What are the eight-character idioms with connotations in ancient times?
The Tao is one foot high and the magic is one foot high: magic: evil spirits; Tao: Xing Tao, Tao Fa. Metaphor means that justice always triumphs over evil.
Further progress: In the Buddhist language, although the figurative road and attainments are deep, they still need to be cultivated and improved. Metaphor has reached a high level, but it is still not satisfied, and further efforts are needed.
If you don't do something, you won't get wisdom: wisdom: wisdom and insight. You can't increase your understanding of a thing without experiencing it.
Earthworms can float a city by crossing the embankment: although it is small, if they penetrate the embankment, they can drown the whole city. Metaphorically, if you don't pay attention to small accidents, it will lead to great disasters.
When two tigers fight, one will always get hurt: when two fierce tigers fight, one of them will get hurt. To make a metaphor, the strength of both opposing sides is very strong, and the result of fierce struggle is that one side suffers.
If a tiger gives birth to three children, there must be a tiger: for example, among many children, there must be an expert.
A word from a gentleman is a promise; it's a deal; if you don't teach, you'll have it.
Two people are United, and their profits are broken: metaphor means that as long as two people are United, they can exert great power.
Know only one thing, but not another: know only one aspect of things, but not the other.
Thirty-six plans, walking is the best policy: it means that it is powerless to resist the enemy and fleeing is the best policy. After that, things have reached the point of helplessness, and there is no other good way except to escape.
Three days fishing, two days drying the net: metaphor study work lacks perseverance, often interrupted, and can't persist for a long time.
A day's absence is like Sanqiu: a day's absence is like three years. It is urgent to describe the feelings of missing.
Say goodbye for three days and look at each other: it shows that others have made progress, so we should treat them differently.
Well-informed all the way: it describes people as witty and flexible, and can observe and analyze things from many aspects.
Four bodies are not diligent, regardless of grain: describe the old intellectuals who are divorced from productive labor and lack production knowledge.
Although the sparrow is small, it has everything: the size or scale of the metaphor is small, but the content is complete.
Ten days and one water, five days and one stone: metaphor painting is rigorous and difficult to write.
The Eight Immortals crossed the ocean, each showing his magical powers: for example, they have their own way of doing things. It is also a metaphor to compete with each other with their own skills.
One son becomes a monk and nine ancestors ascend to heaven: one son becomes a monk and all ancestors ascend to heaven. It is often used to mean that when one person is in power, the whole family will be honored.
In a short time, you will fall short: no matter what you do, you must finish what you started, and stick to it in a down-to-earth manner, otherwise, even if it is coming soon, all your previous efforts will be in vain.