Fable of the Idiom

Author: Xu Guopu et al. (compilation) / Fan Zhenya et al. (illustration)
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: In idiomatic stories, the idioms originate from the stories (allusions), and the stories unfold around the idioms. The idioms are concise, and the stories are vivid, perfectly complementing each other. This book carefully selects and compiles over one hundred idiomatic stories. The idioms contained in these stories are commonly used. Reading idiomatic stories helps readers understand the origins and meanings of idioms, enabling them to master and use them more skillfully. The idiomatic stories compiled in this book include some with profound cultural heritage, such as "High Mountains and Flowing Waters," "Paper as Precious as Gold in Luoyang," and "Having a Well-Planned Mind." Some are folk legends, such as "Ye Gong's Love for Dragons," "A Monkey Wearing a Crown," and "Being a Lackey to a Tiger." Others are multi-character idiomatic stories, such as "With Determination, All Things Are Possible," "You Must Enter the Tiger's Den to Catch the Tiger," and "Plums and Peaches Speak for Themselves, Yet Paths Are Made Under Them." These stories are written in fluent language, based on authentic materials, vivid and lifelike, easy to understand, thought-provoking, and enlightening.