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塞翁失马(sài wēng shī mǎ)
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Once upon a time, there lived an old man on the northern frontier of China. One day, his horse disappeared. His neighbors came to comfort him. But the old man was not upset at all. He said the loss might turn out to be a good thing. And he was right. A few months later, his horse came back with another horse that was even better. His neighbors came to congratulate him on his gain.

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不学无术 (bù xué wú shù)
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In the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty (hàn cháo 汉朝), Grand General Huo Guang (huò guāng 霍光) was a minister who occupied a decisive position at court and was deeply trusted by the emperor. when Emperor Wudi was dying, he entrusted Huo Guang with the task of assisting his youngest son Liu fuelling (Emperor Zhaodi) in governing the country. After the death of Emperor Zhaodi,Huo Guang made Liu Xun the emperor. who was Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty.

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歧路亡羊 (qí lù wáng yáng)
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惊弓之鸟 (jīng gōng zhī niǎo)
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In the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), there was a man in the State of Wei (wèi guó 魏国) called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: 'I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.' When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, 'This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying to live.'This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past ones will may become paralyzed in a similar situation.

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卧薪尝胆(wò xīn cháng dǎn)
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During the spring and autumn period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), the state of wu launched an attack against the state of yue. The king of wu was seriously wounded and soon died. His son fu chai became the new king. Fu was determined to revenge. He drilled his army rigidly until it was a perfect fighting force. Three years later, he led his army against the state of yue and caught its king gou jian. Fu took him to the state of wu. In order to avenge his father's death, fu let him live in a shabby stone house by his father's tomb and ordered him to raise horses for him.

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A full , formal banquet , combining Manchurian and Chinese delicacies (满汉全席)
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altA full , formal banquet , combining Manchurian and Chinese delicacies a collection of China's Manchu and Han banquet catering giant characteristics, originated in the Qing court, the original for the 66-year-old birthday of Emperor Kangxi of the feast, designed to defuse the Man does not and, later followed this tradition, adding a delicacy, very luxurious. Feast of the Qing Dynasty also includes pro-Mongolia fan feast, feast Tingchen, million birthday feast, feast Minds 1000, nine white feast.

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