Source: Zhuangzi Qiushui
Hebo went to the seaside: "Looking at the ocean and sighing".
Explanation: The original meaning refers to seeing the greatness of others and feeling small. Metaphor is to feel helpless because of lack of strength or conditions.
go back on one's word
Source: Zhuangzi's Theory of Everything.
Original: Scorpion gives Mao, saying, "Three transgressions and four times." All the snipers are angry. He said, "However, it is always hot and cold." Everyone is very happy.
Interpretation: The original meaning only changes the form but not the content. The latter means impermanence.
Transfer flame
Source: "Zhuangzi Health Master"
Original text: "it means that for the sake of poor wages, the fire spread and I don't know what to do."
Interpretation: Although the firewood is burned out, the fire still exists. Master Yu passed on his career to his disciples from generation to generation.
(of writing) presenting the main points from a large number of facts.
Source: Zhuangzi Lieyukou
Original text: "Take a stone and forge it! My husband's daughter's pearl must be in the nine abyss. Under the dragon's chin, anyone who can get the pearl will sleep. You slap a dragon, and your son is still awkward! "
Interpretation: The original intention was to seize the opportunity to succeed, and later it evolved into being good at grasping the main points.
Interfere with others beyond their authority
Source: Zhuangzi Xiaoyao Tour
Original text: "Although the blister person does not cure the blister, the corpse is willing to replace it."
Explanation: it means to go beyond one's duties, exceed one's authority or act on behalf of others.
A mantis trying to stop the cart from moving forward-overestimating itself and trying to stop the overwhelming power.
Source: The Life of Zhuangzi.
Original text: "The husband mantis doesn't know, angry that his arm is rutted, and I don't know that he is incompetent."
Interpretation: Metaphor is overreaching, which leads to failure.
The mantis catches the cicada, and the yellowbird is behind-coveting immediate interests and not knowing the danger behind.
Source: Zhuangzi Miki
Original text: "When you see a cicada, you will forget its body. When you see it, you will forget its shape. " Different magpies benefit from it and forget the truth when they see the benefits. "
Interpretation: Yu is short-sighted and only wants to calculate others. I didn't expect others to calculate him.
The art of killing dragons-stunt, is of little value.
Source: Zhuangzi Lieyukou
Original text: "Zhu Ping learned to kill dragons in a fragmented way, and he did it in three years without using intelligence."
Interpretation: Metaphor technology is high, but it is not practical.
overwhelm people with one's power
Source: "Zhuangzi Stole Foot"
Original text: "Naturally, we will bully the weak and be violent to the masses in the future. Since Tang Wu, there has been chaos. "
Interpretation: bullying the weak with the strong.
Wave an axe like the wind-very skilled.
Source: Zhuangzi Xu Wugui
Original text: "A man's chalk overflows his nose, and if it flies, it will make the craftsman stone it." The craftsman's stone has become a common practice. If you listen to it, it will not hurt Wan Li's nose and stand tall. "
Interpretation: Metaphor is skillful and skillful.
The Dream of Butterfly
Source: Zhuangzi's Theory of Homology.
Original text: "In the past, Zhuang Zhoumeng was Hu Die, a vivid Hu Die. Self-metaphor and ambition! I don't know Zhou Ye. "
Interpretation: I don't know if Zhuang Zhou's dream turned into a butterfly or if the butterfly's dream turned into Zhuang Zhou. It is also true and illusory.
When a person pulls up his lapel,
Source: "Zhuangzi Qin Wang"
Original text: "ten years without making clothes will stretch you to the limit."
Interpretation: I care about one thing and lose another, and I am not good at dealing with it.