Guessing the idiom is a very interesting puzzle game, it allows us to think at the same time, we can also learn a lot of idiom knowledge, every day will share interesting guessing idioms with you!
That's all for this issue, how many have you guessed? Welcome to share it in the comment area, and the answer will be revealed to you in the next issue!
The answer in the last issue: (into the wood three points, crowds of people, gossip, seven up and eight down, one throw a lot of money, kill two birds with one stone) How many of you answered correctly?
The story behind the idiom in the last issue
Each of these idioms has its own historical background and story origin, which I will explain one by one below:
1. **Iriki Sanmin**
From the Tang Dynasty Zhang Huaijun's "Book Break: Wang Xizhi". The original text recorded: "When the Jin Emperor sacrificed to the northern suburbs, he blessed the version, and the workers cut it, and the pen was written into the wood for three points." It means that when the emperor of the Jin Dynasty sacrificed to heaven and earth, he replaced the wooden plaque used for the sacrifice, and when the craftsman cut off the old characters, he found that the handwriting written by Wang Xizhi was deeply three thirds deep into the wood, which shows the strength of his calligraphy and the exquisite skills. Later, "three points into the wood" was used to describe the strong pen power of calligraphy, and it was also a metaphor for opinions, profound discussions, and accurate reasoning.
2. **Crowded**
There is no specific historical allusion to this idiom, it is gradually formed through the long-term use of language. It is described as dense and very numerous, as vast as mountains and seas. It is often used to describe the spectacle of a large crowd at a festival, fair, or other large event.
3. **Gossip**
From Feng Menglong's "Ancient and Modern Novels: Shen Xiaoxia's Meeting and Teacher's Table" in the Ming Dynasty. In the original text, there is a description of "everyone gossiping and shouting", describing many people speaking at the same time, with chaotic voices and opinions. This idiom is used to describe a situation where multiple people speak at the same time, and the scene is lively and chaotic.
4. **Seven up and eight down**
The origin of this idiom is not clear, but it is widely circulated among the people, and it is used to describe a state of unstable mood and anxiety. It vividly depicts the inner fluctuations of a person, like the number "seven" going up and "eight" going down, with ups and downs.
5. **One Thousand Dollars**
From the poem "Youth Xing" by Wu Xiangzhi in the Tang Dynasty: "Spending a lot of money is a guts, and the four walls of the family do not know the cold." The original meaning refers to the gambling of a thousand dollars at a time, describing extreme extravagance and profligacy. Later, it generally referred to the reckless squandering of money, recklessly.
6. **Kill two birds with one stone**
From "The Book of Jin: The Biography of Shu Hui": "Two wins with one stone, the outside is real and the inside is empty." The original meaning was to get two benefits from one action at the same time. Later, this idiom was widely used to describe that doing one thing can get two benefits, high efficiency and good effect.