【成语来源】 do sth by the book 郑人买履 A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes. 从前,郑国有个人想买双鞋。 He measured his foot and put the measureme...
【成语来源】 give up?halfway 半途而废 During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Wei. 战国时期,魏国有个叫乐羊子的人。 Yue ...
【成语来源】 be there just to make up the number/pretend to be an expert 滥竽充数 During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), the King of the State of Qi was very fond...
【成语来源】 If you wish good advice, consult an old man 老马识途 In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi led an army to attack a small state in the north. 春秋...
【成语来源】 stand out like a camel amongst a group of sheep 鹤立鸡群 Ji Shao, an aide to Emperor Jin Hui during the Jin Dynasty, was handsome and talented. 晋朝时,有一...
【成语来源】 blessing or bane 塞翁失马 Near China s northern borders lived a man called Sai Weng. He raised a lot of horses. 战国时期,靠近北部边城,住着一个姓塞老人, 他...
【成语来源】 desolate 门可罗雀 Duke Jai was a Han dynasty (汉朝) government official. 汲黯是汉朝的一位名臣。 Because he held a very high-ranking and powerful position, m...
【成语来源】 run in opposite directions 南辕北辙 Once a man went to the south, but his carriage was heading north. 一次一个人想往南走,但是他的马车却是朝北走的。 A passe...
【成语来源】 make up 破镜重圆 In the Northern and Southern Dynasties (南北朝,420-589AD) when the State of Chen (陈国) was facing its demise, Xu Deyan (徐德言), husband o...
【成语来源】 get on a gravy train 守株待兔 Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accident...
【成语来源】 go too far 得寸进尺 During the late Zhanguo period, there were seven kingdoms on the mainland of China. Among the seven kingdoms, the Qin kingdom was the mo...
【成语来源】 Kong Rong gave away bigger pears 孔融让梨 In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He was very smart ever since he was a little boy....
【成语来源】 walls have ears 隔墙有耳 Once upon a time, there was a curious man. 从前,有一个好奇心很重的人。 He liked to gossip about other peoples privacy. 他总是喜欢...
【成语来源】 call black white (and white black) 指鹿为马 In Qin dynasty, there was a powerful and evil counselor named Zhao Gao. 在秦朝,有个很得势的奸臣叫赵高。 Zhao Ga...
【成语来源】 cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴 During the Warring States Period, there was a musician named Gongming Yi, who played musical instruments very well. 战国时...