It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi (Yellow Emperor)-the first legendary ruler in China went to the countryside to
Tag: Chinese Idiom
Chinese idioms: 举案齐眉jǔ àn qí méi
Liánɡhónɡ shì dōnɡhàn shíqī de yīɡè xuézhě, dānɡ tā niánqīnɡde shíhòu hěnqiónɡ, kào dānɡ yīɡè zhūɡuān wéishēng. Tā qǔle Mèng‘guānɡ,
Chinese Idiom:郭氏之墟 (guō shì zhī qiū)
On a vacation trip, Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo
Chinese idioms: 爱屋及乌ài wū jí wū
Zhōnɡɡuó zìɡǔ liúchuán yìzhǒnɡ míxìn xísú, rènwéi wūyā shì yìzhǒnɡ “bùxiánɡ de niǎo”, tā luòdào shuíjiā de fánɡzishànɡ, shuíjiā jiùyào
Chinese Idiom:瓜田李下 (guā tián lǐ xià)
Emperor Wen of the Tang dynasty (hàn cháo 汉朝) was a very democratic ruler. Before doing anything, he would always
Chinese idioms: 鸡鸣狗盗 Jī Míng Gǒu Dào
鸡鸣狗盗 Jī Míng Gǒu Dào Zhànguó shíqī, QíGuó de MèngChángjūn xǐhuān zhàojí ménkè, bùguǎn zhè gè rén shìbúshì yǒu cáinéng,
Chinese Idiom:刮目相看 (guā mù xiāng kàn)
Lv Meng (lǚ méng 吕蒙) was a general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period (sān guó 三国时代,220-280AD). He was
Chinese idioms: 三顾茅庐(Sān gù máolú)
三顾茅庐(Sān gù máolú) Sānguó shí, Liú Bèi tīngshuō Zhūgě Liàng hěn yǒu cáishí, jiù xīwàng Zhūgě Liànɡ chūshān fǔzuǒ tā.
Chinese idioms : 走马观花 Zǒu mǎ guān huā
Tánɡcháo zhōnɡqī, yǒuwèi zhùmínɡ de shīrén Mènɡjiāo. Tā chūshēn pínhán, cónɡxiǎojiù qínfèn hàoxué, hěn yǒucáihuá. Dànshì, tāde shìtú què yìzhí
Chinese Idiom:功亏一篑 (gōng kuī yī kuì)
once a man planned to build a terrace. He worked very hard and spent a lot of time digging and