During the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), Duke Xian of the State of Jin Wanted to expand
Category: Chinese Idiom
Chinese Idiom:沉鱼落雁 (chén yú luò yàn)
To make the fish sink and the wild goose fall In Chinese ancient history,there were four well-known beauties named Shi
Chinese Idiom:程门立雪(chéng mén lì xuě)
Cheng Yi (chéng yí 程颐) was a Chinese philosopher born in Luoyang during the Song Dynasty. He worked with his
Chinese Idiom:草木皆兵 (cǎo mù jiē bīng)
In AD 383, the king of Former Qin (qín cháo 秦朝), Fu Jian (fú jiān 苻坚), led a huge army
Chinese Idiom:才高八斗 (cái gāo bā dǒu)
Tsau Pi and Tsau Jr were sons of Tsau Tsau. Both were very gifted writers, and Tsau Jr was especially
Chinese Idiom:不学无术 (bù xué wú shù)
In the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty (hàn cháo 汉朝), Grand General Huo Guang (huò guāng 霍光)
Chinese Idiom:不入虎穴,焉得虎子 (bù rù hǔ xué, yān dé hǔ zǐ)
Ban Chao (bān chāo 班超) was a famous diplomat and military figure of the Eastern Han Dynasty (dōng hàn 东汉).
Chinese Idiom:不合时宜 (bù hé shí yí)
In the State of Lu, there was a couple of husband and wife, the former being an expert shoemaker and
Chinese Idiom:不寒而栗(bù hán ér lì)
During the Han dynasty (hàn cháo 汉朝, 206BC—220AD), there was a man whose name was Yi Zong (yìzòng 义纵). Because
病入膏肓 (bìng rù gāo huāng)
In the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), King Jing of the State of Jin (Jìn guó 晋国)