Some of the more common, but we do not necessarily know the source of the idioms and allusions related to myths and monsters

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Some more common, but we do not necessarily know the source of the myths and quirks related idioms and allusions:

1, move as the Sen Shang Shang: alluded to the "Zuo Zhuan" - ?i ?i Gao Xin has two sons, the name of the Xiongnu Bo, the real sinking, the two sons do not get along, day and night fights; ?i ?i Xiongnu Bo relocated to Shangqiu, real sinking moved to Daxia, so that both sides never see each other. Emperor ?a?dou moved Xiongnu to Shangqiu, and Shishen to Daxia, so that the two sides would never see each other again. Because Shangqiu corresponds to the star (Shangxing) in geographic location, Daxia is the star of the Sen, and these two obsidian is you rise and I fall, never see each other, so the later use of "move as Sen Shang" to describe the "old and dead" state.

2, the sea and the mulberry fields: the canonical "Biography of the Immortals" - the Huan Di, the immortal Wang Fangping descended on the home of Cai Jing, and asked the immortal Ma Gu to come with, Ma Gu said he had seen the East China Sea three times as the mulberry fields, just passed through the Penglai, saw the water is shallower than ever, I'm afraid that in the future it will be turned into a land again. Cai Jing saw the long fingers of Magu, which looked like the claws of a bird, and wanted to use her hand to scratch an itch. Wang Fangping knew that his heart was not in the right place, so he was furious and lashed him. Later, it was used as a metaphor for a long period of time.

3, Jiguang piece of feather: canonical "Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Ten Continents in the Sea" and so on - Jiguang that Jiliang and so on, is the legendary horse, rumor has it that the fur made of fur, into the water does not sink, into the fire does not burn. Therefore, "Jiguang piece of feather" is used as a metaphor for very precious rare treasure.

4, Feihuang Tengda: canonical "Classic of Mountains and Seas" - Feihuang, also known as the yellow, is a legendary beast, looks like a fox, the back of the horns, sitting on its back can be life and two thousand years old, can be said to be a step into the immortal. Therefore, "Flying Yellow Tengda" is used as a metaphor for rapid promotion and development.

5, Wushan clouds and rain: alluding to the "Gao Tang Fugue", "Goddess Fugue" - King Huai of Chu traveled to Gao Tang, the night there is a goddess from the self, claiming to be the daughter of Mount Wushan, the sun rises that resigned, the king set up a temple for it. Wushan goddess is said to be Yao Ji, later used as a metaphor for dewy love.

6, than the wings: Classic of Mountains and Seas - Chong Wu of the mountains have a bird named Barbarians, look like ducks, a wing and an eye, male and female are flying, so the name "than the wings of the bird", appeared to have a big flood. Later used "than the wings" to describe the husband and wife love, partner relationship is very close.

7, dangerous as an egg: alluding to the "Lixian Quanzhuan" - Liu Haichan in the world was in the five Jie Yan country as a phase, one day to see a man, to ask for gold coins and eggs each of ten, stacked on top of each other, Liu Haichan exclaimed, "Danger! The Taoist replied, "Your life is more dangerous than the eggs." Liu Haichan was then enlightened and resigned from his post to seek Taoism. "Dangerous as an egg" is a metaphor for a rather dangerous and precarious state (it is also used as an adjective in books such as the Records of the Grand Historian, but there is no record of the corresponding cause).

8, Huangliang a dream: also do "a pillow of yellow sorghum", alluding to the "pillow in the record" - during the Kaiyuan years, Lu Sheng failed to return home, on the way to meet a Taoist priest to borrow a pillow and sleep, Lu Sheng in a dream to marry the daughter of the family, high school graduate, the official pay through the door, and finally enjoy all the glory of the world, life and death, but not the end of the world. Human glory, life and death, woke up shopkeeper cooked sorghum rice is not cooked. Later used "sorghum dream" as a metaphor for an empty joy.

9, the flower protector: alluding to the "Wake up HengYin" - Song RenZong when there is a flower farmer QiuWeng, love flowers as life, dedicated to cultivate a garden full of flowers, was Yamen Zhang Committee domination, QiuWeng also was falsely imprisoned; Zhang Committee in the garden banquet, full of flowers in the garden as a flower fairy, vibration sleeve drum wind will be blown into the dung pit Zhang Committee drowned. Qiu Weng was released and took the flowers, and was later appointed by the Emperor of Heaven as the "Flower Protector", in charge of the flowers on earth. The name was later extended to mean the protector of women.

10, cold moon infinite flowers: Canonical reference to "Liaozhai Zhiyi" - Jinan has a strange Taoist, through the magic, the gentry and officials have invited him to travel with them, the cold moon set up a banquet, the Taoist makes the lotus flowers full of the pond for the excitement; the banquet is over, then the lotus flowers also withered and did not exist. The metaphor of "lotus flowers in the cold moon" is an impossible scene, which also has the meaning of "empty flowers in a dream".

11, a hole in the ground: alluding to the Lu Shi Chun Qiu (Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu Shi) Gao Lian note - King Zhou killed the wise minister Bigan to observe his heart, Confucius commented: "If his hole is open, Bigan will not be dead". According to Gao Liao's commentary, King Zhou's evil nature was due to the fact that his heart and orifices were not clear, so Confucius said that if his heart and orifices were clear, Bi Gan would not have been killed. It is later derived as the state of not knowing what is going on or not understanding at all.

12, Peng Cheng Miles: also do "Miles Peng wings", alluding to the "Zhuangzi" - the North Underworld has a giant fish named Kun, can be transformed into a bird, whose name is Peng, Peng fly, hitting the water surface can be set off three thousand miles of waves, ride the wind up to 90,000 miles above the sky. The name of the bird is Peng. The name "Peng Cheng Wanli" implies a great future.

13, with the fox to seek skin: allusion to the "Taiping Yuban" cited "Fu Zi" - the Zhou people like to wear fur, but also like to eat food, so they went to talk to the fox to ask for its fur, with the sheep to talk about it to the meat, the words did not finish, the fox and the sheep have fled to the mountains and forests, so the Zhou people ten years have not been made into a leather jacket, five years have not come up with a table! Therefore, the Zhou people did not make a leather coat for ten years, and did not make a banquet for five years. "With the fox to seek skin", the metaphor is not practical, agree with the derivation of "with the tiger to seek skin", similar in meaning but more layers of dangerous meanings.

14, but beg as you wish: alluded to the "Cloud Fairy Miscellany" - there were merchants over the Qinghu, see the Qinghu Jun, Jun asked what they needed, the businessman answered "but beg as you wish", Jun was then gifted a servant girl named Ruwang; after the businessman, Ruwang are able to achieve, and later Afterwards, Ruwang was able to fulfill all the merchant's needs, but when Ruwang fell asleep, the merchant scolded her and Ruwang disappeared into a pile of dung. In the Tang Dynasty, there was still a custom to throw a small person made of cotton into the dung on New Year's Day of the first month, which was called "Begging for Ruwang". "But beg as you wish" expresses the feeling of yearning for a good wish.

15, the pot of the sun and the moon: alluding to the "Biography of the Immortals" - Ru Nan Fei Changfang had followed the immortal pot Gong to learn the art of immortality, the pot Gong sell medicine during the day, and at night to stop the market jumped into a pot, Fei Changfang followed and entered, the pot of a cave in the other, the pavilion painting building, wine and food, none of the shortcomings. Fei Changfang followed the pot master for ten days, but when he returned home, he realized that more than ten years had passed. Nowadays, the phrase "the sun and the moon in the pot" is often used to describe the drunkenness of a person who has no idea how many years have passed since drinking.

16, the white dragon fish suit: alluding to the "Saying Yuan" - the king of Wu wanted to go to the market to drink with the people, Wu Zixu persuaded: in the past, there is a white dragon in the form of fish to go to play in the cold abyss, was shot by the fisherman blinded an eye, the white dragon to the emperor of the sky, the emperor of the sky with its invisible fish, not to be condemned. The king of Wu then dismissed the idea. The "white dragon fish clothes" is the "private visit" of another saying, but often with the meaning of the offense.

17, Horse Horn Wu Bai: alluded to the "On Heng" - Yan Prince Dan hostage in Qin, the King of Qin vowed: "Make the day in the middle, the sky rain corn, so that the Wu Bai head, horse horns, kitchen door wooden elephant born meat feet, is to return!" After the blessing of heaven, all the oaths should be, the king of Qin had no choice but to let him return. The word "horse horn" is used to describe the sincerity, but also has the meaning of impossible to achieve.

18, the horse dance disaster: alluding to the "Book of Jin" - Suo fringe had a dream for Huang Ping, Huang Ping said he dreamed of a horse dancing at home, dozens of people around the horse clapping, asked what is the meaning. He asked what it meant. He replied that the horse was a fire in the afternoon, and that if the horse danced, the fire would start, and those who clapped their hands would be the fire-fighters. Before Huang Ping arrived home, he heard the news that his house was on fire. The "Horse Dance Disaster" is the meaning of fire.

19, seamless: alluded to the "Taiping Guangji" - Guo Han in the summer to enjoy the moon, see the fairies descending from the sky, the fairies call themselves the weaving woman, Han see their clothes seamless, asked why. The weaver replied that the heavenly clothes were not made of needle and thread, so they were seamless. Now use "seamless" to describe the flawlessness of things.

20, benevolence to the end of righteousness: alluding to the "Records of Rites" - originally used to describe the wax festival: wax festival is the end of the year used to thank all the gods of agriculture and animal husbandry sacrifices, very grand, there is "benevolence to the end of righteousness, the end of the" description, which means that in order to This means that the gods have done their utmost to repay the favors they have bestowed upon them. Now it also means that they have done their best and cannot continue.