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师旷调琴
2023-12-05Ping Gong of Jin ordered someone to make a stringed musical instrument. The strings of the instrument were of the same size, with no difference betwee...
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按图索骥
2023-12-05Bo 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...
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季子拜师
2023-12-05Ji 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...
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儒学风度
2023-12-05During the Song and Ming Dynasties, Confucian morality became fashionable. Many people vied with one another to imitate the poise of a moralist.There ...
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凿壁移痛
2023-12-05A 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: "...
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铁棒成针
2023-12-05Li 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 mad...
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半斤八两
2023-12-05In 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 ...
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佛道自尊
2023-12-05In 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...
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男女有别
2023-12-05A man named Fu Xian was fond of reading books. Though proficient in literature and etiquette, he was stubbornly adherent to outworn rules. Being impra...
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戴高帽子
2023-12-05The Chinese people call flattery to someone's face "presenting a tall hat" to someone.In the past, an official in the imperial court in ...