First, pot calling the kettle black.

From Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang: "Stop after 100 steps, or stop after 50 steps. What if the pot is too black? "

Interpretation: Metaphorically, you have the same shortcomings and mistakes as others, but you laugh at others without knowing it.

Second, be completely convinced.

From Mencius' On the Ugliness of Sun and Sun: "Those who are convinced by virtue are pleased with it and sincerely convinced."

Interpretation: Take it orally, not only take it orally, but also be happy from the heart.

Third, excellent.

From Mencius' On the Ugliness of Sun and Sun: "Out of its kind, out of its kind, from its birth but not better than Confucius."

Interpretation: It is often used to describe that a person's moral ability far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Fourth, get twice the result with half the effort.

From Mencius' On Sun and Ugliness: "People with ancient stories will get twice as much work, but only once."

Interpretation: Doing the same thing with little effort can achieve good results.

Fifth, break your word.

From Mencius Hui Liang Wang Xia: "Stop it! If it doesn't matter to you, it won't matter to you. "

Interpretation: refers to people's words and deeds are capricious and sometimes inconsistent.

Sixth, it is in hot water.

From Mencius, Hui Liang and Wang Xia: "If the water is deep and the fire is hot, it will only be transported."

Interpretation: The sufferings of ordinary people are getting deeper and deeper in water, and getting hotter and hotter in fire. Metaphor is that people are in extreme pain.

Seven, Wang Gu about him.

From Mencius Hui Liang Wang Xia: "Wang Gu talks about him."

Interpretation: When communicating with the other party, you can't answer questions directly, you can only bypass the topic and deliberately pull something irrelevant.

Eight, have fun with the people.

From "Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang": "There is no difference here, having fun with the people."

Explanation: It means that the monarch can practice benevolent policies, share joys and sorrows with the people and enjoy a happy life. Later, it was often compared to the fact that leaders mingled with the masses and enjoyed a happy life.

Nine, outnumbered.

From "Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang": "A few solid cannot be an enemy, and a weak solid cannot be an enemy."

Interpretation: Metaphorically, in a war, the strength gap between opponents is too big to defeat each other.

Ten, wood is the fate of fish.

From Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang: "If you want to get what you want, you can still get the wood."

Interpretation: Climbing trees to catch fish. Metaphor method and direction are wrong, and it will never be achieved.