Idioms with Four Character Meanings

1. Four Character Idioms with Explanations

1. Woe arises from Xiao wall : Woe occurs at home, which is a metaphor for internal trouble.

2. Accumulated weight is difficult to return : It refers to the long-term formation of bad customs and habits that are not easy to change 3. Gathering armpits into fur: Although the skins in the armpits of foxes are very few, they can be gathered together and sewn into a fur robe. It is a metaphor for the accumulation of little into much.

4. counting the days to achieve success: one can count the days to calculate the progress, describing counting the days to count the progress, describing that success can be achieved in a shorter period of time. 5. ji ji gathers together : describing that many talented people are gathered together.

6. The metaphor of a hair in the middle of the room is that it is very close to the disaster, and the situation is extremely critical. 7.

8. See Yin Siqi: see the good, excellent, to learn from it, to be on a par with it. 9. artifice: to describe the excessive pretense, extremely unnatural.

10. overkill : to correct the deviation to do too much 11. golden rule: the metaphor of unchangeable creed or legal provisions. 12. silent as a cicada: to describe the dare not make a sound.

13. respect and thank you not sensitive: thank you, excuse; not sensitive, incompetent. It is a polite way of saying that you are excusing yourself from doing something.

Wrongly used to refuse someone's request 14. long vacation does not return: a long time to borrow, do not return. 15. open the volume is beneficial: reading is rewarding.

Open the volume, open the book, borrowing to refer to reading. 16.

17. empty cave: there is a cave before the wind comes in, a metaphor for news and legends are not completely without reason. 18. painstakingly solitary attainments: painstakingly study or operate.

Orphan attainment: what others cannot reach. (Neutral).

19. wolf running and hogging: wolves and hogs run hither and thither. It is a metaphor for hordes of bad people scurrying about.

(derogatory). 20. good and bad: there are good and bad in a group of people, focusing on quality.

Not used for level, achievement, etc. 21.

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24. door can Luo sparrow : the front of the door can open the net to catch sparrows, describing the scarcity of guests, very cold. 25. door court Ruoshi : describing a lot of people socializing.

26. 27. Seeing without a whole cow: used to describe a skill that has reached the point of great purity.

(Positive) 28. Mu monkey and crown : 沐猴而冠 ： 沐猴戴帽子，装成人的样子。 The metaphor is to dress up like a character, but not actually like.

Metaphorically, the action and purpose are opposite. 31.

34. Phi Lian Dui Bian (披肝沥胆): a metaphor for being open and honest, and also a metaphor for being extremely loyal.35. Phi Sha Sao Jin (披沙拣金): a metaphor for choosing the essence of a large number of things.

36. Ping Shui Xiang Xiang: a metaphor for a chance meeting of people who have never known each other. 37. Period Ai Ai : Stuttering. Not understood as cowardly hesitation, etc.

38. worrying about the sky: a metaphor for unnecessary worries. 39. not forgetting the past: the teacher of the future refers to remembering the lessons of the past, which can be used as a reference in the future.

40. exhaustion of skills and techniques: the metaphor is that only a little trick has been used up. 41. exhaustion of bamboo is difficult to write: the bamboo is used up and can not be written.

The metaphor is that there are so many facts (evils) that it is difficult to finish. 42.

43. tiger eyeing: to describe the greedy and fierce gaze. 44. unreformed: always doing evil, not repenting.

45. lax ice release: the elimination of suspicion and misunderstanding. 46. ridiculous: unorthodox, abnormal.

The absurdity is bizarre and unreasonable. 47.

It is also said that the yellow sorghum dream, a pillow of yellow sorghum. 48.taboo as deep: tightly concealed.

49. fire in the chestnut: a metaphor for the risk to others to make an effort on their own on the big time, nothing to gain. Chengyu (chengyu,idioms) is a part of the Chinese language vocabulary stereotyped phrases or phrases.

Idioms have a fixed structural form and fixed sayings, indicating a certain meaning e5a48de588b662616964757a686964616f31333433616332, and are applied as a whole in the utterance. A large part of idioms are inherited from ancient times and used down, in terms of the word often different from modern Chinese it represents a story or allusion.

Idioms are a kind of ready-made words, similar to idioms and proverbs, but also slightly different. Most idioms are written and are literary in nature.

Secondly, in the form of language, idioms are conventional four-character structure, the words can not be replaced at will; idioms in the language of expression has a vivid and concise, distinctive image of the role.

2. Four-letter idioms and explanations

The change of the bank and the valley Bank: a metaphor for the high position. It is a metaphor for a major political change

白衣苍狗 苍：苍白。 The floating clouds are like white clothes, which instantly become like a pale dog. It is a metaphor for the vagaries of the world

Unpredictable Measurement: measurement, estimation. It is unpredictable and unpredictable

Changes like God God: miraculous. Describe the changes as rapid and miraculous

Changing and unpredictable 幻：变化；变幻：不规则地改变；测：捉摸；莫测：无法推测。 The changes are so numerous and rapid that they are inscrutable

Changeable Changeable Change: irregular change; Regular: regular. It means that things often change and there is no routine to be found

Lumpy clouds and weirdness Lumpy: changing and varied. The metaphor is that the article is as varied as the waves and clouds. It is also a metaphor for things that change a lot and are unpredictable

Bohai Creek Mulberry Field Bohai Creek: the ancient name of the Bohai Sea. The sea becomes a mulberry field, and the mulberry field becomes the sea. It is a metaphor for the great changes in the world

Cang Dog and White Clothes The same as Cang Dog and White Clothes is a metaphor for the unpredictability of the world

Cang and Yellow Over and Over Cang: the color of green; Cang and Yellow: the color of green and yellow; Over and Over: the unpredictability of the world. It is a metaphor for uncertainty and capriciousness

This time, that time This: this; that: that. The time is different, the situation has changed, can not be compared

Great ups and downs A great extent of ups and downs. Describe the big changes

Repeatedly erratic Repeatedly: upside down and upside down; erratic: without constancy. Frequent changes without a stable state, describing the situation changed without a fixed standard

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3. Four-letter idioms with good meaning

Auspicious Star: Auspicious Star: refers to the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity.

Auspicious star shining high. Three Yang Kai Tai: Zhouyi said the lines even for the Yang Gua, broken for the yin lines, the first month for the Tai Gua, three Yang was born in the next; winter and spring, yin and yang long, there is a good heng of the image.

Often used to celebrate the beginning of the year or to symbolize good luck. Turtle, dragon, scale and phoenix: four animals traditionally used to symbolize longevity, dignity and good fortune.

A metaphor for a person in a high position of virtue. Long happiness and eternal well-being: an ode to good fortune.

The joy is endless, always healthy.

The five sons are in good health: it is used as a wedding blessing or an auspicious phrase.

Purple gas to the east: Legend has it that before Laozi crossed the Hangu Pass, Guan Yin was happy to see a purple gas coming from the east and knew that there would be a saint crossing the pass. Sure enough, Laozi came riding a green ox.

In the old days, the metaphor was an auspicious sign. Da Gui Li: very auspicious and smooth.

Used in the old days for divination and blessing.

In olden times, it was used for divination and blessing.

It is better to run away secretly.

The first is to make sure that you have a good time, and that you have a good time.

Harmony can lead to good fortune.

The first thing you should do is to make sure that you have a good time.

The old saying is that doing good deeds on a regular basis can lead to good fortune. The old saying is that good deeds can lead to good fortune.

Ancient legend is that it is an auspicious beast that can only be seen in times of peace and prosperity. It is said to mourn the decline of the country.

The Lords into turtledoves: a metaphor for turning danger into peace. The lord is the owl, which was regarded as an evil bird in the old days, and the turtle dove is an auspicious bird.

Auspiciousness and misfortune: auspiciousness, misfortune, calamity, happiness. The phoenix bird does not arrive: phoenix bird: refers to the phoenix, a symbol of good fortune.

Phoenix does not come. Metaphorically speaking, the world is not peaceful, the politics is not clear, and there is no hope.

East to purple gas: Legend has it that before Laozi passed the Hangu Pass, Guan Yin was pleased to see a purple gas coming from the east, knowing that there will be a saint to pass. Sure enough, Laozi came riding a green ox.

In the old days, the metaphor was an auspicious sign. The same as the "Purple Qi comes from the East".

Rui Cai Xiang Yun: Rui: auspicious. The clouds in the sky show auspicious signs.

Auspiciousness: Auspiciousness can be transformed into good fortune even in the event of a disaster. The wood of inauspiciousness: auspicious: auspicious; wood: tree.

Unlucky tree. The tree that was destroyed by lightning.

Refers to a shelter that does not bring good fortune. Black cow gives birth to white calf: A black cow gives birth to a white calf.

An old superstition referring to auspicious omens. Rui Beasts and Precious Birds: Rui: auspicious; Precious: precious.

Auspicious beasts, precious birds. The cow sleeps on auspicious ground: auspicious: auspicious.

A grave site that will help future generations to rise in the ranks and become rich. Tend to be auspicious and escape from evil: tend: tend to.

Toward good fortune to avoid disaster. Turtle, Dragon, Lin and Phoenix: four animals traditionally used to symbolize longevity, dignity and good fortune.

Metaphorically speaking, it is a person who is in a high position to cover the four seas.

The phoenix comes to dance, the instrument is extraordinary.

The name "Phoenix" is used to refer to an auspicious sign in ancient times.

Harmony and Qi to auspiciousness, good Qi to different: Harmony and Qi: mild weather; to: to invite; Xiang: auspicious; good Qi: disharmony; hostility: sin. A harmonious atmosphere can lead to good fortune, while a disharmonious atmosphere can lead to disaster.

Three suns in the sky: often used to praise the first of the year or to symbolize good luck. It is the same as "three suns in the sky".

Feng Feng Hua Ji (逢凶化吉): Feng: Encounter; Fierce: Unfortunate; Ji: Fortunate; Ji: Fortunate, auspicious. It means that the encounter is transformed into an auspicious and smooth one.

This is a superstition. Five days, one wind, ten days, one rain: the wind blows once a day, and it rains once in ten days.

Describe the wind and rain. In the old days, it was used as an auspicious sign of peace and prosperity.

Lian Li Zhi Mu: Trees with different roots and their branches growing together. In ancient times, it was considered an auspicious sign.

Lunar Auspicious Day: Lunar: good, auspicious. Auspicious month and auspicious day.

Refers to a good and auspicious day. Harmony leads to auspiciousness, and perversity leads to hostility: Harmony: harmony; Perversity: disharmony; Hostility: sin.

Harmony invites good fortune, discord invites disaster.

The colorful clouds in the sky were thought to be a sign of good luck in the old days, so they were called Xiang Yun Rui Qi.

Also known as "auspicious clouds". The disaster into auspicious: encountered disaster can be turned into auspicious.

Jingxing Qingyun: a metaphor for auspicious signs. Qing Yun, five-colored clouds, auspicious clouds.

Good behavior leads to hostility, and harmony leads to good fortune: good: disharmony; hostility: sin. It means that disharmony leads to trouble, while harmony brings good fortune.

Phoenix: phoenix: phoenix, the legendary king of birds; Yi: Yi. In ancient times, it was a sign of good fortune.

Phoenix Emperor Lai Yi: Phoenix comes to dance with extraordinary instrumentation. In ancient times, it refers to an auspicious sign.

The same as "phoenix to dance".

A sign of good fortune and calamity. Avoiding evil and tending to good fortune: avoiding evil and tending to good fortune.

4. Four-letter idioms with 50 explanations

1. Woe arises from Xiao wall: Woe occurs at home, which is a metaphor for internal trouble.

2. Accumulated weight is difficult to return : It refers to the long-term formation of bad customs and habits that are not easy to change

3. Gathering armpits into fur: Although the skins in the armpits of foxes are very few, they can be gathered together and sewn into a fur robe. It is a metaphor for the accumulation of little into much.

4. Counting the days to achieve success: You can count the days to calculate the progress, which describes counting the days to count the progress, and describes that you can be successful in a shorter period of time.

5. Jizi Gathering : It describes the gathering of many talented people.

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7. Seeing benevolence, seeing wisdom: on the same issue, people hold different views from different angles.

8. Seeing the wise, thinking of the wise: to see the good, excellent, to learn from them, to be on a par with them.

9. Pretentious: describing overly pretentious and extremely unnatural.

10. Overkill : Correcting deviation done too much

11. Golden rule : A creed or legal provision that cannot be changed.

12. Silent as a Cold Cicada: to describe not dare to make a sound.

13. A euphemism for refusing to do something. Wrongly used to refuse someone's request

14. long vacation does not return : borrowed for a long time, not returned.

15. open the book is beneficial: reading is rewarding. Open the volume, open the book, borrowed to refer to reading.

16.scrupulously comply with the orders: rigorously comply with the rules and regulations.

17. Empty cave: there is a cave before the wind comes in, a metaphor for news and legends are not completely without reason.

18.painstakingly: to take pains to study or operate. (Neutral). (Neutral).

19. wolf running and hogging: wolves and hogs run hither and thither. It is a metaphor for hordes of bad people scurrying about. (derogatory).

20. good and bad: there are good and bad in a group of people, focusing on quality. Not used for level, achievement, etc.

21.envying fish at the abyss: a metaphor for only wishing, not going to do the actual work, will not help.

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24.door can be sparrows: the front of the door can be open nets to catch sparrows, describing the scarcity of guests, very cold.

25.门庭若市 ： It describes that there are a lot of people coming and going.

26. It means to become very bad.

27. 無目全牛： Used to describe a skill that has reached the point of great purity. (Positive)

28. Mu monkey and crown : 沐猴而冠 ： 沐猴戴帽子，装成人的样子。 It is a metaphor for dressing up like a character, but not actually like.

29. evening drums and morning bells: a metaphor for the words that can make a person alert and awake.

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31. It is a metaphor for the opposite of action and purpose.

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34. P蓬荜生辉：谦辞，表示由于别人自己家来或张挂别人给自己题赠的字画等而使自己十分光荣。

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37. Ping Shui Xiang Fen (萍水相逢): a metaphor for a chance meeting of people who have never known each other.

38. Not understood as cowardly hesitation, etc.

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40. 前事不忘 ： 后世之师 Refers to remembering the lessons of the past, which can be used as a reference for the future.

41. exhausting one's skills: the metaphor is that one's only tricks have been exhausted (derogatory).

42. Exhaustion of bamboo is difficult to write: it is impossible to write all the bamboo. It is a metaphor for the fact that there are so many facts (sins) that it is difficult to finish.

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46. lax ice release: the elimination of suspicion and misunderstanding.

47. ridiculous: not through, not normal. It is false and bizarre, not reasonable.

48. Huangliang a dream: a metaphor for wanting to realize the good thing fell into a void. Also said that sorghum dream, a pillow of yellow sorghum.

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50.take chestnuts in the fire: a metaphor for taking the risk of giving others a chance to make an effort on their own when they have nothing to gain.

Idioms (chengyu,idioms) is a part of the Chinese language vocabulary stereotyped phrases or phrases. Idioms have a fixed structural form and a fixed way of saying things, denote a certain meaning, and are applied as a whole in the utterance. A large proportion of idioms are inherited from ancient times, and are often different from modern Chinese in terms of the words they use to represent a story or an allusion.

Idioms are a kind of ready-made words, similar to idioms and proverbs, but also slightly different. Most of the idioms are written, belong to the nature of the literary language. Secondly, in the form of language, idioms are conventional four-word structure, the words can not be replaced at will; idioms in the language expression has a vivid and concise, vivid image.

5. What is the meaning of four-letter words

Four-letter words refer to a broad concept, including idioms and non-idiomatic words, also known as fixed phrases or free phrases. Since there has been considerable research on fixed phrases, this article focuses on the translation of free phrases Four-character phrase is a common linguistic phenomenon in Chinese.

It is widely used in speech and writing. Free four-character phrases are different from fixed phrases in that they can be broken up and combined at will.

There are many ways to translate free four-letter words. Sometimes there are basic equivalents in English, sometimes they have to be subtracted, sometimes they have to be added, and when they are used in combination, they are often synthesized. The four-letter words are: 1, four-letter words grateful grateful grateful thanks thankful thankful thankful thankful for the blood unforgettable feel the same 2, chagrin downhearted downhearted discouraged discouragement disheartened disillusioned all the thoughts all the dust self-abandonment eclipsed the soul disappointed 3, grief, mourning heart as if cut cut cut pain grief destruction of the bone standing grief, 4, anger anger can not be curbed anger in the color of the color of anger in the burning tolerate the 5, joy Huanjiao Huanjiedi Hilarious 喜从天降 大喜过望 兴高采烈 誠勃勃 乐不可支 心花花怒放 手舞蹈足拍手称快 皆大喜 6、忧愁 悲眉不展 悲眉 苦脸 悲眉緊紧憂心憂心憂心 憂心 憂心 憂心 憂 心急如焚如火 郁郁寡欢寡欢 7、烦乱 情忙 fidgeting fidgeting fidgeting and finiting fidgeting apprehension 方寸大乱 乱乱 六神 無主主 7上八下 hyp hyphenation mindlessness 無心乱 心亂如麻 若有所失 喪失 然若失 长吁短叹 度日如年 Criticism ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, ungrateful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful, thankful. The four-letter word for expression is: fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed, fussed.

6. Four-letter idioms and their meanings

A day of stars: the sky is full of stars and the blue sky is quiet.

Tang. Li Zhong's "Night Mooring on the River": "In the middle of the night, the winds and thunder passed, and the stars and buckets of the day were cold."

A metaphor for a beautiful article. Yuan. Guan Hanqing "Jade Mirror Terrace": "Ten thousand miles of thunder driving orders, a day of stars and dippers brilliant article."

One can not twist the crowd: twist: disobedience. The first one is the one that can't be used by the others.

The Legend of the Sons and Daughters of Heroes, 2-3: "After careful consideration, this is not only impossible, but also reasonable; I expect that one does not twist the crowd, so I had to nod my head and agree."

"Yanzi Chunqiu. The internal chapter of the question: "Virtue lessons, added to the vassal; love and favor, added to the people. Therefore, the sea returns to the water."

Return to the first mound: refers to not forgetting the hometown, or refers to dying in the hometown. Legend has it that the fox scarlet died in a foreign land and turned his head towards the direction of his birth cave.

Li Ji. Tang Gong": "Rites, do not forget their roots. In ancient times, it was said that the fox died with its head in the right direction of the mound, and that it was benevolent."

Kong Yingda: "The mound is the fundamental place of the fox's cave, although the death of the wolf, the intention is still to this mound." .

7. Four-letter idioms and their meanings

洞若观火：Describes seeing clearly.

cross-examination: to be tried in a public court. Influence: to describe being influenced invisibly after seeing and hearing a lot.

ear familiar with: heard many times, familiar enough to be able to say it in detail. Not used between peers and in a derogatory sense. The punishment is not appropriate: the punishment and the crime committed is not equivalent, refers to the punishment is too heavy.

The clouds are turning over and over again: a metaphor for capriciousness or playing tricks. Red tape: a metaphor for other cumbersome and redundant matters, also said red tape.

It is a metaphor for being suspicious and alarmed.

Boiling: to describe a noisy and chaotic situation.

The powder and ink on stage: to put on a costume and act on stage. Nowadays, it is often used as a metaphor for getting on the political stage.

(含讥讽意) 风驰电掣：形容像刮风和闪电那样迅速。

Floating Light and Skimming Shadows: a metaphor for not having a deep impression, as if the light on the water surface and the skimming shadows disappear in a flash.

隔靴搔痒 比喻说话作文等不中肯，没有抓住问题的关键 各間其是：各自按照自己以为对的去做。

(Generally refers to one's own dissatisfaction with something) Successful failure: failure when one is about to succeed.

A desperate bet: to put all the money at once as a bet, trying to win in the end. It is a metaphor for putting all one's strength out to take a risk in times of crisis.

The melon field under the plum field After the melon field, do not bend down to lift the shoes, lest people suspect that picking melon; walk through the plum tree, do not raise their hands to organize the hat, lest people suspect that picking plums. It is a metaphor for a place where suspicion is easily aroused.

To see with new eyes: to see with new eyes. Hang a leak ten thousand: describes the enumeration is incomplete, leaving out a lot.

Pipe-peeping calabash: to look at the sky from a bamboo tube and measure sea water with a ladle, which is a metaphor for narrow vision and short insight. Light day: a metaphor for a place where everyone can see clearly.

Ghostly craftsmanship: describing the skillfulness of the technique, which seems to be beyond the reach of human labor.

Sweat oxen: describes the books are very many. The cow is tired and sweating.

Full of books, piled up all over the house Hao shou xinjing (皓首穷经): Hao shou (皓首), white head, studying the classics until old age 厚积薄发 (厚积薄发): accumulated for a long time and suddenly burst out. Tiger's eye: describes a greedy and fierce gaze.

怙恶不悛： consistently doing evil and refusing to repent. Laxity: the elimination of suspicion or misunderstanding.

Outlandish: unscriptural, abnormal. False and bizarre, out of line.

A dream of a silver moon: a metaphor for a good thing that was intended to be realized falling flat on its face. Also said of a dream of yellow sorghum, a pillow of yellow sorghum Troubleshooting: tightly concealed Taking chestnuts from a fire: a metaphor for risking one's own efforts for someone else to fall for a big trick and get nothing out of it.

Woe arises from the Xiao wall: Woe occurs at home, a metaphor for internal trouble. Accumulated weight is difficult to return Refers to the long-term formation of bad customs and habits that are not easy to change Gathering armpits into fur: although the skins in the armpits of foxes are very few, they can be gathered together and sewn into a fur robe.

The metaphor is that a little becomes a lot. Counting days to success: You can count the days to calculate the progress, which describes counting the days to count the progress, and describes that you can be successful in a shorter period of time.

The word "ji ji gai" (濟济一堂) is used to describe the coming together of many talented people.

Seeing benevolence, seeing wisdom: on the same issue, people hold different views from different angles.

Overkill: to describe overdoing it, extremely unnatural. Overkill Correcting deviation has been overdone Golden Section Jade Law: a creed or legal text that cannot be changed.

Keeping silent: to describe not daring to make a sound.

A euphemism for refusing to do something. Wrongly used for refusing someone's request Not returning from a long vacation Long-term borrowing, not returning Open the book is beneficial: reading is rewarding.

Open the volume, open the book, borrowed to refer to reading.

The first is to open a book, but the second is to read a book.

Orphan attainments: what others cannot attain. (Neutral) Wolves and pigs run hither and thither.

A metaphor for hordes of bad people running hither and thither. (derogatory) Good and bad: a group of people with good and bad qualities, focusing on quality.

Not used for level, achievement, etc. Lin Yuan envied fish Metaphorically, only wishing, not going to do, it will not help One's fingers: hair fingers, hair up, describing very angry.

Door may be full of sparrows, and a net may be opened in front of the door to catch sparrows, describing the scarcity of guests and the coldness of the city.

unrecognizable The appearance of things has become very bad, pejorative. 目无全牛: used to describe a skill that has reached the point of being very skillful. (褒义词) 沐猴而冠 沐猴戴帽子，装成成人的样子。

Metaphorically, to dress up like a character, which is not the case, is to say that the words "twilight drums and morning bells" are words that can make people wake up. It is a metaphor for the opposite of action and purpose.

Mud and sand are all over the place Metaphorically, people or things that are different from good and bad are mixed together Throwing bricks to attract jade: a self-effacing expression that can't be used for the other party or third party So what: a humble expression that expresses one's own honor due to the fact that other people are coming to one's house or hanging up the words and paintings that other people give to one's own.

Pie sand picking gold: a metaphor for choosing the essence from a large number of things. Ping Shui Xiang Fen (萍水相逢): a metaphor for a chance meeting of people who have never known each other.

Stuttering. Not to be understood as cowardly hesitation, etc. 杞人忧天：比喻不必要的忧虑。 The lessons of the past can be used as a reference for the future. Qian Donkey's Skills: a metaphor for running out of one's only tricks (derogatory) Countless Bamboos: you can't write all the bamboo you have used up.

The metaphor is that there are so many facts (sins) that it is difficult to finish.

The metaphor is that there are too many truths to be told.

Metaphorically, to take measures beforehand to prevent danger from occurring People's hearts are not ancient.

The heart of a person is not ancient.