目录按图索骥Look for a steed according to its picture 1
拔苗助长Help shoots grow by pulling them upward 5
百发百中A hundred shots，a hundred bull’s-eyes 8
杯弓蛇影Mistake the reflection of a bow in the cup for a snake 12
伯乐识马Bo Le judges horses 17
唇亡齿寒If the lips are gone，the teeth will be cold 22
此地无银三百两No 300 taels of silver buried here 26
呆若木鸡Dumb as a wooden chicken 30
道听途说Heard on the streets and told on the roads 34
对症下药Suit the remedy to the illness 38
对牛弹琴Play the zither to a cow 41
负荆请罪Proffer a birch and ask for a flogging 44
邯郸学步Learn the Handan way of walking 49
囫囵吞枣Swallow dates whole 53
狐假虎威The fox borrows the tiger’s fierceness 57
画蛇添足Draw a snake and add feet to it 60
画龙点睛Bring a picture of a dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes 63
挥汗成雨Sweat drips like rain 67
讳疾忌医Hide one’s sickness for fear of treatment 71
火中取栗Pull someone else’s chestnuts out of the fire 75
涸辙之鲋A fish stranded in a dry rut 79
江郎才尽A Jianglang depleted of his talents 83
金玉其外 败絮其中Old cotton fiber coated in gold and jade 87
惊弓之鸟A bird that starts at the twang of a bowstring 91
精卫填海The bird Jing wei trys to fill up the sea with pebbles 95
橘化为枳An orange becomes another variety when transplanted 99
克己奉公Be wholeheartedly devoted to public duty 103
刻舟求剑Nick the boat to seek the sword 107
空中楼阁Castles in the air 110
滥竽充数Pass oneself off as one of the players in an ensemble 115
梁上君子Gentleman on the beam 118
老马识途An old horse knows the way 122
买椟还珠Keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls 126
盲人摸象A group of blind men try to size up an elephant 130
盲人瞎马A blind man on a blind horse 134
毛遂自荐Offer one’s services as Mao Sui did 137
名落孙山Fall behind Sun Sban 141
南辕北辙Try to go south by driving the chariot north 145
囊萤映雪Read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow 148
呕心沥血Shed one’s heart’s blood 151
破釜沉舟Break the cauldrons and sink the boats 155
杞人忧天Like the man from Qi who feared that the sky might fall 159
曲突徙薪Bend the chimney and remove the fuel 163
黔驴技穷The Guizhou donkey has exhausted its tricks 167
孺子可教The boy is worth teaching 171
入木三分The handwriting penetrates the wood 175
塞翁失马The old frontiersman loses his horse 179
三令五申Issue orders three times and give instructions five times 183
三人成虎The testimony of three men creates a tiger in the market 188
守株待兔Wait by a stump for a hare 193
熟能生巧Practice makes perfect 196
螳臂当车A mantis trys to obstruct a chariot 200
螳螂捕蝉 黄雀在后The mantis stalks the cicada，unaware of the oriole behind 203
铁杵成针Grind an iron rod into a needle 207
外强中干Outwardly strong but inwardly weak 210
亡羊补牢Mend the fold after the sheep is lost 213
望洋兴叹Lament one’s smallness before the great ocean 216
望梅止渴Quench one’s thirst by thinking of plum 220
危如累卵As precariou s as a pile of eggs 223
闻鸡起舞Rise at cock’s crow and practice with the sword 228
卧薪尝胆Sleep on brushwood and taste gall 232
天衣无缝A seamless heavenly rob 235
悬梁刺股Tie one’s hair to a beam to keep from nodding off or prod oneself awake with an awl in the thigh 238
掩耳盗铃Plug one’s ears while stealing a bell 241
夜郎自大The ludicrous conceit of the king of Yelang 244
叶公好龙Lord Y e’s love of dragons 248
一鸣惊人Issue a cry to shake the world 251
一鼓作气Get something done in one effort 255
一叶障目 不见泰山A leaf before the eye shuts out Mt．Tai 259
疑邻偷斧Suspect the neighbor of stealing an axe 264
有志竟成Where there’s a will，there’s a way 267
余音绕梁The music lingers in the air long after the performance 271
鹬蚌相争 渔翁得利When the snipe and the clam grapple，it’s the fisherman who standsto benefit 274
争先恐后Strive to be the first and fear to lag behind 278
郑人买履The man from Zheng buys shoes 282
纸上谈兵Fight only on paper 286
指鹿为马Call a stag a horse 290
趾高气扬Strut about and give oneself airs 294
朝三暮四Blow hot and cold 298
自相矛盾Contradict oneself 301
坐井观天Look at the sky from the bottom of a well 304