Chinese Idiom Stories: The Magic Four 2

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No sound, no problem! （掩耳盜鈴）
Groundless worries （杞人憂天）
There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters.
 
Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature.
 
Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well-known stories with attitude and behaviour as its theme. 
 
Each story is accompanied with extra learning elements:
•       The literal and figurative meanings;
•       A similar idiom/phrase in the English language;
•       Definitions of useful vocabularies in the story;
•       Meanings of different idioms/phrases used in the stories and examples.
 
Not only will you gain insight into Chinese wisdom accumulated for centuries but also learn fun aspects of the English language too!