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• 1.不学无术
• In the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, Grand General Huo Guang was a minister who occupied a decisive position at court and was deeply trust...
• 2.鸡鸣狗盗
• During the Warring States period (475-221B.C.), Prince Mengchang of the State of Qi was fond of having various kinds of people as his hangers-on, the ...
• 3.高山流水
• During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476B.C.). There was a man whose name was Yu Boya. Yu boya famous music master at that time, having a good com...
• 4.以羊易牛
• One day, seated in the ancestral hall, King Hui of Liang saw a man leading an ox pass by. He asked: Where are you taking the ox? The man leading the o...
• 5.庖丁解牛
• King Hui of Liang watched the cook dissecting an ox. Up went his hand, down went the knife, cutting it just right with dexterous movements. The King p...
• 6.东施效肇
• Xi Shi was a famous beauty of the State of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period. Among Xi Shi's neighbours there was a very ugly woman whom everyon...
• 7.不鞍之药
• One day, Hui Zi met Zhuang Zi and told him this story: King Hui bestowed upon me some bottle gourd seeds which I planted in the earth. Soon afterwards...
• 8.鲁国少儒
• One day, Zhuang Zi went to pay his respects to Ai Gong, King of the State of Lu. Ai Gong said: There are many Confucian scholars in our country, but v...
• 9.宋人献玉
• There was a man of the State of Song who liked to curry favour with others. One day, he got a piece of uncarved jade and went to present it to Zi Han,...
• 10.不合时尚
• In the past, there was a married couple in the State of Lu. The husband was a shoemaker who made very good shoes. The wife was a good hand at weaving ...