Extended reading:
Interpretation of related idioms:
The brush is flowing like a dragon and snake-(the strokes of calligraphy) vigorous and graceful.
[ bǐ zǒu lóng shé ]
Describe the vigorous and lively style of calligraphy.
Pretend to love what you are actually afraid of.
[yèng hào lóng]
It is said that there was a Ye Gong in ancient times who liked dragons very much. Dragons are painted on utensils and carved on houses. When Zhenlong knew about it, he went to Ye Gong's house and put his head in the window. When Ye Gong saw it, he turned pale with fear and ran away (see Liu Xiang's New Preface to Hanshu Essays). For example, I like something, but I don't really like it.
Put the dragon in the painting into the pupil of its eyes to make it lifelike ―― adding vitality to the works of art.
[ huà lóng diǎn jīng ]
Legend has it that Zhang Sengyou painted four dragons on the wall of anrakuji in Jinling. Without nodding, he flew away. The person who heard it doesn't believe it. Tell him to order. Just lit two, lightning broke the wall, and two dragons took the clouds to the sky, leaving only two without eyes (see Zhang Yanyuan's Famous Paintings of Past Dynasties in the Tang Dynasty). Metaphor When writing or speaking, add incisive sentences in key places to make the content more vivid.
Carriage and horses, bustling scene.
[Chernolong]
It is said that there are many chariots and horses, bustling and lively. Tang Wang Bo's Preface to Beiluo in Jizhou: "The wind and smoke are everywhere, and the car is in Ma Rulong." Jiang Guangci talked with his brothers at night by the Yalu River: "The roads here are smooth ... there are cars and Ma Rulong, and women are like clouds." See "Traffic"
To a man of power.
[pān lóng tufèng]
I'm still talking about climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix. On the volume of Liang Rongrong's poems in the Southern Dynasties: "I climb the dragon and attach the phoenix. Since I belong to a car, I cover everything."
Busy transportation
[Chuhe Hanjie]
"The History of the Later Han Dynasty, Ma Houji": "When crossing Zhuolongmen (the name of the garden), I saw my family (Ma's stepmother's house) asking about the living, and the car was like running water, Ma Rulong." Later, it was used to describe the constant traffic between cars and horses, which was very lively.
source and course
[láI lóng QMàI]
The mountain is like a dragon, continuous. This is a superstition that people talk about Feng Shui, and later it is a metaphor for the origin of people and things or the cause and effect of things.
Old and stupid
[Rotaylon Zhang Xiang]
Describe the appearance of old age, physical weakness and mobility inconvenience.
A man of noble character
[Lin von Gulong]
"Book of Rites": "Returning to the dragon in the face of the wind is called the Four Spirits." These four animals are legendary exotic animals, symbolizing good luck, nobility and longevity. In fact, besides turtles, Lin (Kirin), Feng (Phoenix) and Dragon are all imaginary animals. Later, "returning to the dragon in the face of the wind" was often used to describe a person with noble character.
Please the powerful.
[pān lóng fèng]
Metaphor to curry favor with, take refuge in powerful people. Han Yang Xiong's "Qian Yuan with the Eyes of Law": "Climbing the Dragon Forest with Phoenix Wings."