Idiom story

Idiom stories are part of the history of China, and idioms are the accumulation of history. Behind every idiom, there is a far-reaching story, which is the crystallization of people's wisdom for thousands of years. The following is the 12 idiom story I collected for you. I hope it will help you.

A long time ago, a man contracted a piece of land. He scattered many seeds of crops on that land. He thinks that when these crops are ripe, he can not only eat leftovers, but also sell them, so he works hard every day.

Sure enough, the man's efforts were not in vain. The seedlings in the field began to grow taller. After seeing them, he worked harder. He goes out before dawn every day and doesn't come back until it is completely dark. What do his wife and son think happened to this man? So, the farmer's wife and son searched all over the street for this man. I didn't expect him to work seriously in the farmland.

The next morning, the farmer started to work as before, but he wanted to know if there was any way to make the crops grow quickly. No, he thought of it.

In the evening, the farmer came home and said to his wife and son, "Listen carefully. From now on, the vegetables I grow will be cooked in a short time. "

The son thought that his father was talking crazy again and hurried to Tanaka, only to find that all the seedlings had been pulled out and would die tomorrow.

The farmer listened to his son's words and planted vegetables honestly, without thinking about any tricks.

Idiom story 2 When the Han Dynasty offered the emperor, Cao Cao monopolized the state affairs and held the emperor to make the princes. On one occasion, Cao Cao led a great army to conquer Liu Bei and Sun Quan, but Kong Rong (the descendant of Confucius) objected and advised Cao Cao to stop sending troops. Cao Cao didn't listen, but Kong Rong grumbled behind his back. Worried that he was at odds with Kong Rong at ordinary times, after learning this situation, he calmly reported to Cao Cao and defiantly said, "Kong Rong has always looked down on you." "Mi Heng abused you unreasonably, which was directed by Kong Rong." Cao Cao was furious and immediately ordered the Kong Rong family to be arrested and put to death.

When Kong Rong was arrested, people at home and outside were scared to death, but his two eight-year-old and nine-year-old children were playing nail-cutting without fear. The family thought that the children were not sensible and didn't know that disaster was coming, so they secretly told them to run away quickly. Kong Rong also pleaded with the emissary who carried out the arrest task: "I hope I can only blame myself. Are the two children still saved? " Unexpectedly, the two children said unhurriedly, "Dad, please don't. They won't let us go. Under the cover of the bird's nest, Ann has finished laying eggs. " What's the use of pleading? "As a result, the two children were unhurriedly arrested and executed together with their father.

Later generations used the idiom "how can there be a complete egg under the nest" to describe the whole disaster, and the individual (or part) could not be saved.

Idiom Story 3 During the Warring States Period, Wang Xiang of Chu Qing had a minister named Zhuang Xin.

At that time, Chu had lost its hegemony. Xiang Wang ignored finance all day long, only cared about pleasure all day long, and handed over all the affairs of the court to his minions. When the courtiers saw that Chu was dying, they all fled everywhere. At this time, Zhuang Xin, the only good minister in the court, was very anxious and made a suggestion to the king of Chu. King Xiang not only refused to listen, but also removed Zhuang Xin from his official position in the court, so Zhuang Xin had to live in seclusion.

Later, the State of Qin attacked Chu, and Chu was defeated. At this time, Qin wanted to make peace, and Xiang Wang agreed, because he thought peace was credible. However, as soon as Xiang Wang arrived in the State of Qin, he was arrested by the King of Qin. The state of Qin asked the twelve cities of Chu for ransom, and Xiang Wang agreed because he was afraid of the state of Qin. After Xiang Wang returned to Chu, he immediately moved the capital to Chengyang County. At the same time, the decline of Chu was so fierce that King Xiang of Chu could do nothing about it. Then he remembered Zhuang Xin again, so he quickly sent someone to find Zhuang Xin.

After Zhuang Xin returned to the DPRK, Xiang Wang immediately asked him for advice on how to govern the country. Zhuang Xin told King A Xiang a story: "There is a shepherd on Mount Heng. One night, a wolf stole a sheep from the hole in the sheepfold while the shepherd was not looking. The shepherd found it this morning and immediately repaired the hole. " After the lecture, Zhuang Xin concluded: "The King can suffer losses like this herder, but as long as this hole is mended, the loss of sheep can be avoided."

Hearing this, King Xiang of Chu cheered up and began to govern the country. Although the State of Chu has not been revived, it has been much better in the remaining years of the reign of King Xiang of Chu.

Idiom Story 4 During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a man named Zhao Yu who belonged to the lawsuit of Zhou Yafu, the captain of Wei State. By chance, Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, saw his sharp writing style and profound meaning, and thought that few people could match him at that time.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty greatly appreciated it, so he appointed Zhao Yu as the suggestion, and later he was promoted to Dr. Taizhong, who was responsible for formulating national laws together with Dr. Zhang Tang. In order to bind officials with strict legal provisions; According to the will of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they supplemented and revised the original legal provisions.

At that time, many officials hoped that Zhao Yu would be merciful and amend the legal provisions to allow room for manoeuvre, so they invited him to have dinner with Zhang Tang, but Zhao Yu never thanked them. After several times, many people said that he was a big official; Look down on people.

After a period of time, Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang, after careful consideration and research, decided to enact laws such as "knowing the crime, not raising it" and "officials committing crimes" to restrain on-the-job officials and prevent them from running amok.

As soon as the news came out, officials asked them to persuade Zhao Yu not to make the law too strict. The officials came to Zhao Yu's home with heavy gifts, but Yu Zhao met them and just chatted everywhere. Ignoring the suggestions of officials asking him to amend the law, after a while, the officials got up and left when they saw that they couldn't go on. But before he left, Zhao Yu simply returned the heavy gifts they brought.

In this way, people really think that Zhao Yu is a very honest and upright person. Someone asked Zhao Yu, don't you consider what people around you think of him? He said: "I cut off the requests of friends or guests in this way, so that I can decide and handle things independently and do things according to my own will without interference." "

Idiom Story 5 During the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of a general of the State of Chu was entrusted by his younger brother, King Chu, to visit Zheng. Zheng is very weak. In order to survive in the cracks, he tried his best to please the messengers of Chu. After all, with the protection of Chu, other powers dare not bully Zheng at will. Zheng's doctor, Gongsun Duan, decided to marry his daughter to Gongziwei for the benefit of the country, which shows that the friendship between the two countries is unbreakable.

My son agreed to this marriage, but he actually had other small plans in mind. At the wedding, the son took a lot of military forces with him and wanted to take them into the city to seize the political power of Zheng. I didn't expect Dr. Zheng to see through the tricks of the childe circle at once, so he was refused entry into Beijing.

Zi Chan sent Yu Zi to the guests of the State of Chu and said, "Our capital is too narrow to accommodate so many sons. If you must marry, please hold a ceremony outside the city! "

Gong was very angry and asked Taizai Bozhou Plough to reply, "How can there be a precedent for holding a wedding in the wild?" Before we came, we had already worshipped our ancestors in the ancestral hall. If we get married outside the city, isn't it a shame for our state of Chu? It seems that Zheng is too stingy. Besides, don't forget, I'm Chu Lingyin! If I really get married in the wild, I will be looked down upon when I return home, and I will no longer be qualified to be your wife. Therefore, the arrangement in your country is unacceptable to me. "

Yu Zi's face changed on the spot. He said seriously, "Yes, Zheng is a small country. However, it is not wrong for a country to be weak. It is wrong to rely on a big country without taking precautions. We want Chu to protect us through marriage, but Chu has ulterior motives and attacks Zheng's idea. How can you not take any precautions! "

Seeing that Zheng Zao was on guard, the childe around him really couldn't get cheap, so he had to promise not to bring him into the city, and Zheng allowed him to enter the city.

On the fifteenth day of the first month of this year, the son surrounded Zheng's capital, married Gongsun Shu's daughter, and left Zheng immediately after marriage.

The sixth piece of the idiom story "Snow begins at the door" is selected from the Biography of Shi Yang in Song Dynasty. Shi Yang was a famous scholar, philosopher and educator in Song Dynasty.

When Shi Yang was a teenager, he not only studied hard, but also studied modestly. His virtue of learning with an open mind was passed down as a much-told story.

In Song Dynasty, there were two famous Neo-Confucianism masters and educators, namely Cheng Ying and Cheng Yi, who enjoyed worldwide fame. Shi Yang has great respect for these two masters of science. On one occasion, he won the Jinshi, was sealed the official position, but did not take office, but went to Lingchang, Henan (now Xuchang County, Henan Province) to worship Cheng as a teacher and ask for advice with an open mind. A few years later, Shi Yang finished his studies and went home. When he left, he bowed to the teacher and reluctantly left. Cheng Ying looked at his fading back and said, "My Neo-Confucianism was taken to the south by him!"

Four years later, Cheng Ying passed away, and Shi Yang was deeply saddened by the bad news. He also set up a coffin at home to mourn his teacher. Soon, he asked his classmates to visit the old gentleman Cheng Yi in Luoyang. Shi Yang was almost confused this year.

They are not afraid of trouble and March forward rain or shine. One day, it was snowing heavily. He and his classmates came to Chengfu and heard his family say that Mr. Wang was sitting and dozing off. Shi Yang and Youzui didn't want to disturb the rest of the old man, so they quietly retreated to the door and stood respectfully outside Cheng Fu.

When Gauge woke up, the snow outside was more than a foot deep, barely reaching their knees.

Shi Yang was open-minded and eager to learn, and finally achieved something. He has served as a magistrate in Liuyang, Yuhang and other places, and also served as a professor in Jingzhou. Later, the official on the right suggested that the doctor and the son of the country provide drinks. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, serving as assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry and straight bachelor of Longtuge.

At that time, Shi Yang's spirit of learning from teachers was widely spread. Later generations summed up the allusion of "Cheng Menxue Pear" from this story to emphasize the spirit of respecting teachers and learning with an open mind.

Idiom Story 7 During the Changqing period in Tang Muzong, it was said that there was an elderly man living in Mazheng, Chu Shi, and Zhurongfeng, Hengshan. He took a little servant up the hill to visit the old man.

He climbed Zhurong Peak and saw an old monk with white hair and beard in a Buddhist temple. The old monk was very enthusiastic and insisted on leaving Ma Zheng for dinner, but the oil and salt in the kitchen happened to run out. The horse is telling the boy to go down the mountain to buy oil and salt. The old monk accompanied him out of the temple. Ma is standing alone by the temple enjoying the mountain view.

At this time, another hermit named Ma Xiaoshui came from the foot of the mountain. After the two exchanged names, Manuma said that he saw a tiger calling someone halfway up the mountain ... Ma Zheng asked the man's age, appearance and clothes and shouted, "That's my servant!" " Ma Ma added, "Strangely, after eating people, the tiger suddenly turned into an old monk with white hair and beard." Soon, the old monk came back, and his mother whispered to Ma Zheng, "It's this monk. "

It's getting late, and the old monk wants to invite them to live in the monk's room, but the two of them like to live in the fasting hall. They bolted the door tightly and observed what was happening outside. In the middle of the night, a tiger came and knocked on the door several times, but the two men struggled desperately to keep the door from being knocked down. Determined to get rid of this man-eating tiger, they finally came up with a good idea

Early the next morning, the two men said that a strange sound came from a well in the backyard and tricked the old monk to the well. When the old monk looked at the wellhead, Ma Ma gave him a hard push and pushed him down the well. As soon as the monk fell into the water, he immediately became a tiger. The two men took a big stone and smashed it to death. They got lost when they went down the mountain. Fortunately, they met a hunter and spent the night in a hut in a tree.

In the middle of the night, Ma Zheng was suddenly awakened by the sound under the tree. By moonlight, he saw dozens of people clamoring for revenge for the tiger. The hunter told them that all these people were eaten by tigers, but after their death, they cleared the way for tigers and became ghosts. Ma Zheng scolded: "You ghosts died in the tiger's mouth, and you have to cry to avenge it!" "

According to ancient legends, people who are eaten by tigers will become ghosts after death and still have to work for tigers. This idiom comes from this, and now it is compared to being an accomplice to the bad guys.

Idiom story 8 Confucius had a friend named Liu, who was a great saint. Liu's younger brother Zhi is a robber, and people call him a thief. One day, Confucius went to steal his feet, trying to persuade him to turn over a new leaf and be a respected person like his brother.

When the thief saw Confucius, he was so angry that he said to him, "You hypocrite who cheated the whole world! Today, if you obey my heart, I can spare your life, otherwise, I will kill you and eat your heart! "

Confucius was not afraid, and said, "With your talent, you can become a vassal all the way and enjoy all the splendor. But you became a robber. Is the word' robber' so beautiful? I advise you, you'd better stop fighting each other and infringing on the people. "

The thief felt that Confucius' words were not to his taste, so he said, "Don't tempt me with fame and fortune, I am not an ignorant person! Yao and Shun were emperors at first, but now their descendants have no place to stand. Therefore, I don't want to be prosperous. "

As he spoke, he changed the subject and continued: "Since the Yellow Emperor, wars have been going on everywhere in the world. When Yao Shun became emperor, he set up officials. Shang Tang rose up and even put his monarch mainstream in the South Nest. Zhou Wuwang rose up and even drove the monarch to self-immolate. Since then, society has bullied the weak by virtue of its strength, and most people have bullied a few people. Therefore, from Shang Tang and Zhou Wuwang, it was all conquest and killing, and we made the mistake of uprising.

"Now, you teach the theory of benevolence and righteousness to all people, and deceive the monarchs of various countries in order to seek wealth. It seems that you are the biggest thief in the world. Everyone in the world is really confused. Why not call me a thief, but you must call me a thief? "

Confucius had no choice but to return to Qufu. When he came back, he sighed and said, "I am really unlucky." I loafed around and took part in the risk myself. I tried my best to touch the tiger beard this time, but I was almost eaten by the tiger. "

Idiom Story 9 In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a famous painter named Wen, who was a master of bamboo painting at that time.

In order to draw bamboo well, Wen keeps drilling in the bamboo forest all year round, whether it is spring, summer, autumn and winter, whether it is windy or rainy, whether it is sunny or cloudy In dog days, the sun is on fire and the ground is hot. However, Wen and Ke still ran to the side of the bamboo forest, facing the sun and standing in the hot sun, watching the changes of bamboo with rapt attention. He measured the length of the bamboo joint with his fingers for a while, and then recorded how dense the bamboo leaves were. Sweat soaked his clothes and his face was sweaty, but he didn't even wipe it with his hands once, as if nothing had happened.

Once, a strong wind blew in the sky. Then, thunder and lightning, a heavy rain is coming. People are running home. Just then, Wen and Ke, sitting at home, hurriedly grabbed a straw hat, buckled it on his head and ran straight to the bamboo forest on the mountain. Hardly had he stepped out of the gate when the heavy rain began to splash water with the washbasin.

Wen and Ke are bent on watching bamboo in the wind and rain, but they can't stand sliding in the rain! He lifted his robe, climbed the hillside and ran to the bamboo forest. Panting, he ran into the bamboo forest and looked at the bamboo unblinkingly without wiping the rain on his face. I saw bamboo in the wind and rain, bent down and nodded, swaying. Wen and Ke carefully remember the posture of bamboo being hit by wind and rain.

Due to the careful observation and study of bamboo for many years, what changes have taken place in the shape of bamboo in the four seasons? What is the difference between the color and posture of bamboo in rainy and snowy days? What's the difference between bamboo in strong sunlight and bamboo in bright moonlight? He knows exactly what different bamboos look like. So when you draw bamboo, you don't need to sketch at all.

There was a man named Chao, who praised Wen and Ke: Wen and Ke can draw bamboo, and they already have the answer.

The idiom story 10 Within half a year after Song Taizu ascended the throne, two armies of our army rose up against the Song Dynasty. Song Taizu himself went into battle and had a great effort to pacify them. Song Taizu is always uneasy about this matter. He thought hard and finally came up with a plan.

A few days later, Song Taizu gave a banquet in the palace, and invited several veteran ministers such as Shi Shouxin and Wang Shenqi to drink. After a few drinks, Song Taizu ordered the eunuch standing beside him to go out. He picked up a glass of wine and said, "Without your help, I wouldn't be in this position." But you don't know it's hard to be an emperor. Just be comfortable. "

Shi Shouxin and others were very surprised and quickly asked what the reason was. Song Taizu said, "Don't you understand? Who doesn't envy the status of the emperor? "

Shi Shouxin and others recognized the voice. Everyone panicked and knelt on the ground and said, "Why did your Majesty say such a thing?" Now that the world is stable, who dares to be half-hearted to your majesty? "

Song Taizu shook his head and said, "I still don't trust you guys? I'm afraid some of your men and soldiers are greedy for money and put you in yellow robes. If you want to quit, can you? "

Hearing this, Shi Shouxin and others felt that disaster was imminent. They kowtowed repeatedly and said with tears in their eyes, "We are all rough people. I didn't expect this. Please show your majesty a way out. "

Song Taizu said, "I think of you. You might as well hand over the relieving power, be an idle official in the local area, buy some farmland houses, leave some property for your children and grandchildren, and spend your old age happily. Wouldn't it be better if I married you and didn't suspect each other? "

Shi Shouxin and others said in unison, "Your Majesty is so considerate to us!"

As soon as the party was over, everyone went home. The next day in court, everyone handed in a letter saying that they were old and sick and asked to resign. Song Taizu sighting immediately, take back their relieving, reward them with a large sum of property, and send them to various places to do our time.

Historically, this incident was called "a glass of wine to release the rights of soldiers" ("release" means "release").

Idiom story 1 1 The original meaning of this idiom is that how you treat others, others will treat you. Now it is used to describe a person who is inconsistent in words and deeds and capricious. I mean you, but I'll go back with you.

This idiom comes from Mencius, Hui Liang and Wang Xia: Zeng Zi said: Stop it! Those who exceed your expectations are those who go against your expectations.

During the Warring States Period, one year, a war broke out between Zou and Lu. Zou Guo was defeated and killed many soldiers. Zou Mugong was very unhappy and asked Mencius: "In this war, 33 officials under my command were killed, but none of the people worked hard for them. It is very hateful for them to see the first mate killed instead of saving him. " If you kill these people, they are too many to kill; If you don't kill it, it will be very hateful. What do you suggest we do?

Mencius replied: I remember one year when there was a famine, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled starved to death in the ravine, and thousands of mature people went out to flee, while the king's granary was still full and the treasury was sufficient. The official in charge of money and grain didn't report this serious disaster to you. They are aloof, don't care about people's sufferings, and endanger people.

Looking back on this painful past, Mencius went on to say: Do you still remember what Ceng Zi, a disciple of Confucius, said? He said, be alert! Treat others as you treat others. Now that the people have a chance to retaliate, they will treat those officers in the same way. Mencius finally told Zou Mugong: Therefore, your majesty should not blame them or punish them. If the benevolent policy is implemented, your people will love their officers and be willing to give their lives for them.

Idiom story 12 story In the Three Kingdoms, there was a man named Guan Ju, who was diligent and witty since childhood and only loved astronomy. At the age of fifteen, I became familiar with Zhouyi and divination, and gradually became famous. After a long time, it reached the ears of the official department minister and assistant minister Deng Hurricane.

This day happens to be the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. The two officials were bored after eating and drinking enough, so they sent someone to call Guan Lu for divination. Guan Zhi had long heard that these two men were confidants of Cao Cao's grandnephew Cao Shuang, and they used their power to run amok and had a bad reputation. He thought for a while and wanted to take this opportunity to teach them a good lesson and destroy their prestige. As soon as he saw Guan Ju, he shouted, "I heard that your divination is very effective. Hurry up and calculate my divination and see if I can get promoted and make a fortune. Besides, I dreamed that flies always stung my nose these nights. What is the omen? Guan Ju thought about it and said, "In the past, the Duke of Zhou was honest and clean, helping Zhou Chengwang to build a country, making the country prosperous and the people safe;" Now your status is higher than that of Duke Zhou, but few people are grateful to you and many are afraid of you. This may not be a good sign. Your dream is measured by divination, and it is also a disgrace! "Guan Ju went on to say," If you want to turn disasters into blessings and eliminate disasters and take refuge, you can only follow the example of sages such as Duke Zhou and be charitable. " Deng Ju listened, but she didn't agree. He shook his head again and again and said, "These are all platitudes and meaningless." Peace was livid and said nothing. When Guan Yu saw it, he laughed: "Although it is a cliche, you can't underestimate it! "

Soon, when the New Year arrived, it was reported that Yanhe, Deng Wei and Cao Shuang were killed together because of the rebellion. After Guan Ju knew it, he repeatedly said, "They ignored the cliche, no wonder it ended like this!"