一毛不拔 (Yī máo bù bá) From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=1 The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were a time when a hundred schools of thought contended for influence. Many philosophers put forward their own ideas hoping that they might be of help in governing the country. During the Warring States Period, Yang Zhu‘s theory…
055. The Taguatagua Lagoon
From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 055. The Taguatagua Lagoon (La Laguna de Taguatagua) (Told by the dentist D. Luis Barahona Novoa in 1910.)When don Javier Errázuriz was draining the Taguatagua lagoon (about 60 years ago, more or less), the inhabitants…
Yī jiàn shuāng diāo (一箭雙雕 – 一箭双雕)
一箭雙雕 (Yī jiàn shuāng diāo) Lit. killing two hawks (condors) with one arrow From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=1330 From “History of the Northern Dynasties – Biography of Zhangsun Sheng (長孫晟)”: Once there were two condors hovering above, fighting over pieces of meat, so he gave two arrows to Sheng, asking him to shoot them down. Sheng urged his…
054. The Mermaid of Aculeo
From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 054. The Mermaid of Aculeo (La Sirena De Aculeo) In the lagoon of Aculeo a girl appears every night at midnight to comb her hair with a golden comb. Those who passed near her and…
Qiān jūn yī fà (千鈞一髮 – 千钧一发)
(千鈞一髮) Qiān jūn yī fà (1) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)(2) imminent peril(3) a matter of life or death From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=844 The source of this idiom is “Liezi – Zhong Ni (仲尼, e.g. Confucius)”. Prince Mou of Zhongshan (中山公子牟) belonged to the State of Wei‘s nobility class. He was fond of socializing…
053. The Mermaid of the River Cato
From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 053. The Mermaid of the River Cato (La Sirena Del Rio Cato) (12-year old D. Augusto Escárate; who has lived in Chillán.)Near the Cato River in the province of Ñuble, in a part far away…
Yī dài kǎi mó (一代楷模 – 一代楷模)
一代楷模 (Yī dài kǎi mó) Meaning: A role model for future generations From this link. Later Jin – Liu Xu (劉昫)’s Old Book of Tang – Biography of Li Jing: “The Duke (e.g. Li Jing) knows the big picture [of things], he is praiseworthy for this depth of knowledge. Today I want the Duke to…
052. The Enchanted Pear Tree
From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 052. The Enchanted Pear Tree (El Peral Encantado) In Paredones, the province of Curicó, there is a pear tree which catches fire at midnight. No one can go near it while on horseback, because the…
Yī bài tú dì (一敗塗地 – 一败涂地)
一敗塗地 (Yī bài tú dì) (1) failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly(2) a crushing defeat(3) beaten and in a hopeless position From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=19 SourceWestern Han – Sima Qian‘s “Record of the Grand Historian – Gaozu‘s Biography”: The world is in turmoil and warlords have risen up. If we appoint an incapable…
051. The Tiger Man
From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 051. The Tiger Man (El Hombre Tigre) (D. Francisco Vásquez, 1911.) On the road of Callejones (in the same Cordillera Region, but my informant does not know in which province), a tiger came out to…