Source "Zhuangzi Grand Master": "Spring is dry, and fish are on the ground. It is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes. "
Story During the Warring States Period, Zhuangzi's family was poor, and he often ate every meal. His wife told him to go out to borrow grain, so he went to the supervisor Hou to borrow grain. Hou Jianhe promised to borrow it in the autumn, but Zhuangzi said it was a long way home. His wife asked him to borrow it from another place. He said that he would live like a crucian carp in heat, so his wife had to secretly shed tears, so forget it and become something else. "
2. Oriental effectiveness: effect: imitation; Chin: Celebrate and frown. Metaphor is random imitation, and the effect is extremely bad.
In Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi Tian Yun": "Therefore, many scholars are sick of their hearts, and the ugly ones in them see the beauty, but also hold their hearts and eyes. When the rich see it, they will stay at home; The poor saw it, slapped his wife and left. He knows how beautiful it is, but he doesn't know why it is beautiful. "
suggestion
Zhuangzi Tian Yun: "So I'm sick and I'm stuck here. The ugly people inside are beautiful and fascinated by it. When the rich see it, they will stay at home; When the poor see it, they leave with their wives. " A book: "Shi, the more beautiful, the more beautiful, beautiful." It is both painful and sad. And the right person, the body should be more convenient, because it is more conducive to its beauty. From the inside, it's more important. The ugliness of the neighborhood, taking this as a mirror, is neither ill nor strong, and doubles its ugliness. " Later, because of mocking people who blindly imitate regardless of their own conditions, the effect is very bad. It is also to imitate the modesty of others. Frown, use "parallel", frown.
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In the spring and autumn period, there was a beautiful woman named. No matter how she gestures, looks and laughs, everything is lovely. Wearing light makeup and simple clothes. Everywhere she goes, many people "stare at her", and no one can but marvel at her beauty.
Shi suffers from heartburn. One day, her illness broke out again. She put her hand over her chest and frowned, revealing a charming female beauty. When she walked through the countryside, all the villagers opened their eyes.
There is an ugly girl named Dong Shi in the countryside. She looks ordinary and has no cultivation. She usually acts rudely and speaks loudly, but she dreams of becoming a beautiful woman all the time. Today she wears such clothes and combs her hair like that tomorrow, but still no one says she is beautiful.
On this day, she saw the stone frowning on her chest and won the favor of so many people, so when she went back, she also learned to look like a stone, frowning on her chest and walking around the village. I didn't know that ugly girl's affectation made her look even uglier. As a result, the rich in rural areas saw the ugly monster and immediately closed the door tightly; The poor people in the countryside saw the ugly girl coming and immediately took away their wives and children. People were heartbroken when they saw this grotesque ugly woman who imitated the stone and walked around the village. It's like seeing the plague.
The ugly woman only knows that Shi's frown is beautiful, but she doesn't know why she is beautiful. She just imitated her appearance and was laughed at. Everyone should develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses according to their own characteristics. It is foolish to look for an image that suits them and blindly imitate others.
meaning
Metaphor is not to understand people's real strengths, but to copy them mechanically, which is counterproductive. It also refers to the stupidity of mechanical imitators.
3. Frog at the bottom of the well: Frog at the bottom of the well can only see a day as big as the wellhead. Metaphor is a narrow-minded person.
suggestion
There is a frog who lives in a dry well all the year round. It is very satisfied with the small world in which it lives, and will brag about it in public whenever it has the chance. One day, he was full and sat by the well. Suddenly, he saw a turtle walking not far away. The frog quickly tore open his voice and shouted, "Hey, Brother Tortoise, come here quickly!" " The tortoise climbed to the side of the dry well. The frog immediately opened the chatterbox: "You are very lucky today. I'll let you open your eyes and visit my room. ".This is a paradise. You have probably never seen such a spacious residence, have you? "The tortoise probe looked into the well and saw a pool of muddy water covered with green moss in a shallow place at the bottom of the well, and smelled a pungent smell. The turtle frowned and quickly retracted his head. The frog didn't pay attention to the turtle's expression at all, and continued to brag with a big belly: "I live here very comfortably!" " At night, you can jump on the mine field to enjoy the cool; You can sleep in the hole in the wall at night; Soak in the water, let the water soak your armpits, hold your cheeks, and you can swim; Jump into the mud, cover the instep with mud, bury four feet and roll. Those head worms, crabs, tadpoles and so on, which one can compare with me! The frog vomited all over the floor, and the more he said it, the more proud he became: "You see, this pit of water and this well are all mine, and I can do whatever I like. "This kind of fun can be calculated to the top. Brother turtle, don't you want to go in for sightseeing? " The turtle felt the kindness and difficulty, so he climbed to the wellhead, but before his left leg could be fully inserted, his right knee was stuck in the well site. The tortoise retreated slowly and asked the frog, "Have you ever heard of the sea?" Frog shook his head. The tortoise said, "The sea is boundless, boundless. A thousand miles can't describe its vastness, and a thousand miles can't show its depth. Legend has it that more than 4,000 years ago, when Dayu was a monarch, there were nine floods in ten years and the sea was not deep; More than 3,000 years ago, during the reign of Shang Tang, there were seven droughts in eight years, and the sea water did not decrease. The sea is so big that neither the length of time nor the changes of drought and flood can make its water volume change obviously. Brother Frog, I live in the sea. You see, which world is more open and which world is more fun than your dry well shallow water? " The frog listened stupidly, his eyes wide open and his mouth closed for a long time.
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The world is infinitely vast and knowledge is endless. If you regard a corner you see as the whole world and a little knowledge you know as the sum of human culture, you will become an ignorant, arrogant and complacent character like a frog in a dry well. The idiom "frog in the well" summed up from this fable is often used to satirize those who are short-sighted and blindly complacent.
4, ridiculous and generous: embarrassment: heritage; Make people laugh: make people laugh; Generosity: originally refers to people who know the avenue, and later refers to people who have knowledge or expertise. Make the insiders laugh.
Source "Zhuangzi Qiushui": "It's hard to be poor today. If I don't go to my son's door, I will be in danger. I always laugh at generous families. "
suggestion
In autumn and the season of mountain torrents, many rivers flow into the Yellow River. The river is so wide and turbulent that even cattle and horses can't tell the sandbars on both sides of the river from the water. So the river god gloated that all the beautiful things in the world were gathered here. The river god followed the current eastward to the North Sea. Looking east, he can't see the end of the sea. So he just changed his smug face, looked up at Poseidon and sighed: "As the saying goes,' After listening to hundreds of truths, you feel that no one in the world can match you', that is me. In addition, I also heard that Kong Qiu knows too little, and the meaning of Boyi is not worth paying attention to. At first, I couldn't believe it. Now I have seen with my own eyes how vast you are. If I hadn't come to the door, I would have been in danger and I would have laughed generously. "
5, miss the arm: arm: arm. Fingers pass by. Describe a missed opportunity in person.
Source: Zhuangzi Tian Zifang: "I have been with you all my life, but I just missed it. Can I not be sad? "
6. Looking at the ocean and sighing: The original intention is to sigh your smallness in front of great things. Doing things now is more like feeling helpless because of incompetence or insufficient conditions.
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Zhuangzi Qiushui: "At first, I looked at the ocean and sighed." According to legend, a long time ago, there was a river god in the Yellow River. People call him Hebo. Hebo stood on the bank of the Yellow River. Looking at the rolling waves coming from the west and rushing eastward, I said excitedly; "The Yellow River is so big that no river in the world can compare with it. I am the biggest water god! "
Someone told him, "What you said is wrong. There is a place called Beihai in the east of the Yellow River. That's really big. "
Herb said, "I don't believe it. No matter how big the North Sea is, can it be bigger than the Yellow River? "
The man said: "Don't mention a Yellow River, even if several Yellow Rivers flow into the North Sea, they are not satisfied."
Hebo stubbornly said, "I have never seen the North Sea. I don't believe it. "
The man was helpless and said to him, "You will understand what I am talking about when you have a chance to see the North Sea."
Autumn is coming, and the torrential rains for several days have caused large and small rivers to flood into the Yellow River. The surface of the Yellow River is wider. Looking across the river, you can't tell the cattle and horses on the other side. As a result, Hebo is even more proud that all the most spectacular scenery in the world is in his own place. When he was having fun, he remembered Beihai, which was told by others, so he decided to visit there.
Hebo came down the river to the Yellow River estuary, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Poseidon Beihai is welcoming him with a big smile. Hebo looked around and saw the Wang Yang in the North Sea, which was boundless. He watched it for a while and said to Beihai Ruo with deep feelings: "As the saying goes, if you only know some truth, you think no one can compare with yourself. This is me. " Today, if I hadn't seen the vast North Sea with my own eyes, I would have thought the Yellow River was chinese odyssey! In that case, people who know what to do will laugh at the Lord forever. "
The story can be found in Zhuangzi Autumn Water. This idiom means that when you don't have enough strength to do something, you will feel helpless.
7, mantis arm when the car: mantis lift the front leg to block the car. Metaphor is overreaching or resisting irresistible forces will inevitably lead to failure.
Allusions "Zhuangzi on Earth"
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a sage named Yan He in the State of Lu. He was invited by the Duke Ling of Wei to be the teacher of his Prince Kuai. Yan He heard that you are a brave man. After arriving in Wei, he went to visit the sage and asked how to teach Yi well. Guo replied, it is right and beneficial for you to ask the situation first, but if you want to teach the prince well with your talents, it will be difficult to achieve your goal. And further said: "You don't know that your husband is a mantis?" Angry that his arm is rutted, I wonder if he is incompetent, which is also the beauty of his talent. Look out, look out! It means: mantis blocks the wheel with open arms. It doesn't know that it is incompetent, but it really thinks this move is good and beneficial. Yan He! Your heart is good, but you act like a gladiator, so you should be vigilant! Be careful!
8. handy: travel: operation; Blade: blade; Y: There is room. Metaphor is skilled in work, has practical experience, and has no troubles in solving problems.
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Zhuangzi, Master of Health Care, Zhuang Zhou of the Pre-Qin Dynasty: "Those who have a festival have a room, but the blade is not thick;" Without thickness, there is room for recovery. "
There is a cook who is good at slaughtering cattle, and Wen was deeply impressed after reading it. The chef said: "My skill is superb, not only because I am superb, but because I have mastered the rules and found out the bone structure of cattle. Therefore, although I have used this knife for 19 years and dissected thousands of cows, the blade is as sharp as new grinding. Because there are gaps between the joints of cattle, and the blade is very thin, of course, it is generous, and it is useful to decompose the space of the joints with gaps with thin blades. " See Zhuangzi. Master of health. " This idiom is used here to mean that with a good craftsman, even if a big palace is to be built, a high balcony is easy and effortless.
9. smug: smug: calm and complacent; Full: satisfied; Chi: Yes. Describe being very satisfied with your grades.
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Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi Health Master": "Stand with a knife, take care of it, and aim high.
suggestion
During the Warring States Period, King Hui of Liang asked the chef who was good at slaughtering cattle why his knife could last as long as twenty years. The chef said that he was full of ambition when he learned to kill cattle, and he didn't know how to start. After slowly groping, he gradually understood the body structure of the cow and knew the specific position of the tendon and muscle, so he inserted the knife along the bone seam with little force and without wasting the knife.
10, very different: diameter: the road outside the door; Courtyard: the ground in the courtyard of the gate; Diameter difference: metaphor is still far away. Metaphors are far apart or contradictory.
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Zhuang Zhou's Happy Tour in Zhuangzi: "I'm afraid of what I say. I'm still a hopeless river man. This is a big court. How unkind is it?