In Chinese,the word "yuyan" (fable)is composed of two words: "Yu" means implying something or expressing something in a disguised manner,while "Yan" means words or languages.Therefore "yuyan" means to explain a certain principle through the personification of invented stories or natural objects.This is the literal interpretation of the word "yuyan".In the daily life,the fable,a time-honored form of literature,often exists in long and large articles in the form of small stories to help explain the particular principle,or persuade individuals of the principle so that readers can understand the profound meanings of the articles.Demeny many articles proverb story.
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Different Climates In the Same Boat Talk Much or Little Ji Chang Learns Archery Unnecessary Worry Refusing a Contemptuous Offer A Chicken Stealer Pin on the Neighbor Climbing the Tree for Fish Pao Ding Kills An Ox Blind Imitation A Frog in the Well Duke Lu Raises a Bird Hes Jade Remote Water Saves No Near Fire Wait by a Stump for a Hare Self-contradiction Ghosts Are the Easiest to Draw A Snail in Zhongzhou Birds of a Feather Flock Together Throw a Baby Into the River Marking the Boat to Look for a Sword Plugging His Ears While Stealing a Bell Two Tigers Fight Bian Que Visites King of Qin A Frightened Bird A Fox in the Lions Skin The Snipe and the Clam A Blessing in Disguise As Dangerous as Stacked Eggs Mantis Stalks a Cicada Lord Ye Loves Dragons All Dogs Go to Heaven Cover the Eyes With a Leaf Rubber Stamp Break Arrows Playing Music for the Cow Hou Yi Shoots One Thousand Coins Around My Waist A Thief Has Guilty Conscience Nowhere to Exert Power A Bossy Official Drift Along A Greedy Heart Brothers Fight for a Wild Goose The Word of Wan The Taoist of Lao Mountain The Midas Touch The Ambition of the Wolves