What are the idioms that do not consist of four characters?

The layman, the eight characters have not yet been written, there is no coincidence in writing, a hundred hearings is better than a sight, and a question makes three things unknown

The layman

Pinyin: mén wài hàn

Definition: A layperson who is new to something.

Source: "Just like other people, the sound of the stream is like a broad and long tongue, and the scenery of the mountains is not pure. If you don't come to this field, how can you have this news?" An said: "It's a layman's ear. ”——Song Shi Puji’s “Wu Deng Hui Yuan Tianzhu Enlightenment Master”

Example: There is a man who is a securities broker. He has always been a layman in art, but he has changed his life since then.

The eight characters have not been written yet

Pinyin: bā zì hai méi yī piě

Interpretation: It means that things have no clue and no clues.

Source: The sages have opened the horoscope, but people don’t understand it on their own. ——"Popular Common Sayings and Evidence"

Example: We are here to defend Yan'an, but Yan'an can be given up before we even write a word about it? ——Du Pengcheng's "Defending Yan'an"

Things are rare and valuable

Pinyin: wù yǐ xī wéi guì

Definition: Refers to the fact that things are rare and beneficial, so Seems precious.

Source: However, those with few are considered valuable, while those with many are considered cheap. ——Jin Dynasty Ge Hong's "Baopuzi·Mingben"

Example: Things are rare and valuable. When the water chestnuts from the south of the Yangtze River reached the north, they were actually used as decorations by some people.

Seeing is worse than hearing a hundred times

Pinyin: bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn

Definition: It means that no matter how many times you hear others say it, it is better to see it yourself. It means that hearing more is not as reliable as seeing.

Source: Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing it once. It is difficult to conquer the army. I am willing to rush to Jincheng. The upper part of the picture is abbreviated. ——"Book of Han·Biography of Zhao Chongguo"

Example: Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times, you'd better go there and experience it yourself!

One question and three questions

Pinyin: ?yī wèn sān bù zhī?

Interpretation: Refers to saying that you don’t know no matter how you ask.

Source: In the Qi army, Xun Yin's advice was not accepted by the general. He reflected on himself and said: "A gentleman's plan is to carry it out from beginning to end, and then get into it. Now I entered it without knowing it. "Isn't it difficult?" - "Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-seventh Year of Duke Ai of Lu"

Example: He usually doesn't study hard and doesn't understand the teacher's questions.