Idioms are fixed phrases or phrases with complete meanings, also known as "fixed phrases". There is a comment on "idioms" in Ci Yuan: "There is an old saying that is popular in society and can be quoted to express one's will. Idioms are the most refined and vital parts of speech, with a wide etymology, mainly from folk proverbs, followed by excellent ancient literary works, ancient poems, famous sayings, allusions and fables. , or a famous quote derived from a story; Others are transformed from cautionary proverbs handed down from folk spoken language. And after a long period of training, enrichment and selection, it has been handed down. It can be said that it is tempered and deeply loved by people. It has cultural inheritance and is an established idiom. Its organizational structure cannot be arbitrary, nor can it be invented at will. Every idiom contains the light of ancient wisdom and can be regarded as a portrayal of the life of our ancestors. Idioms are rich in connotation, and a few words can express complex meanings; If used properly, concise results can be obtained. To understand the meaning of idioms accurately, we must first understand their meaning before we can use them accurately. At the beginning of advocating vernacular Chinese, it was declared that writing should use fewer allusions unless necessary. Some idioms may not be suitable for modern times. Unless used properly, it is wise to use less. However, idioms and allusions cannot be completely discarded, because they are the formation and continuation of China people's life, culture, thinking and outlook on life, and they are part of cultural heritage. Idioms with China characteristics come from different sources, but they all have the same China characteristics: 1. Words-Idioms are generally four words, sometimes different, but rare. Second, the basic structure-the structure of idioms is basically fixed, but there are various types of structures. General four-character idioms can be divided into two parts, the first two words are one part, and the last two words are another part. There is a certain relationship between the two parts, some of which are restricted and restricted, such as "single-minded", "ever-changing", "shaking your head" and "half a catty"; Some are the relationship between modification and modification, such as "frightened bird", "famous", "uneasy" and "smile"; Some are statements and sentences; Such as "arrogance", "incompatibility", "interdependence" and "capable teachers"; Some are dominant and dominated, such as "creating new faces" and "letting bygones be bygones"; There is also the relationship between behavior and motivation, such as "carving a boat for a sword" and "encouraging seedlings" Besides the combination of "22", there are also "31" combinations in four-character idioms, such as "illiterate", "worthy of the name" and "clothes with water". In addition, some idioms are composed of more than four syllables, and the relationship between their components is more complicated. For example, the meaning of drunkenness is not in wine, which already contains adjectives, nouns, auxiliary words and adverbs. It is difficult to find out the relationship between their components. However, most of these idioms are idioms, proverbs and common sayings, which are different from the four-character idioms. Rhetorical tendency-Many idioms themselves are caused by rhetorical devices, and most idioms tend to use figurative and exaggerated rhetorical devices. Metaphor: "the words of gold and jade"-use gold and jade to compare the preciousness of some opinions. " "Hunger"-a metaphor for hunger and thirst is very urgent and cruel-is a metaphor for the sinister intentions of bad people who are cruel and heartless. Exaggeration: "eloquent"-exaggerated terrain makes people talk like a raging river pouring down. "A tiny place"-an exaggerated description of a tiny place. Some idioms use the following rhetorical devices: overlapping words: heart and heart are in harmony-the word "heart" is used repeatedly. It takes ten years to plant trees and a hundred years to educate people-two sentences are symmetrical, and the word "ten years" has the same meaning to "a hundred years" and "a tree" in two sentences. Disyllabic: neither fish nor fowl-"Lun" and "Lei" have the same initials. Overlap: childish-the vowels of "rotten" and "diffuse" are the same. Grammatical usage-Idioms have different meanings. If you put them in different sentences, they will have different functions. This is based on the learning process of ancient people, the phenomena at that time, environmental factors, etc ... Idiom allusions ~ Idioms are a kind of idioms and a special phrase, which generally consists of four syllables, including more than two words, forming a whole. It does not mean that the meanings of each word are simply added up, but its actual connotation is often the metaphorical meaning or extended meaning hidden in idioms and idioms. You can't change its words at will, because most of them are summarized from historical stories, and later generations condense these historical stories into idioms to express a certain meaning. Idioms have the characteristics of image, vividness and generalization, and are very expressive, so they are deeply loved. There are four main sources of idioms: historical stories, ancient fables, ancient poems and proverbs or spoken English. Here are some commonly used idioms for your reference. Idioms can be used as components of sentences, with various forms, mainly four words. Generally speaking, there are metaphorical meanings of origin and extension, rather than simply literal meanings. Generally speaking, idioms are often suggestive metaphors or metaphors. These metaphors can sometimes be imagined from the meaning of words, but sometimes they are not necessarily so easy to "imagine".