A complete collection of idiom stories

A complete collection of idiom stories. In daily life, everyone should have heard many stories about idioms, and have also read many types of idiom story books. Idiom stories are also a major part of the world's excellent culture. The following is a complete collection of idiom stories. Idiom Collection Story 1

1. Helping in times of need

Idiom Story During the Southern Song Dynasty, the famous poet Fan Chengda wrote many popular poems throughout his life, which were deeply loved by people. He retired in his later years. He lives in his hometown of Shihu and calls himself Shihu layman. His works are compiled into "Shihu layman's poetry collection", among which there is a poem "Send charcoal in heavy snow and mustard concealment": "It is not necessary to send charcoal in the snow, but to talk about the scenery is to write poetry." Come."

2. Painting cakes to satisfy hunger

Idiom story: Cao Cao's grandson Cao Rui was eager to find a "Zhongshu Lang" after he became emperor, and asked Minister Lu Yu to recommend a really capable person. , and warned him that recommending talents should not just rely on reputation. Reputation is like a piece of bread drawn on the ground. You cannot eat it when you are hungry.

Lu Yu carefully selected Zhongshu Lang for Cao Rui.

　3. Swallowing jujubes wholeheartedly

Idiom story Once upon a time, a smart person heard that eating pears was good for the teeth but hurt the spleen, but eating dates was just the opposite.

He thought for a long time and finally came up with a way to get the best of both worlds, which was to chew pears without swallowing them and swallow dates without chewing them. This way he would not hurt his teeth or spleen. People laughed at him for swallowing jujubes wholeheartedly. .

4. Intrigue

Idiom story: During the Spring and Autumn Period, the powerful Chu State surrounded the weak Song State capital. Hua Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the Song State, vowed to defend the city to the death and not surrender. The Chu army did not have much food reserves. Uncle Shen, the coachman, suggested to King Zhuang of Chu that he ask the soldiers to build houses and farm the land, pretending to live there forever.

Hua Yuan was anxious and secretly sneaked into the camp of Zifan, the commander-in-chief of the Chu army. He said that there was a shortage of food in the city and people were bartering for food.

So the two armies made peace.

5. Borrowing arrows from a straw boat

Idiom story During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao led an army to attack Soochow. Sun Quan and Liu Bei joined forces to fight against Cao. Zhou Yu was narrow-minded and very He was jealous of Zhuge Liang and planned to have Zhuge Liang complete 100,000 arrows in three days.

Zhuge Liang borrowed 20 boats and straw men from Lu Su, and took advantage of the foggy night to sail to Cao's camp. Cao Cao led his army to shoot arrows at the straw men desperately, successfully completing the mission.

6. Chang'e flies to the moon

Idiom story: It is said that in ancient times, 10 suns came out at the same time in the sky, and the earth was baked into scorched earth. Hou Yi shot down 9 suns to eliminate harm to the people. , the Queen Mother of the West rewarded him with the elixir of immortality.

His wife Chang'e secretly took these medicines when Hou Yi was not paying attention. Suddenly she became an immortal and flew to the heavenly palace. The Queen Mother punished her and made her think about her mistakes in Guanghan Palace.

7. Being proud of one's talents

Idiom story During the Southern Dynasties, Xiao Zixian, the nephew of Emperor Wu of Qi, was extremely intelligent and quick in writing since he was a child.

When he was the doctor of Liang Guozi, he used the "Jingyi" written by Emperor Wu of Liang as the teaching material of Taixue.

He wrote 100 volumes of "Book of the Later Han" and 60 volumes of "History of Qi".

He won the trust of Emperor Wu of Liang.

Emperor Wu of Liang thought that he was arrogant because of his talent, and gave him the posthumous title "Jiao" after his death.

8. Sacrificing life for justice

Idiom story In the late Spring and Autumn Period, the doctor Zhao Xiangzi killed the doctor Zhi Bo.

Zhibo’s confidant Yurang vowed to sacrifice his life for justice and wanted to kill Zhao Xiangzi. He sneaked into Zhao Xiangzi’s house and attempted to assassinate him.

Zhao Xiangzi admired his loyalty and let him go.

Later, he painted his whole body like leprosy, swallowed red hot charcoal to make his voice hoarse, and attempted another assassination attempt before committing suicide. Idiom Collection Story 2

1. Classic Idiom Story: A fish’s eye is mixed with a pearl

Once upon a time, there was a man named Man Yuan. He bought a big and bright pearl and often played with it alone. Don't let others see it.

His neighbor Shouliang picked up a big "pearl" from the road and kept it. Later, they both got the same disease, and the doctor said they should use pearl powder to make medicine. They had no choice but to take out the pearls they had hidden. The doctor smiled and said to Shouliang: "Your eyes are not pearls, they are fish eyes!"

[Note] Pearl: Pearl.

[Tips] It is a metaphor for confusing the real with the fake, and passing off the inferior as the good.

2. Classic idiom story: Snake shadow with bow in cup

In the Western Jin Dynasty, a man named Le Guang invited a friend to his home for a drink. The friend saw a snake swimming in the wine glass and replied. The family is sick. After Le Guang found out, he invited the man over again, asked him to sit in his original position, and told him that the snake was the reflection of a bow hanging on the wall. My friend was relieved and recovered quickly.

[Tips] It is a metaphor for fear and worry caused by doubts.

3. Classic idiom story: shudder

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was an official named Yizong who had a cruel personality and a vicious heart. On his first day in office, he ordered increased penalties for more than two hundred prisoners in local jails. When the prisoners' relatives and friends came to visit the prison, he arrested them all. Later, when he felt it was not enough, he killed all the prisoners and their relatives and friends. When the people found out, they trembled all over and were very frightened.

[Note]Li: Trembling.

[Tip]Don’t shiver from the cold. Describes great fear.

4. Classic idiom story: Yu Gong moved the mountains

Legend has it that in ancient times there was an old man named Yu Gong. In front of his house were two mountains, Taihang and Wangwu. , walking is very inconvenient. He was determined to lead his family to dig out these two mountains. An old man named Zhisou thought it was impossible. Foolish Old Man said: "When I die, I have a son, and when my son dies, I have grandchildren. There is no end to my descendants, but this mountain will not grow any higher. It will be dug down one day."

[Tips] It is a metaphor for having strong perseverance in doing things and not being afraid of difficulties.

5. Classic idiom story: Sandpiper and clam fighting

A big river clam was lying on the river beach basking in the sun. It opened the shell, and a snipe swooped over like lightning, piercing the shell with its long beak like a sword. The river clam immediately closed the shell tightly and clamped the snipe's long beak. While they were fighting each other, a fisherman happened to pass by and caught them both easily.

[Note]Snipe: snipe bird.

[Tips] It is a metaphor for two people fighting each other, both sides suffer, and the third party gains. It is usually used together with "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit".

6. Classic idiom story: Cutting through walls to steal light

During the Han Dynasty, there was a scholar named Kuang Heng. Because his family was poor and could not afford candles and lamp oil, he could not read at night. He found that the wealthy family next door lit candles every night and the room was brightly lit, so he secretly cut a small hole in the wall, and the light shone through this small hole. Kuang Heng studied hard under this light. He later became a very learned man.

[Note] Wall: wall.

[Tips] Refers to trying every means to study hard. Idioms Collection Story 3

(1) An iron pestle grinds a needle

Li Bai, the famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, did not like studying when he was a child. He often skipped school and wandered on the streets. One day, Li Bai did not go to school again. He wandered around the street and looked here and there, and unknowingly arrived outside the city. The warm sunshine, cheerful birds, and flowers and plants swaying in the wind made Li Bai sigh, "With such good weather, how boring would it be to read in the house all day?"

Walking, in a At the door of the dilapidated hut, an old woman with white hair sat grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai walked over and said, "Old woman, what are you doing?" "I want to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman raised her head, smiled at Li Bai, and then lowered her head to continue grinding.

"Embroidery needle?" Li Bai asked again: "Is it an embroidery needle used for sewing clothes?" "Of course!" "But the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a thin embroidery needle?"

The old woman asked Li Bai: "A drop of water can penetrate a stone, a foolish old man can move a mountain, why can't an iron pestle be ground into an embroidery needle?" "But are you so old?" "As long as I work harder than others, Nothing is impossible." The old woman's words made Li Bai feel ashamed, so he never skipped school again after he returned. I also studied very hard every day, and finally became a poet who will be famous throughout the ages.

(2) Dancing after hearing the chicken

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was a man with an open mind and lofty ambitions. But when he was a child, he was a naughty child who didn't like reading. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve the country without studying, so he started reading hard. He read extensively and studied history seriously, so he started reading hard. He read extensively and studied history carefully, from which he learned a wealth of knowledge and made great progress in his knowledge.

He went in and out of Luoyang, the capital, several times. People who came into contact with him said that Zu Ti was a talented person who could assist the emperor in governing the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, someone recommended him to go to court, but he refused and continued to study hard.

Later, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kun Yizhi served as the chief registrar of Sizhou. He and Liu Kun had a deep relationship. Not only did they often sleep in the same bed and quilt, they also had the same lofty ideals: to make contributions, revive the Jin Dynasty, and become the pillars of the country.

Once, Zu Ti heard the crow of a rooster in his sleep in the middle of the night. He kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him: "Other people think it is unlucky to hear a rooster crow in the middle of the night, but I don't." Thinking about it this way, how about we just get up and practice swordplay when the rooster crows?" Liu Kun readily agreed.

So they got up after the rooster crows every day to practice their swords, with sword lights flying and sword sounds clanking. Spring goes to winter, cold comes and heat comes, never stopping. Hard work paid off, and after long-term hard study and training, they finally became all-round talents capable of writing good articles and leading troops to win battles. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country; Liu Kun became the governor, taking charge of the military affairs of Bing, Hebei and Youzhou, and gave full play to his literary and military talents.