There is no tiger on the mountain, and the monkey is called the king: as the saying goes, the mighty go up and the mediocre go down.

Sharp-billed monkey cheeks: describe people as ugly and vulgar.

Macaque riding a cow: metaphorically speaking, the promotion of position is very slow.

Wash the monkey to get the crown: wash the monkey: macaque; Crown: Wear a hat. Monkeys in clothes and hats are not real people after all. Metaphor is superficial, just like a puppet. It is often used to satirize people who take refuge in evil forces and steal power.

Trick or treat: a metaphor for being naughty.

Make an example of others; Kill chickens for monkeys. It is a metaphor to warn others by punishing one person.

An ape looking for the moon: a metaphor of ignorance. It is also a metaphor for wasting energy.

Slaughtering dragons and herding monkeys: metaphor is nominal.

Xuanhe crowned monkey: Xuanhe rides a crane and wears a hooded monkey. Metaphor is a person abusing the toilet, superficial.

In common sayings, there are also sayings such as "the monkey is in a hurry" and "the monkey is fine".

Monkeys in allusions and folk languages

Mao Zedong had a good impression of monkeys before his death. He once said that monkeys are "the king without tigers in the mountains" and claimed to be "a little monkey-like, a little tiger-like". He admired the Monkey King even more. In the struggle against the enemy, he advocated the strategy of "learning from the monkey of Sun, entering the belly of the princess of iron fan", and repeatedly eulogized the Monkey King's fighting spirit with poems. Among them, "Golden monkey is close at hand, jade and jade clarify Wan Li's feelings" and "Cheer Sun today, just wait for the demon fog to come again" are well-known sayings.

The code used by monkeys to input sentences or rhetoric is not from Mao Zedong. Idioms, proverbs and two-part allegorical sayings about monkeys have a long history and are too numerous to mention. For example:

Historical Records Biography of Xiang Yu: "Han Sheng advised Xiang Yu to enter the pass, and Yu said,' When I heard that I was rich, I didn't go home, just like walking at night. "Peng Cheng is the capital of burning palace. Han Sheng said:' people say that Chu people take bathing monkeys as their crown, and it really is.' "

Spiritually, this is a Buddhist term. Used to describe the impermanence of ordinary people, and later used to describe the uncertainty of mind.

Killing a chicken as an example is like making an example. Back to the 53rd "red tape": "As the saying goes, it's called" killing chickens as an example ". If you kill a chicken, the monkey will naturally be afraid. "

These idioms are vivid, concise, appropriate and used properly, which can add luster to the article.

Words about monkeys are embedded in folk language, which brings a lively and playful feeling. If the child is naughty, it is a "angry monkey"; It is said that people are smart "hair is thinner than monkeys"; Advise people not to be teachers. "There are five buckets of vegetables at home, and you don't want to be a lynx king"; Funny people are stingy "monkeys don't dry dates"; As for "the Monkey King can't jump out of the palm of the Tathagata's hand", let's see who said it. The strong party is sending threatening information, while the weak party is expressing helpless emotions. There are more two-part allegorical sayings, such as: monkeys steal peaches-all hands.

Monkeys singing opera-thinking one is the other.

Monkeys have beards. They can go anywhere they want.

Monkeys steal melons-roll and climb.

Monkeys carry beams-I can't stand it.

The monkey eats the elephant-thanks to its open mouth. Monkeys catch the moon-empty joy. The Monkey King has greatly increased the number of such entries: the Monkey King jumped out of water curtain cave-the fun is yet to come. Monkey Sun sealed a dagger-I don't know how big this official is. Monkey Sun turned into a mountain temple-showing his tail. Compared with the Monkey King, it's a far cry from it. Meet the Monkey King for nothing-betray oneself.

Liu Er's macaque fills Wukong-an impostor.

The Monkey King arrived at Huaguo Mountain-content.

A monkey with a pointed mouth and cheekbones doesn't know that his ass is red.