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大义灭亲
2023-12-05During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), there was many dukedoms(公爵领地) under the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. These dukedoms often fought...
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大公无私
2023-12-05During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), a very noble official called Qi Huangyang lived in the State of Jin.One day, the king summoned(传唤) h...
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网开一面
2023-12-05Beginning with Yu the great, the Xia Dynasty had lasted about four hundred years before Jie became the supreme ruler.And that was in the 18th century ...
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李代桃僵
2023-12-05This idiom comes from a old folk song. The last two stanzas go like this:One family has five brothers, all serving to a minister as attendants. Every ...
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半途而废
2023-12-05During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Yue. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it...
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滥竽充数
2023-12-05During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), the King of the State of Qi was very fond of listening to yu ensembles. He often got together 300 yu pla...
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投鼠忌器
2023-12-05There is a story in "Hanshu" telling of a rich man, who being a lover of antique and had a large collection. Among them was a rare vase made...
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鹏程万里
2023-12-05In the Chinese classic Chuangtze, there is a legend like this:Once upon a time, a gigantic(巨大的) fish named Kun lived in the northern sea. No one knew ...
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害群之马
2023-12-05It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi-the first legendary ruler in China went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage(随从,...
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起死回生
2023-12-05Long long ago, there was a famous doctor named Bian Que who usually traveled everywhere to collect medicine to cure patients.One day, he heard about t...