Eight Immortals crossing the sea

Eight Immortals crossing the sea

Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing his ability, is a modern idiom, which means that each has his own way of doing things. It's also a metaphor for competing with each other.

Idiom explanation

Explanation: Eight Immortals: Eight Immortals in Taoist legends. Magic power: refers to omnipotence.

Idioms and allusions

[source]: Chapter 81 of journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "it is the eight immortals who cross the sea together and show their magic power alone."

Discrimination of words

At the Spring Festival party, the students showed their own skills. It's true that the eight immortals cross the sea and show their own abilities! this idiom is one of the scope of the 2014 high school entrance examination, and also one of the scope of the 2015 high school entrance examination. Each of the eight immortals has its own way of doing things. It's also a metaphor for competing with each other. In the process of practical use, we should pay attention not to use the meaning in reverse, the following example is the use of error: they are just poor, just want to survive.

Idiom story

It is said that eight immortals of the Taoist family went to the peach Party of the queen mother. They came to the east coast. LV Dongbin suggested that they cross the sea separately. Tieguai Li stood on the dragon's head staff. Han Xiangzi sat in Hualan. LV Dongbin, LAN Caihe, Zhang Guolao, Han Zhongli, he Xiangu and Cao Guojiu crossed the sea by their own Xiao, paper donkey, clapper, drum, bamboo cover and jade board.