During the Northern Dynasties Period, there lived a man named Li Mi, who from his youth studied under Kung Fan.
Category: Chinese Idiom
Chinese Idiom:杞人忧天(qǐ rén yōu tiān)
In the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), in the State of Qi there was a man who
Chinese Idiom:歧路亡羊 (qí lù wáng yáng)
One neighbor of Yang Zi (yáng zí 杨子), a famous scholar lost a sheep. He asked all his relatives ,
Chinese Idiom:骑虎难下 (qí hǔ nán xià)
In the late Northern Zhou (beǐ zhōu 北周,557-581AD) era,after the emperor Xuan Di (xuān dì 宣帝) died from disease,his prince
Chinese Idiom:黔驴技穷 (qián lǘ jì qióng)
Long long ago,in ancient China, there were no donkeys in Guizhou (guì zhōu 贵州) province. One day,a man brought a
Chinese Idiom:前倨后恭 (qián jù hòu gōng)
During the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), there lived a politician named Su CHin who tried to get a
Chinese Idiom:前车之鉴 (qián chē zhī jiàn)
During the Western Han dynasty (xī hàn西汉), there lived in Loyang a man named Jia Yi. Jia Yi was very
Chinese Idiom:破镜重圆 (pò jìng chóng yuán)
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties (nán běi cháo 南北朝,420-589AD) when the State of Chen (chén guó 陈国) was facing
Chinese Idiom:破釜沉舟 ( pò fǔ chén zhōu )
In the late years of the Qin Dynasty (qín cháo 秦朝,221 – 206BC), Xiang Yu ( xiàng yù 项羽) lauched
Chinese Idiom:披荆斩棘 (pī jīng zhǎn jí)
In the early stage of Eastern Han Dynasty (dōng hàn 东汉,25—220AD),Feng Yi (féng yì 冯异)established himself as a prestigious general,who