Interpretation: Everything is ready, except for the east wind, and the fire can't start. Everything is ready, except for the last important condition.

Origin: Forty-nine chapters of Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty: Kongming asked for a pen and paper, and the screen retreated left and right. The secret script says: "If you want to break Cao Gong, attack him with fire, everything is ready, except the east wind."

Zhuge Liang came with a pen and paper and repelled the people around him. He secretly wrote the word 16 in the book: "If you want to break Cao Gong, you should attack him with fire, and everything is ready except the east wind." It was Zhou Yu who planned to attack Cao Cao with fire and made all the preparations. It suddenly occurred to him that he could not defeat the enemy without an easterly wind. )

Usage: commendatory words as clauses; Wait for an opportunity.

Example: We are ready for everything except the east wind. We can install the machine as soon as it arrives.

2. Zhou Yu hits Huang Gai-one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

Explanation: to the effect that you love me. Used to describe what both sides are willing to do.

Idiom allusions:

In Battle of Red Cliffs, in order to fool Cao Cao, Zhou Yu decided to use risks. Huang Gai fought bravely, so at the military meeting, Huang Gai pretended not to agree with Zhou Yu's opinion and even spoke with contempt. So Zhou Yu ordered Huang Gai to be beheaded, and people begged for it. Zhou Yu changed the punishment to flogging and beat Huang Gai to bed. This is for Cai He. They surrendered to Wu Ying falsely, so Kan Ze gave Huang Gai a false surrender, and Cai He just sent back the false information, so Cao Cao was convinced that Battle of Red Cliffs had failed.

3. Grass boat borrows arrows

Interpretation: use intelligence and rely on other people's manpower or financial resources to achieve their own goals.

Origin: Chapter 46 of Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty: Borrowing an arrow and Kongming's clever plan, offering Huang Gai's secret plan for punishment.

Usage: as object and attribute; Refers to borrowing the power of others.

Example: He admired Zhuge Liang's strategy of archery with a straw boat.

Related allegorical sayings:

A straw boat borrowed an arrow and returned with a full load.

A straw boat borrows an arrow-the more the better.

A straw boat borrows an arrow-sit back and enjoy the success.

Zhuge Liang borrowed the arrow of the grass boat-a clever plan.

4. Clever calculation

Interpretation: God and Miao: incisive description; Machine sum calculation: refers to speculation. Amazing wit, clever strategy. Describe being good at estimating complex changes and deciding strategies.

Source: Ye Fan's Biography of Wang Huan in the Southern Dynasties: "Jingshi lamented that Huan had a plan." Li Xian's Note: "Wisdom is like God."

Vernacular translation: At the same time, he also used ingenious methods to expose and expose hidden bad guys and bad things many times. People in Beijing praised and admired him, thinking that Wang Huan had fairy-like wisdom and ingenious calculation.

Idiom story: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to Wu Dong to unite with Wu against Cao. Zhou Yu, the governor of Wu Dong, was jealous of Zhuge Liang's talent and designed Zhuge Liang to build 100,000 arrows in three days. Zhuge Liang attacked Cao Jun with 20 clippers full of scarecrows at night, and cheated Cao Cao100000 arrows. Zhou Yu lamented that he was not as clever as Zhuge Liang.

5, bite off more than one can chew

Interpretation: It means that you did not estimate your own ability, but overestimated your own strength.

Source: "Jing is very solid, Xue can't measure his strength." -The Warring States Period "The Warring States Policy Qi Ce III"

Translation of vernacular Chinese: Chu is very powerful and positive, but he really overreaches himself.

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