The names of animals and plants in The Book of Songs and Songs of the South.

1, shepherd's purse: aquatic plants. Round leaves and thin stems, rooted in the bottom of the water, leaves floating on the water, edible.

From The Book of Songs National Style Nan Zhou, the original sentence is that shepherd's purse is uneven and flows from left to right. It means long and short fresh shepherd's purse, harvested downstream on both sides.

2. Hey: refers to reeds.

From the original sentence of The Book of Songs Guofeng Qinfeng Sword Armor, the sword armor is pale, and it is frost for thousands of years. The so-called Iraqis are on the water side. It means that the reeds by the river are green and the autumn dew is frosty. Where is the right person? Just across the river.

3. Mouse: mouse or vole.

From The Book of Songs, National Style, Wei Feng and Storytelling. The original sentence is twinkling, there is no food for me! It means vole, vole, don't eat my wheat!

4. Peach blossom: refers to peach blossom.

The original sentence from The Book of Songs, National Style, Nan Zhou and Yao Tao is Yao Tao, which burns its brilliance. It means peach blossoms are in full bloom and bright red.

5. crickets:

From The Book of Songs, Wind and July. The original sentence is May, the stock moves, June, the chicken shakes its feathers, July, in the wild, August, September and October, crickets come into my bed. It means: in May, the grasshopper jumps and barks, and in June, the weaver girl flaps her wings. Crickets are in the fields in July and come under the eaves in August. Crickets enter the door in September and get under my bed in October.

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