呆若木鸡《汉语成语小词典》(1959年11月修订第一版)“呆若木鸡”条的解释是:“呆板得象木头鸡一样。”1972年新修订本作了如下的订正:“呆:傻,发愣的样子。《庄子·达生》里有一则寓言故事,讲一个人驯养斗鸡,训练好的鸡,听见别的鸡叫毫不惊怕,看起来象木头鸡一样(‘望之似木鸡’)。现用‘呆若木鸡’形容人因恐惧或惊讶而发楞的样子。”这比以前的 “Dumbo chicken” “Chinese idiom small dictionary” (revised in November 1959 first edition) “as if wood chicken” article is explained: “dull as wood chicken. ” The 1972 revised version made the following correction: Dumb: Stupid, stunned look.An allegorical story in Zhuangzi Dasheng telling a man to tame cocks and trained chickens and to hear other chickens scream without fear and look like wood chickens (’ Looks like a wooden chicken ’). Now use’ drowsy wooden chicken ’to describe the person due to fear or surprise stunned look.’ This is more than the previous