In the warring State Period (zhàn guó 战国) , there was a girl in the State of Qi called Han
Kategori: Chinese Idiom
Chinese Idiom:鱼目混珠 (yú mù hùn zhū)
In the Han Dynasty (hàn cháo 汉朝), there was a Taoist called Wei Boyang who wrote a book on the
Chinese Idiom:与狐谋皮(yǔ hú móu pí)
In ancient times there was a man who was very fond of fur clothes and fine food. He asked a
Chinese Idiom:愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān)
The Foolish Old Man of the North Mountain, nearly ninety years of age, lived behind two high mountains. He was
Chinese Idiom:月下老人(yuè xià lǎo rén)
Wei Gu, of the T’ang dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝), took a trip to the city of Sung. In the evening,
Chinese Idiom:鹬蚌相争(yù bàng xiāng zhēng)
One day a clam opened its shell to sunbathe on a beach. Suddenly a snipe stuck its beak in the
Chinese Idiom:欲盖弥彰 (yù gài mí zhāng)
During the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), there lived a man named Hei Gung, Who worked for
Chinese Idiom:犹豫不决 (yóu yù bù jué)
The ‘You’ is a kind of wild animal which is by nature extremely suspicious. Whenever it hears a sound, it
Chinese Idiom:一言为重 (yī yán wéi zhòng)
In ancient times, there was a prime minister named Shang Yang (shāng yāng 商鞅) in the State of Qin (qín
Chinese Idiom:一厢情愿 (yī xiāng qíng yuàn)
Many years ago, a farmer happened to see the King’s daughter in the capital. He lost his heart to her