essay
三个成语
Three Chengyu
Gary Bischoff & Wang Wei · 2026
731 characters
culture
About this story
The stories behind three well-known chengyu: the frog at the bottom of a well, the man who drew feet on a snake, and the old horses that found the way home.
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