In the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), there was a man in the State of Wei (wèi guó 魏国)
Category: Chinese Idiom
Chinese Idiom:井底之蛙 (jǐng dǐ zhī wā)
Have you not heard of the frog that lived in a shallow well? It said to a turtle that lived
Chinese Idiom: 鸡鸣狗盗 (jī míng gǒu dào)
During the Warring States period(475-221B.C.),Prince Mengchang of the State of Qi was fond of having various kinds of people as
Chinese Idiom:嗟来之食 (jiē lái zhī shí)
One year during the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), there was a the Qi State (qí guó
Chinese Idiom:结草衔环 (jié cǎo xián huán)
During the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), there lived in the kingdom of Chin a man named
Chinese Idiom:江郎才尽 (jiāng láng cái jìn)
Jiang Yan lived during the Liang dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties Period, in the area now known as
Chinese Idiom:囫囵吞枣 (hú lún tūn zǎo)
once upon a time, there lives a young man who likes to read aloud, but he never thoroughly understands his
Chinese Idiom:狐假虎威 (hú jiǎ hǔ wēi)
A tiger caught a fox in a forest, and was just about to eat it, when the fox said, ‘You
Chinese Idiom:画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú)
In the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国,475-221BC), a man in the State of Chu (chǔ guǒ楚国) was offering a
Chinese Idiom:画龙点睛 (huà lóng diǎn jīng)
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period (nán běi cháo 南北朝,420-589AD), there was a painter called Zhang Sengyou (zhāng sēng