Abstract
Chinese idiom is a great spectacle of Chinese culture,the four character idiom (the usual case) reflect the colorful performance world of humanism and life. The source of Chinese idiom can mainly divided into three parts——proverbs spoken languages and classic literature works,and quotations of foreign languages. Chinese idiom is the crystal of Chinese long history and rich culture and this is what makes Chinese idiom have the characteristics of stability and integrity. With the rapid development of society, Chinese idiom also changes and the process is quite complex. This paper is intend to analysis the overview development of Chinese idiom in two angles ——the semantic and the form.
Key words: idiom;source;development;Semantic change