Idioms are fixed phrases formed by long-term use and tempering in language. It is a language unit with richer meaning and grammatical function than words, with rich and profound ideological connotation, short and incisive, and easy to remember and use. It is often accompanied by feelings, including derogatory and positive. Most idioms are four words, but there are also idioms with more than three words, and some idioms are even divided into two parts, separated by commas.

The origin of idioms

Most idioms have a certain origin. For example, "Smith" comes from the Chu policy of the Warring States Policy, "fighting between snipes and mussels" comes from strict policy, "painting a snake to add feet" comes from Qi policy, "carving a boat to seek a sword" comes from Lu Chunqiu's investigation of Jin, and "contradiction" comes from everything that goes wrong. For example, Return to Zhao in a Perfect Way comes from Historical Records, biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, cross the rubicon from Historical Records, biographies of Xiang Yu, vegetation and soldiers from Jin Shu Fu Jian, killing two birds with one stone from Northern History, and full of honey and belly sword from biographies of Tang Shufu. As for the interception of ancient books, it is more common as a four-character idiom. For example, "methodical" is taken from Shangshu Pan Geng, Outline in an orderly way, Draw inferences from the Analects of Confucius, Don't take a corner, there will be no more, and Regret for the Past is taken from Zuozhuan's thirteen-year successful study. "Being servile" comes from Bao Puzi's Newsletter by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty, "Taking the Yue family as the only one who is unsmiling, and taking the servile person as the worldly knowledge", and "Being confident" comes from Su Shi's "Drawing Scenery and Painting Valley and Colorful Bamboo" in Song Dynasty. Wait, the list goes on. There are also many people who make sentences in ancient Chinese. For example, worrying comes from The Book of Songs, being strong on the outside and being dry on the inside comes from Zuo Zhuan's Fifteen Years of Xi Gong, waiting for merit comes from Sun Tzu's The Art of War, getting to the bottom of it comes from Su Shi's Fu on the Back Red Wall, and meeting by chance comes from Wang Bo's Preface to Tengwangge in Tang Dynasty.

The origin of proverbs

Ready-made words commonly used in people's lives. Proverbs are similar to idioms, but colloquial, easy to understand, generally express a complete meaning, and there are almost one or two short sentences in form. Proverbs include a wide range of agricultural proverbs, such as "planting melons and beans before and after Qingming"; Some are reasonable proverbs, such as "As you sow, you reap"; Some common sense proverbs belong to all aspects of life, such as "walk a hundred steps after dinner and live to be ninety-nine." There are many kinds, too numerous to mention. Proverbs, like idioms, are part of the whole language vocabulary, which can increase the uniqueness and vividness of the language. But proverbs and famous sayings are different. Proverbs are the practical experience of working people, and famous sayings are said by celebrities.