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• 1.鲫鱼求救
• Zhuang Zhou's family was poor. Once, he went to the official who supervised rivers to borrow some grain. The official said: Well, wait until the end o...
• 2.鼯鼠五会
• In the fields, there was a small animal called wu shu (the flying squirrel). It would say to everyone it met: I have five skills: flying, walking, swi...
• 3.楚人涉瘫
• Once upon a time, the State of Chu planned to attack the State of Song. But the Yong River was the natural barrier against its surprise attack at nigh...
• 4.唇亡齿寒
• Between the States of Jin and Guo was the State of Yu. Once, the State of Jin intended to invade the State of Guo and had to seek for permission to go...
• 5.相辅相成
• In the past, a man bragged about his bow: There is no bow better than mine. It doesn't need any arrow! Another man bragged about his arrow: There is n...
• 6.买犊还珠
• In the past, a man of the State of Chu intended to go to the State of Zheng to sell pearls. First he used rare lily magnolia to make a small exquisite...
• 7.杀猪教子
• Zeng Zi was one of Confucius' disciples. One day, Zeng Zi's wife wanted to go to market. Their son wanted to go together with her. He made a row, cryi...
• 8.叶公好龙
• Ye Gong was well-known for his fondness for dragons: In the house where he lived, dragons were painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and the ...
• 9.螳螂捕蝉
• Once, the King of the State of Wu wanted to invade the State of Chu. The King of Wu warned his ministers: If anyone should dare to dissuade me from in...
• 10.追女失妻
• Zhao Jianzi, the famous general of the State of Jin, prepared to attack the State of Qi. He ordered: If anyone in the army dares to dissuade me, I wil...