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Idiom stories were a form of literature with rich cultural implications. They described the origin, meaning, and usage of an idiom by telling a short story. These stories were often based on historical events, famous people's stories, myths and legends, or folk tales. For example, the story of " Grind a Needle with an Iron Pestle " was about Li Bai who did not like to study when he was young and often played truant. One day, he saw an old woman grinding a thick iron pestle into an embroidery needle. The old woman's perseverance made Li Bai feel ashamed. From then on, he studied hard to become a poet. This idiom meant that as long as there was perseverance, one could succeed. " Dances upon hearing the rooster " referred to Zu Ti and Liu Kun of the Jin Dynasty. They were ambitious. In order to serve the country, they got up every day after the rooster crowed to practice their swordsmanship. No matter the weather, they never stopped. In the end, they became all-rounded talents who were both capable of literature and martial arts. This idiom described people who worked hard to achieve something and people with lofty aspirations to cheer up in time. The phrase " mend the fold after a sheep is lost " originated from the " Strategy of the Warring States ". A minister of the State of Chu, Zhuang Xin, pointed out to King Xiang of Chu the danger of indulging in pleasure and neglecting the state affairs. The meaning was to find a way to remedy the problem after it had gone wrong to prevent further losses. There was also the phrase " Great wisdom looks foolish ", which meant that people with great wisdom looked stupid, while people with wisdom were extremely self-restrained and did not show their talents. This was from Su Shi's " Congratulations on the Retiring of Young Master Ouyang." These idiom stories had a very good educational significance. They could be used in Chinese and history teaching in middle schools, and they could also be used as extra-cursory reading materials for people to read during leisure time, so as to enrich their knowledge and increase their wisdom in a relaxed atmosphere.

Here are some Buddhist idioms: ** Flowers ** During the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang, Buddhism flourished. Emperor Wu of Liang took the lead in praying to the gods and worshiping Buddha, vigorously building temples, and even hiring ancient Indian monks to preach in China, translate Buddhist scriptures, and train Chinese disciples. The atmosphere of preaching was extremely prosperous. In order to promote Buddhism, Buddhists made up many legends. Among them, Master Yunguang's speech moved the heavens, and flowers fell from the sky one after another, which was surprising. Originally, this idiom was used to describe a person's speech that was full of sound and color and was extremely pleasant to the ears. However, in the Song Dynasty, the original Taoist monk compiled the Jingde Chuandeng Record, which recorded the stories of Zen masters and disciples. It mentioned that one must truly understand Buddhism and object to talking too much. Therefore, this idiom gradually evolved into a more exaggerated and unrealistic idiom, becoming a derogatory idiom. ** Borrow flowers to offer Buddha ** This idiom came from the Karma Sutra of the Past and Present. In the story, when the Burning Lamp Buddha was alive, the Buddha was a Brahmin named Cloud Boy. When Dipankara Buddha came to Lotus City, all the people in the city went to offer sacrifices. Little Cloud also wanted to offer lotus flowers as offerings, but all the lotus flowers in the city had been bought. Later on, a woman gave the lotus she used to support Little Daoist Yun. Little Cloud Child took the lotus to the place of the Buddha and scattered the seven lotus flowers on the Buddha. The lotus flowers turned into a canopy on the top of the Buddha. The Cloud Child draped his leather coat and hair over the mud road where the Burning Lamp Buddha passed by. Because of these merits and virtues, Dipankara Buddha bestowed upon Little Cloud the title of Sakyamuni, saying that he would attain the path of Buddha in the future. Now, this idiom was used to describe doing a favor for someone else's things. ** Goddess Scatters Flowers ** From the Vimalakirti Sutra. The story goes that there was a heavenly maiden in the Vimalakirti room. When she saw that all the adults were listening to the Dharma, she appeared and scattered Tianhua (flowers) on all the Bodhisattvas and the eldest disciple. When the flowers fell on all the Bodhisattvas, they fell, but when they fell on the eldest disciple, they stuck to him and did not fall. Later, it was often described as throwing things or snowing heavily. ** True colors ** It was originally a Buddhist saying. Master Huineng of the Tang Dynasty was the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism. His family was poor when he was young and he did not go to school. At the age of 24, he was enlightened when he heard people chanting Buddhist scriptures while selling firewood. He went to Dongchan Temple in Huangmei County to study Buddhism with Master Hongren, the fifth ancestor of Zen. Hongren wanted to choose an heir and let his disciples do gatha. At that time, Shen Xiu wrote,"The body is a bodhi tree, the heart is a mirror platform; always wipe the Buddha, do not let it stir up dust." Everyone praised him, but Hongren knew that he had not seen his true nature. After Huineng heard Shenxiu's gatha, he recited,"Bodhi is not a tree, and a mirror is not a platform. There is nothing in the world, so how can there be dust?" The "original appearance" here originally referred to the human nature, and later it was used as a metaphor for the original appearance. "Let go and become a Buddha, draw your saber!" The novel is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

There are idioms related to crows such as "love the house and its crow" and "a viper occupies a magpie's nest". "Love the house, love the crow" originated from the end of the Shang Dynasty. King Zhou was cruel and unreasonable. King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, opposed King Zhou's return to Qizhou after being imprisoned. He appointed Jiang Shang as the military counselor to expand the army and prepare for war. After Ji Chang died, Ji Fa succeeded to the throne as King Wu of Zhou. He united the vassals to attack Zhou and conquer Zhaoge. King Zhou committed suicide. However, King Wu was not sure how to deal with the old subordinates of the Shang Dynasty, so he summoned Tai Gong to discuss. Tai Gong said that if you love that person, you will love the crow on his house. If you hate that person, you will hate his servants and family officials. Later, people often used the phrase "love me, love my crow" to express that because they loved someone deeply, they also loved the people or things related to them. The story of a magpie taking over a magpie's nest happened between a magpie and a crow. The mother magpie brought her little magpie back from the south to live in the old nest, but found that it was occupied by crows. The mother magpie argued with the crow, but the crow refused to leave. The mother magpie picked up a stone and threw it into the crow's house. The crow was frightened and flew away. The mother magpie took the opportunity to take back the nest. This story evolved into the idiom "Jiu Zhan magpie's nest", which meant to occupy someone else's residence. "The Crow's Testimony" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!

Here are some idioms related to crows: ** 1. Love me, love my dog ** 1. origin - It was because of Jiang Taigong's suggestion to King Wu of Zhou. After King Wu of Zhou defeated the Shang Dynasty, he could not decide how to deal with the remaining members of the Shang Dynasty. Jiang Taigong suggested that if you love someone, even the crows on his house will be loved; on the contrary, if you hate someone, even the walls and fences of his house will be hated. The "crow" here referred to the crow, which meant that because one loved a person, they also loved things related to him. ** 2. Colorful Phoenix Follows the Crow ** 1. Meaning and Story - The "crow" was a crow, and the "phoenix" was a phoenix. This idiom was about a beautiful phoenix following an ugly crow. It was a metaphor for a woman marrying someone who was not worthy of her. It reflected a kind of mismatched combination relationship from the side, which could be described as a huge contrast between a phoenix and a crow. ** 3. A phoenix comes out of a crow's nest ** 1. Story Connotation - "Old crow" was a crow. This idiom is used to describe the birth of outstanding people in a humble environment. For example, a poor or seemingly poor family (like a crow's nest, an environment that was ordinary or even looked down upon) had nurtured very outstanding and outstanding talents (as outstanding as a phoenix). ** 4. A crow's nest produces a phoenix ** 1. connotation - A phoenix was born from a crow's nest. It was like a poor family nurturing talented people. It emphasized that even if one was born in a humble background (a crow's nest symbolized poverty and a simple environment), there could be very outstanding individuals (phoenixes represented outstanding people). ** 5. Silence (The birds are silent)** 1. The description of the silent scene - There was not even the sound of crows or sparrows. It was very quiet. One could imagine a scene. When people entered a very quiet place, there was no noise at all. Even crows and sparrows, which were common birds that made sounds, were silent. This vividly depicted the quiet atmosphere. "The Crow's Testimony" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!

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