◎ 南柯一梦 nánkē-yīmèng[Nanke dream(from the story of a man who dreamed that he became governor of Nanke in the Kingdom of the Ants);illusory joy;fond dream] 唐代淳于棼做梦到大槐安国享受富贵荣华,醒来后发现乃一场大梦,大槐安国原来是大槐树下蚁穴。后用此典故比喻梦幻境界的事 -----------------国语辞典:广陵人淳于棼在梦中被大槐国国王招为驸马,当了南柯郡太守,历尽人生穷通荣辱。醒来发现躺在大槐树下,而一切的梦境均发生于树旁之蚁穴。典出唐.李公佐《南柯太守传》。比喻人生如梦,富贵得失无常。元.马致远〈女冠子.枉了闲愁套.么篇〉:「穷通皆命也。得又何欢,失又何愁,恰似南柯一梦。」近黄粱一梦﹑春梦一场
箕宿和斗宿。箕宿四星,形似簸箕;斗宿六星,形似古代盛酒的斗。当箕斗并在南方时,箕在南而斗在北,因称南箕北斗。-----------------国语辞典:箕星与北斗星。语本《诗经.小雅.大东》:「维南有箕,不可以簸扬;维北有斗,不可以挹酒浆。」比喻徒有虚名而无实用。《魏书.卷六六.李崇传》:「今国子虽有学官之名,而无教授之实,何异兔丝燕麦,南箕北斗哉!」英语 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
精华。-----------------国语辞典:事物最精粹、精美的部分。《晋书.卷九二.文苑传.序》:「翰林总其菁华,典论详其藻绚。」《旧唐书.卷一五五.薛戎传》:「《论语》者,六经之菁华,《孝经》者,人伦之本。」也作「精华」。英语 the cream, essence, the quintessence