Chinese Idioms Learning (9)

Chinese Idioms Learning (9)
Dec 15, 2007 20:13
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	No.1 害群之马 (Hai 4 Qun 2 Zhi 1 Ma 3). It means' a black sheep or pets in society'. History: About 4 thousand years ago, Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) , the first ruler of China in legend paid a visit to one of his old friends living in countryside accompanied by his officials. On his way to his friend's home, they met a boy who kept a herd of horses. Then Huangdi asked the boy if he knew the way to his friend's village. The boy said yes and told him how to get there. Huangdi asked again:" Do you know my friend?" The boy told Huangdi that he knew his friend. Having asked several questions, the boy answered all. Then Huangdi asked the boy:" Do you know how to rule a country?" The boy answered:" It is similar with keeping a herd of horses. You just need to drive away the wild horses from the herd." Inspired by what the boy said, Huangdi got some idea on ruling his country.

Dec 15, 2007 20:13

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No.1 害群之马 (Hai 4 Qun 2 Zhi 1 Ma 3). It means' a black sheep or pets in society'.

History: About 4 thousand years ago, Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) , the first ruler of China in legend paid a visit to one of his old friends living in countryside accompanied by his officials.

On his way to his friend's home, they met a boy who kept a herd of horses. Then Huangdi asked the boy if he knew the way to his friend's village. The boy said yes and told him how to get there. Huangdi asked again:" Do you know my friend?" The boy told Huangdi that he knew his friend.

Having asked several questions, the boy answered all. Then Huangdi asked the boy:" Do you know how to rule a country?" The boy answered:" It is similar with keeping a herd of horses. You just need to drive away the wild horses from the herd." Inspired by what the boy said, Huangdi got some idea on ruling his country.

Dec 15, 2007 20:33

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No.2 惊弓之鸟 (Jing 1 Gong 1 Zhi 1 Niao 3). It refers to"Birds Startled by the sound of a Bowstring."

History: In the ancient state of Wei, there was a very famous archer whose name is Geng Ying. His shooting skill was excellent.

One day, he was standing with the King of Wei on the top of a hathpace. A flock of wild geese were flying in the sky. Then Geng Ying said to the king:" I can 'shoot' a wild goose without an arrow." The king did not believe what he said. After a while, a wild goose appeared, crying sadly. Then, Geng Ying bent his bow and plucked the bowstring. Twang! The wild goose flying in the sky fell on the ground. The king felt very surprised at Geng's shooting skill. Geng Ying explained:" The wild goose was flying slow and low because it is already hurt. It is crying sadly because it had lost his companions. Scared by the sound of my strong bow, the wild goose was trying to fly high and quickly. However, his wound becomes serious. Then it fell down."

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