TIMELESS CLASSIC Ancient Chinese idioms continue to be relevant today Idioms. Peribahasa. Chengyu. Figures of speech that roll off the tongue effortlessly into our daily lives yet belong to a time gone by. They survive because they're timeless, carrying implied or hidden meanings that are crystal clear when uttered in written text or in speech. A conversation with a friend recently reacquainted me with the delightful Chinese idioms, chengyu and the legends and fables they originated from. Generally, in the form of four-character idioms, they often convey a deeper meaning, a lesson of life. It was some years ago whilst researching Asian legends that I came across this literary form, specially from the story of Old Man Yu Moves The Mountain, Old Man Sai Weng Loses His Horse but it doesn't mean It's Unlucky and perhaps, most apt this year, To Kill A Chicken To Warn The Monkey. Sha ji jing hou is the saying or "kill the chicken to scare the monk