Be there just to make up the number
　　During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), the King of the State of Qi was very fond of listening to yu ensembles. He often got together 300 yu players to form a grand music. The king treated his musician very well. A man named Nanguo heard about that and he managed to become a member o

 
　　Give up halfway
　　During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Yue. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it up. He took it home and gave it to his wife. But his wife was not happy. The virtuous woman said, "I hear that a man of morality doesn't drink a thief's water

 
　　The plum tree sacrifices itself for the peach tree-Sacrifice oneself for another person
　　This idiom comes from a old folk song. The last two stanzas go like this:
　　One family has five brothers, all serving to a minister as attendants. Every five days, they go back home for a reunion, decorating their horses and garme

 
　　A bird startled by the mere twang of a bow-string
　　During the time of the Warring States (475-221 BC)， there lived a well-known archer named Geng Ying whose art in shooting was excelled by none at his time.
　　One day, as he was standing by the side of the King of Wei, a flock of swan geese were flying over. With confi

 
　　Treat each other with respect
　　During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was a high official in the State of Jin. He once saw a farmer working in the field and his wife bringing