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The Lost Sheep at the Crossroads | 歧路亡羊
A story where the failure to find a lost sheep due to complex branching paths leads a scholar to ...
Passing Off as a Competent Player | 滥竽充数
The story tells of Nanguo, who joined a royal yu ensemble despite lacking skill, pretending to pl...
Bristling with Anger | 怒发冲冠
This passage recounts the historical story behind the Chinese idiom "Bristling with Anger," where...
The Luminous Pearl | 夜光之珠
A fisherman's acquisition of a rare luminous pearl promises sudden wealth, but his wise father wa...
Breaking Arrows | 阿豺折箭
The story of Chief A'cai using arrows to teach his sons about unity. By demonstrating that a sing...
Lower the Banners and Silence the Drums | 偃旗息鼓
This idiom originates from a Three Kingdoms stratagem where Zhao Yun feigned weakness to lure Cao...
Retreating Thirty Miles | 退避三舍
This story recounts how Chong Er (Duke Wen of Jin), during his exile, promised the King of Chu to...
One Arrow, Two Vultures | 一箭双雕
This passage recounts the ancient Chinese tale of archer Zhangsun Sheng, who shot down two fighti...
Learning Qi Dialect in Chu | 楚人学齐语
Mencius uses the analogy of learning a dialect to argue that environment is more crucial than ins...
Tales of the Rose | 玫瑰传奇
This article explores the enduring fascination with roses through history, mythology, and culture...
The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来者居上
This story recounts how the idiom 'the latecomers surpass the old-timers' originated from Ji An's...
The Mud Man and the Wooden Puppet | 泥人与木偶
A story warns Meng Chang Jun about the risks of leaving his homeland through a parable of a mud m...
Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
A man traveling in the wrong direction believes his superior resources will help, but they only t...
The Clever Interpreter | 聪明的口译员
A writer is amazed when his interpreter translates a long anecdote into Japanese in seconds, maki...
The Luthier's Qin | 工之侨造琴
A luthier creates a superb qin, but court musicians reject it for not being ancient. After he art...
The Torch of Talent | 庭燎招贤
Duke Huan of Qi lit a torch for a year to attract talent but failed until a humble villager, by o...
The Tower of Babel | 巴别塔
Humanity, united by a single language, sought to build a city and a tower reaching heaven to avoi...
The Origin of Teddy Bear | 泰迪熊的由来
The teddy bear is named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, inspired by a 1902 hunting in...
Pandora's Box | 潘多拉的盒子
The myth of Pandora explains the origin of human suffering and the enduring presence of hope. In ...
The Maid of Brakel | 布拉克尔的少女
A girl prays for a husband in a chapel, unaware a clerk overhears and interrupts. Mistaking his v...