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A proverb about entomology.
Proverbs about animals and insects (local proverbs)

1. Ducks like chaff. Since chaff has no nutritional value, it is useless even if ducks eat it. In fact, this expression is also used to mean that what some people get is untrue and of little use.

2. The snow dog is happy and the sparrow is full of anger. -In winter and spring, if it snows heavily and there is a layer of snow on the ground, dogs will run around in the snow as if they are very happy, because they rarely see such beautiful scenery; However, as a sparrow that needs to find food on the ground, this is a trouble. If it can't find food for a day, it will be hungry for a day. In this weather, it's hard, and it will naturally get angry.

The living grandchildren (monkeys) plant trees and never die. -You know, monkeys are active animals. In fact, it is used here to mean that some people are not reliable in doing things, or they have made a thing, and they have to dismantle it today, install it tomorrow, fiddle with it over and over again, and then it still breaks.

A living grandson (monkey) should not hide lice on his head. -You know, monkeys are active animals. When they rest, they scratch around and catch lice. In fact, it is also used to compare some people, some delicious things at home, or some useful things, will be taken out for others to eat; Sometimes you can't keep any money, you have to spend it to be comfortable. All these things will be described like this.

Don't scratch the tiger's head. You know, a respectable tiger will eat people. If people scratch their heads, they know nothing! Here, it is also used to describe people who have nothing to do but go to find something to do, and even make trouble everywhere, which makes everyone restless.

6. Sheep (seed) urine drops (one grain). You know, sheep excrete when they eat grass and defecate when they walk. Moreover, the feces discharged by sheep are granular feces. Therefore, people use it to compare some people, who use money in different ways, and money is of little use; In addition, in doing things, it is not so neat, and there is a phenomenon of procrastination, which makes people uncomfortable.

7. Hang a sheep's head to sell dog meat. This means that some people are dishonest in doing business and what they see is different from what they actually buy. In fact, in modern times, mutton and dog meat are also very expensive.

8. The puppy is cursed by spears and dung tanks (open-air dung tanks in rural areas). You know, in the past, septic tanks in rural areas were mainly open-air. In previous years, men defecated in septic tanks. Therefore, in those days, other people's dogs would go to the dung jar to find food, and sometimes, some dogs would fall into the dung jar. In fact, this is also used to describe some people who lose money by gambling. When they lose money, they will make up their minds not to gamble. However, when others tempted him, he gambled again, knowing it was a trap, but he went anyway. It's like a puppy is a spear and a dung bucket.

9. The dog's head is under the root of the sheep's neck. -In the past, due to the different values of dogs and sheep, if the dog's head was put around the sheep's neck, the value of dogs would be greatly improved. Here, it is also used to describe some people who take refuge in the name of famous cynics in order to support themselves.

10. The chicken jumped into the rice basket. You know, chickens like rice. If the chicken jumps in,

Then there's only one to eat. In the past, some poor people took food and clothes to richer families.

1 1, a hundred snakes chisel (bite) and get scared when they see a rotten rope (this is a rope made of straw).

This means that if someone is bitten by a snake, when he walks on the road, he will even see a rope across the road and feel scared.

12, Penny went down the well. -Because the cows are very big, and the wellhead in rural areas is relatively small, it is impossible to bring bigger cows into the well. If something is not easy to do, people will use this sentence as a metaphor.

13, put a solid cow (castrated bull) to raise a baby (born calf). Because castrated bulls can't give birth to calves, it's impossible for you and this kind of cow to give birth to calves. This sentence is also used as a metaphor. Some people force others to do things they know they can't do, which is wrong.

14, prickly hair (book name pepper) is seven deaths and eight lives. -In summer, trees, soybeans and some rural crops will have an insect called Moringa, which has a thorn on its body. When people touch it, they will be stung by its stinger. Once a person is stung by it, it is very painful. I've only heard adults say before that this kind of bristle can't be seen in July of the lunar calendar, and it will come back to life in August. In fact, it was later learned that this was caused by the habit of this insect.