turn pale at the mention of a tiger(tán hǔ sè biàn)

turn pale at the mention of a tiger

It's a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is t á NH à s è Bi à n. It means that when you mention something terrible, you even change your face when you are nervous. It's from the second part of the book of two Cheng.

Interpretation of Idioms

Color: face. It originally means that only those who have been bitten by tigers can really know the strength of tigers. I feel nervous when I mention something I'm afraid of.

The origin of Idioms

"The difference between true knowledge and constant knowledge" is found in the second part of the book of two Cheng Quanshu. I have seen Yitian Fu once hurt by a tiger. Some people say that the tiger hurt people, but everyone is surprised. The only Tian Fu's color is different from that of others. "

Idiom usage

It refers to palpitation

Example: you Guang grows up in a poor country, you turn pale when talking with tiger, but an Neng is silent. The book on taxes and water conservancy in three districts by Gui Youguang in Ming Dynasty

Discrimination of words

Synonyms: fear, fear

Antonym: face unchanged, talk and laugh

Idiom story

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi are famous Neo Confucianists in the Northern Song Dynasty. They spent their whole lives studying the essence of the development of things, but they did not ignore the importance of practice. Cheng Yi talks about the problem of "truth comes from practice" through a vivid story. He says this: "three year old children all know that tigers can hurt people, but when people talk about tigers, they don't feel afraid. A farmer who has been hurt by tigers will be scared when he hears someone mention tigers in front of him. What is the reason? When we chatted, we just talked about it, but we didn't really understand it. Because the farmer had the actual experience, knew the strength of the tiger, and experienced the feeling of danger when he was hurt, he was still scared afterwards. " At this time, Cheng Yi naturally led the topic to learning. He continued: "from the perspective of learning, generally speaking, it is to do more things that are beneficial to the country and the people. But if these things are just hanging on the mouth, and do not understand the actual national conditions and people's conditions, it is impossible to govern the country well. We all understand the same principle, but we should do it It's not easy to be good. There are many things around us that seem to understand but don't really understand. We should not be ashamed to ask questions and learn from others with an open mind. "

Chinese PinYin : tán hǔ sè biàn