《 Shìshuō xīnyǔ 》 jìlù le Wèi-Jìn míngshì de yánxíng.
A New Account of the Tales of the World records the words and deeds of famous scholars of the Wei and Jin.
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history
Compiled in the 5th century under 刘义庆, a prince of the Liu Song dynasty, it gathers over a thousand anecdotes about scholars and officials from the late Han to the Eastern Jin, sorted into 36 sections such as 德行 'virtuous conduct' and 言语 'speech'.
culture
Many chengyu come from it, including 望梅止渴 'quenching thirst by thinking of plums' and 鹤立鸡群 'a crane among chickens'.
