2. Embattled. Embattled is an idiom of China, which describes that people are attacked or persecuted from all directions, resulting in isolation and embarrassing personnel environment. From historical records: Xiang Yu's biography.
3. Call a deer a horse. Calling a deer a horse comes from Historical Records. This is an idiom in China, which means pointing to a deer and saying it is a horse. Metaphor deliberately turns black and white and confuses right and wrong.
4. Eat your bread and taste your internal organs. The original "Historical Records" reads: "Gou Jian, the King of Yue, returned to China, suffering and worried, and dared not sit on the ground. As soon as he sits down, he is afraid of eating and drinking. " "Sleeping on a salary and tasting courage" describes a person who endures humiliation, tries hard to be strong, and finally stands in the same boat through thick and thin.
5. watch plums to quench your thirst. From Shi Shuo Xin Yu: "Wei Wu went out to war, lost his way, and his army was thirsty, so he said,' There is a great Meilin ahead, spare his son. Sweet and sour can quench thirst. When the foot soldiers smell it, they can get the source with their mouths full of water. "Looking at plum to quench thirst" is a metaphor for not realizing one's wish and comforting oneself with fantasy.