鼷鼠小议

A Discussion on Xishu

鼷鼠为一种小鼠,《说文解字》、《尔雅》等字典词典中早有介绍。关于鼷鼠的典故和成语在古代典籍中多有记载和引用。随着时代的发展,人们对鼷鼠这种小动物变得越来越生疏,在阅读一些典籍时就难免存在一定的困惑。鼷鼠这一蕴含着丰富文化和历史内涵的小动物值得我们进一步的了解和研究。

Xishu is a kind of small rat and has already been introduced in ＂The Origin of Chinese Characters＂, ＂Elegance＂ and some other dictionaries. The allusion and the idiom about Xishu were cited by many ancient books and records. As time passes, this snail animal has become more and more unfamiliar to today＇s readers. When reading a number of ancient books Xishu may bring some confusion .The stroll mouse contains a rich cultural and historical connotations which deserve our deeper understandings and a further research.