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368 篇In the Same Boat | 同舟共济
This fable illustrates how a shared crisis can unite even sworn enemies, as depicted by ancient r...
73 阅读The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might | 狐假虎威
A fox escapes being eaten by a tiger by pretending to be Heaven's envoy, tricking the tiger into ...
69 阅读The Snipe and the Clam | 鹬蚌相争
A snipe and a clam become locked in a struggle, each refusing to yield for fear of losing face or...
57 阅读Laozi's Inquiry | 老子问疾
Laozi visits the sage Shang Rong, who imparts wisdom through symbolic actions and a final metapho...
65 阅读Birds of a Feather Flock Together | 物以类聚
Chun Yukun explains to King Xuan that virtuous people naturally gather together, making it easy f...
80 阅读The Father and His Sons | 父亲与争吵的儿子们
A father uses a bundle of sticks to teach his quarreling sons a lesson: united, they are strong a...
59 阅读Punishing the Horse | 罚马
A Song traveler repeatedly punishes his reluctant horse by driving it into a stream, illustrating...
74 阅读The Donkey of Guizhou Has Exhausted Its Tricks | 黔驴技穷
A tiger initially fears a strange donkey but discovers its only trick is kicking. The idiom means...
76 阅读The Bird Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring | 惊弓之鸟
The archer Geng Ying demonstrates profound observation by bringing down a wounded, exhausted bird...
81 阅读Dong's Cats | 东氏养猫
A man in ancient Wei raises over a hundred cats until they eradicate all rats. Pampered with dail...
71 阅读The Mantis Stalks the Cicada | 螳螂捕蝉
A young attendant uses the allegory of a cicada, mantis, and siskin—each focused on its prey whil...
82 阅读Flowers Raining from the Sky | 天花乱坠
This article explains the Chinese idiom "Flowers Raining from the Sky," which originates from a l...
79 阅读One Basket Short | 功亏一篑
A man abandons building a terrace when just one basket of earth remains, illustrating the idiom a...
78 阅读Cynicism and Dog Idioms | 犬儒主义与狗的习语
This article explores the etymology of "cynicism" from ancient Greek philosophers who lived "like...
67 阅读Buying the Casket and Returning the Pearl | 买椟还珠
A Chu merchant's overly elaborate pearl casket so captivated a Zheng buyer that he purchased only...
73 阅读Three in the Morning, Four in the Evening | 朝三暮四
This fable tells of a monkey keeper who tricks his monkeys by merely rearranging their daily rati...
84 阅读The Cicada Catcher | 佝偻捕蝉
Confucius learns from a hunchbacked master cicada catcher that supreme skill is achieved through ...
75 阅读The Crow and the Pitcher | 乌鸦喝水
A thirsty crow uses pebbles to raise the water level in a pitcher, enabling it to drink and survi...
62 阅读Marking the Boat for the Lost Sword | 刻舟求剑
A man loses his sword in a river and marks the boat where it fell, foolishly searching at the mar...
81 阅读When Lips Are Gone, Teeth Will Be Cold | 唇亡齿寒
The ancient fable illustrates the strategic folly of the State of Yu. Lured by treasures, its kin...
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