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What are the idioms about "Journey to the West"?

1. Three heads and six arms

Full spelling: sān tóu liùbì

Interpretation: three heads, six arms. Originally a Buddhist term, it refers to the Buddha's Dharma. The latter is a metaphor for magical abilities.

Source: Volume 13 of "Jingde Lamp Record" by Shi Daoyuan of the Song Dynasty: "Three heads and six arms hold up the sky and the earth, and the angry Nezha strikes the imperial bell."

Example: Lu Yue in On the golden-eyed camel, ~ appeared, showing off his magical powers. (Chapter 59 of "The Romance of the Gods" by Xu Zhonglin in the Ming Dynasty)

2. Fierce Eyes and Golden Eyes

Full spelling: huǒ Yǎn jīn jīng

Interpretation: original meaning In "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong can identify the eyes of demons and ghosts. Later, it was used to describe a person's sharp vision and ability to distinguish authenticity.

Source: Chapter 9 of Book 3 of "Journey to the West" written by Yang Jingxian of the Yuan Dynasty: "This guy deceives the gods and bluffs ghosts, he has copper muscles and iron bones, and piercing eyes."

Example: Just The wind stirred up the smoke and turned one pair of eyes red, causing an old eye disease, so it was called ~. (Chapter 7 of "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng'en of the Ming Dynasty)

3. Great supernatural powers

Full spelling: shén tōng guǎng dà

Interpretation: supernatural powers: originally A Buddhist term referring to miraculous magic. The magic is vast and boundless. Describes superb ability and omnipotence.

Source: "The Poetry and Poems of Master Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty: The Eleventh Place of Entering the Queen Mother's Land": "Master said: 'You have great supernatural powers, so it will be no problem to go.'"

Example: If this evil beast behaves like you, it is not worthy of the fuss on the top of the Buddha. (The third fold of Ma Zhiyuan's "Recommended Blessings" in the Yuan Dynasty)

4. Doing many bad things

Full spelling: zuò è duō duān

Interpretation: Doing many bad things . Refers to a lot of sins.

Source: Chapter 42 of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty: "I think I did a lot of evil in the past, and I have accumulated it by fasting for three or four days."

5. Three heads and six arms

Full spelling: sān tóu liùbì

Interpretation: three heads and six arms. Originally a Buddhist term, it refers to the Buddha's Dharma. The latter is a metaphor for magical abilities.

Source: Volume 13 of "Jingde Lamp Record" by Shi Daoyuan of the Song Dynasty: "Three heads and six arms hold up the sky and the earth, and the angry Nezha strikes the imperial bell."

Example: Lu Yue in On the golden-eyed camel, ~ appeared, showing off his magical powers. (Chapter 59 of "The Romance of the Gods" by Xu Zhonglin in the Ming Dynasty)

6. Scared to death

Full spelling: hún fēi pò sàn

Interpretation: frightened Even the soul left the human body and flew away. Describes extreme fear and extreme fear.

Source: "Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-fifth Year of Zhaogong": "The refreshing heart is the soul; how can it last long after the soul is gone?"

Example: Suddenly a person The person pressed down from behind without making any sound, and the two of them were fooled~.

(Chapter 15 of "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty)