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退避三舍
2023-12-05During the spring and autumn period (770-476 b.c.), Duke Xian of the state of Jin killed the crown prince Sheng because he had heard slanders about Sh...
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洛阳纸贵
2023-12-05In the Jin Dynasty (265-420) there was a famous writer whose name was Zuo Si who, however, was very naughty and did not like to study when he was a sm...
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后来者居上
2023-12-05This story comes from The Historical Records. Later generations use the set phrase "the latecomers surpass the old-timers " to indicate that...
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门庭若市
2023-12-05"A courtyard as crowded as a marketplace" is used to indicate at a gate or a courtyard that is as crowded as a marketplace. It indicates tha...
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瞒天过海
2023-12-05In 643 AD, Emperor Taizong of Tang baulked(犹豫,阻止) from crossing the sea to a campaign against Koguryo. His general Xue Rengui thought of a stratagem(策...
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围魏救赵
2023-12-05In 354 BC, the state of Wei attacked Zhao and laid siege to(包围) its capital Handan.Zhao turned to Qi for help, but the Qi general Sun Bin determined i...
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清明节
2023-12-05The Qingming Festival is popularly associated with Jie Zitui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord&...
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苏秦刺股
2023-12-05Once upon a time there was a scholar named Suqin. He was utterly destitute(穷困的) from the time he was young with no money to study with. In order to ma...
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映雪囊萤
2023-12-05In the Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Che Yin who was fond of learning but because of his family's destitute(赤贫的,缺乏的) conditions, his father c...
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The Young Giant
2023-12-05Once on a time a countryman had a son who was as big as a thumb, and did not become any bigger, and during several years did not grow one hair's b...