for the ups and downs of the country in the past.

Allusion: A cardamom poet dreams of a brothel: The source of "Yangzhou Slow" is "a cardamom poet dreams of a brothel, but it is difficult to express feelings";

Meaning: Cardamom: Du Mu's "Farewell": "Cardamom ends in early February". Describe the beauty of a girl; Brothels, brothels, and Du Mu often associate with famous prostitutes in Yangzhou, and wrote, "I dreamed of Yangzhou for ten years and got the name of a brothel."

Allusion: "I wore the first spiked shoes used by Xie", and the source: The Biography of Southern History Xie Lingyun records that Xie Lingyun will go to a deep and dangerous place. Xie Gong guided Xie Lingyun, a poet in the Dynasty and Song Dynasty.

Meaning: The clogs worn by Xie Lingyun.

Legend: The origin of "Holy Space Cockcrow" is an ancient legend. There is Du Tao Mountain in the southeast, and there is a big tree Du Tao on the mountain. Whenever the sun rises and shines on this tree, pheasants crow and chickens all over the world crow.

Ouyang Xiu's Drunken Pavilion

Allusion: The meaning of drunkenness is not wine. Source: Zuiweng Pavilion: "The meaning of Zuiweng is not in wine, but between mountains and rivers."

Meaning: The author says that the real intention in the pavilion is not to drink, but to enjoy the scenery in the mountains. Later used to indicate that the intention is not here but in other ways.

Mao Zedong's "Qinyuan Spring Snow"

Allusion: A generation of tianjiao, (Genghis Khan only knows how to shoot an eagle with a bow). Source: Hun story in Han Dynasty: "There is great sweat in the south, strong Hu in the north, and the Hu people are blessed by heaven."

Meaning: the love of heaven.

Allusions: Romantic figures: Source: Qin Xue, a romantic figure, look at the present, Source: Su Shi, a romantic figure in river of no return.

Meaning: an influential person in an era.

Allusions: coquettish: Origin: Qinyuan Chunxue, and Tang Zong Songzu, slightly less coquettish. Source: Guo Feng and Li Sao.

Meaning: Originally refers to Guo Feng in The Book of Songs and Li Sao in The Songs of Chu, here refers to literary talent.

Allusion: Meet the fish head, and Sanghu will travel.

Origin: In Shejiang, the hermit of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, as mentioned in The Analects of Confucius, cut off his hair because he was dissatisfied with the society at that time, indicating that he would never cooperate with the rulers. Sanghu, an ancient hermit, was the son of Sanghu in Zhuangzi.

Jie Yu cut off her hair and let Hugh walk naked. Their abnormal behavior shows that they don't cooperate with the ruler.

Legend: Phoenix Bird and Phoenix Emperor: Metaphorically, wise men stay at a distance, while villains steal their places.

Allusion: Wu Zi Feng suffers: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu, Minister of Wu, persuaded Fu Cha to kill Gou Jian, but Fu Cha refused, and later made Wu Zixu commit suicide.

Sima Qian's "Gaixiawai"

Allusions: Embattled. The origin of Historical Records of Xiang Yu: "The great army fell on the wall, serenaded the food, and the Han army and the vassal soldiers suffered heavy casualties. At night, I heard that the Han army was besieged on all sides. Wang Xiang was shocked and said, "Did the Han army capture Chu?" ? He Chu has so many people. " "

Meaning: metaphor is isolated and surrounded by the enemy.

Allusion: Jiangdong who has no face is good at Source: Historical Records of Xiang Yu's Biography

Meaning: It expresses the speaker's inferiority and embarrassment.

Mao Sui recommended himself: Sima Qian

Allusion: Mao Sui recommended himself. Source: Historical Records Biography of Yu Qing in Ping Yuanjun: "There are a lot of meritorious persons under the door. Praise, saying:' I heard that you will join forces with Chu, and there will be 20 diners. We are short of one person today, so I hope you can go with your staff. ”"

Meaning: It is a metaphor for volunteering and recommending yourself for a certain job.

Allusions: Stand out from the crowd. Source: Historical Records Biography of Ping Yuanjun Jade Qing: "What makes you stand out from the crowd is the last thing."

Meaning: The cone tip is exposed through the cloth bag. For example, talented people can express themselves when they have the opportunity.

Guo Moruo's Ode to Thunder and Electricity

Legend: Mrs. Xiang: It is said that Yao's daughter, Shun's concubine, became the water god of Xiang after her death, and was called Mrs. Xiang.

Legend: Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens, also known as Phyllostachys tears. Origin: According to legend, Shun died during his southern tour. His concubines wept bitterly in Xiangjiang River, and the tears dyed the bamboo red, so it was called Bambusa and Tears Bamboo.

Yu Dafu's Autumn in the Old Capital

Allusion: A leaf falls and knows the world's autumn. Source: "Huainan Zishuo Mountain" knows the world in autumn.

Moral: See the big from the small, and the fallen leaves know the end of the year.

Du Mu's "Yangzhou Slow"

Legend: Twenty-four Bridges with Bright Moon

Origin: Yangzhou referred to by Han Chuo, Yangzhou magistrate, in The Story of Twenty-four Bridges. It is said that there are twenty-four bridges in this city, named after twenty-four beautiful women who played flutes on them. "There is water in the green hills, and the vegetation in the south of the Yangtze River is withered in autumn. On the moonlit night of the 24th Bridge, where can jade people teach flute playing? "

Su Shi's Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgia.

Allusions: Chibi, Zhou Lang and Three Kingdoms. Source: In 208 AD, Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeated Cao in Chibi.

Meaning: Zhou Lang, namely Zhou Yu.

Du Mu's Epang Palace Fu

Allusions: The heart of a single husband is getting more and more arrogant. Enemy at the Gates and Hangu Pass were torn off, and the Chu people were burned. Source: "Epang Palace Fu" "The heart of a single husband is increasingly arrogant, and Enemy at the Gates and Chu people are on fire. Poor scorched earth! "

Meaning: Du Fu refers to Qin Shihuang; Garrison refers to the uprising of Chen She and Guangwu; Hanguguan refers to Liu Banggu who led troops into Xianyang in 206 BC, overthrew the rule of Qin Dynasty and sent troops to guard Hanguguan. A torch of Chu people means that Xiang Yu entered Xianyang in 206 BC and burned the palace of Qin. The fire will not go out in March.

Du Mu, author of Guo Huaqing Palace

Legend: A concubine rides the world of mortals and laughs: concubine: Yang Guifei.

Legend: Above Thousand Peaks: Nishang: Colorful Feathers, a famous music and dance in the Tang Dynasty.

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Legend: A probe into the love of Jade Bird: Pengshan, the abbreviation of Penglai Mountain, is the legendary fairy mountain on the sea. Jade bird, a three-legged bird raised by the western queen mother in mythology, can transmit information, so it is used to refer to messengers.

Sima Qian's The Hongmen Banquet

Allusion: Hongmen Banquet: Source: Historical Records. Legend of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu hosted a banquet for Liu Bang with the intention of murdering Liu Bang. As a result, Liu Bang escaped from Hong Men with the help of Sean.

Meaning: Kindness that hides danger.

The sadness of crying in Hunan and Hubei comes from Li Ping's poems.

Legend has it that Shun Di died in the wild of Cangwu, E Huang and the baby girl chased Dongting Lake, and the south suffered from tears, so the Xiangjiang generation had bamboos.

Allusion: backyard flower, from Bo Qinhuai

Flowers in the Back Garden of Yushu was written by Chen, the monarch of national subjugation. Later generations took the flowers in the back garden of Yushu as the voice of national subjugation.

Idiom: A crowded market: Source: Qi Ce of Warring States Policy Zou Ji satirized Wang Qi: "A group of ministers protested and a crowded market."

Meaning: The original description is that there are many people who give advice. It is described that there are many people coming, which is very lively.

Ouyang Xiu's Drunken Pavilion

Idiom: Get to the bottom of it: Source: Zuiwengting: "Wild fragrance is rich, beautiful wood is beautiful, the wind and frost are noble and clean, and the truth comes out, and it is also in the mountains at all times."

Su Shi's Post-Red Cliff Fu: "The mountain is high and the moon is small, and the truth is revealed."

Meaning: When the water falls, the stones at the bottom of the water are exposed. Metaphor the truth of the matter is completely exposed.

Idiom: look at the ocean and sigh. Source: "Zhuangzi Qiushui" "Why, Hebo began to look at his face and look at the ocean."

Meaning: Look at the sea and look up. Metaphor is not enough strength or conditions and feel helpless.

Idiom: Make people laugh and be generous. Source: "Zhuangzi Qiushui" "My parents are generous."

Meaning: magnanimous means that a person is knowledgeable and has expertise in learning. It means that short knowledge makes people laugh.

"Persuasion" in Xun Kuang's Xunzi

Idiom: green is taken from blue, and green is blue. Source: Xunzi exhortation: "Green is taken from blue, and green is blue."

Meaning: Indigo is obtained from blue, but its color is darker than blue.

Idiom: if you don't accumulate steps, you won't reach a thousand miles. Source: Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning": "If you don't accumulate steps, you won't reach a thousand miles."

Meaning: Without daily accumulation, there can be no result.

Idiom: Perseverance can carve a stone. Source: Xunzi's perseverance: "Perseverance can carve a stone."

It means: stick to it and you will achieve something.