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Bai3 Fa1 Bai3 Zhong4
The idiom Bai3 Fa1 Bai3 Zhong4 is a Chinese version of “A Hundred Shots, a Hundred Bull’s Eyes” . Here is a story of where it came from. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was an expert archer in the state of Chu named Yang Youji. To test his skill, a person [...]
ban1 men2 nong4 fu3
, (traditional, Pinyin ban1 men2 nong4 fu3)?literally means brandishing an axe at Ban’s gate. People use it to describe someone who shows off his inferior talent or skill in front of an expert. Do not teach fish to swim is another way to put it Ban, is an abbreviation of Lu Ban. He was a [...]
Chinese Idiom – Misfortune May Prove a Blessing in Disguise
It is an idiom implicating Chinese philosophy on loss and gain, or good and bad. Source: the book of “Huainan Zi·Renjian Xun (Human Training)” In the Warring States period, near China’s northern borders lived an old man well versed in the practices of raising horse. One day, for no reason at all, a horse got [...]
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