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• 1.按图索骥
• Bo Le was a famous expert in the physiognomy of horses in ancient China. His book On the Physiognomy of Horses was a classic piece of work on that sub...
• 2.季子拜师
• Ji Zi of the Shang Dynasty was particularly fond of Taoism. He carried a lot of money with him and travelled around to fmd a teacher of Taoism. Whenev...
• 3.儒学风度
• During the Song and Ming Dynasties, Confucian morality became fashionable. Many people vied with one another to imitate the poise of a moralist. There...
• 4.凿壁移痛
• A man in a village had a sore on his foot which bled and oozed pus. He couldn't bear the pain and moaned without stop. He said to his family: Be quick...
• 5.铁棒成针
• Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. It is said that in his childhood, he was very fond of playing and afraid of difficulties, and ma...
• 6.半斤八两
• In the past, the grandson of a prime minister was a notorious spendthrift. He squandered all the family property and couldn't even afford his own meal...
• 7.佛道自尊
• In the past, there were two clay idols in a temple. On the left was the idol of Tai Shang Lao Jun, the founder of Taoism, and on the right the idol of...
• 8.男女有别
• A man named Fu Xian was fond of reading books. Though proficient in literature and etiquette, he was stubbornly adherent to outworn rules. Being impra...
• 9.戴高帽子
• The Chinese people call flattery to someone's face presenting a tall hat to someone. In the past, an official in the imperial court in Beijing was app...
• 10.天帝赐酒
• One day, deities from various places came to pay homage to the Emperor of Heaven. The emperor gave his minister in charge of wine cups the following o...