2. Longyou shoal was played by shrimp, and the tiger fell to Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. There is a folk saying that the dragon was swimming in shallow water and was attacked by a shrimp. Similarly, when a tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by a dog, a phoenix falls on a slope and is inferior to a chicken, which means that a person is bullied by the weak after losing power.
3. Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, and friends of mice can make holes. The dragon begets the dragon, the phoenix begets the phoenix, and the mouse's friends can make holes: a metaphor for what kind of people to make friends with.
4. Eat like a dragon and live like a bug. I am very excited and powerful when I eat, but I am like a bug when I do housework.
5, the dragon is cloudless, and the fish is not aquatic. First of all, this is a proverb, which means that the existence or development of anything depends on other things.
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Dragon ranks fifth among the traditional Chinese zodiac animals in China, and is called "Four Spirits" with phoenix, tortoise and forest in the Book of Rites. And in western mythology? Dragon, also translated as Jackie Chan, is different. The creatures in China ancient folk myths and legends that can be seen in China's ancient books and records can't be found in reality, but the components of their images come from reality, which plays the role of exorcising evil spirits, avoiding disasters and praying for blessings.
In China, the dragon has experienced four stages of development: totem worship, deity worship, the combination of dragon worship and emperor worship, and the combination of Buddhist naga dragon worship and dragon worship.
In the stage of totem worship, some ancient tribes in China regarded dragons as totems, ancestors and symbols. According to historical documents and related legends, the dragon (originally a snake) was originally the totem of Fuxi clan, and later became the totem of Taijue (Tai Hao) tribe. Taiyi tribe is one of the most important origins of dragon totem worship.
In the stage of worship of gods, agriculture and animal husbandry gradually formed, and religious beliefs also developed, from simple totem worship to polytheism. Dragon totem worship has also developed into dragon god worship. People deify dragons as water gods and rainbow gods. After the dragon was deified, it was combined with the worship of emperors. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the unification of China needed a corresponding great god to integrate the beliefs of all ethnic groups, and dragon worship was combined with emperor worship.
Ancient emperors in China described themselves as incarnations or sons of the Dragon God, or people protected by the Dragon God. With the help of dragons, they established their authority and gained people's universal trust and support. In this way, the dragon gained a more prominent position and played a very important role in the development of dragon culture.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Longtaitou