Goose and swan are close relatives, belonging to ornithoptera, Arachnoidea, Anatidae and Arachnoidea. Honghu Lake is a general term for birds that fly very high, such as vultures. Also known as mandarin fish, flamingo, white crane and so on.
In the myths and legends of China, the swan is the white phoenix. In ancient pronunciations, the pronunciations of Hong and Huang are easily confused with those of Siniperca chuatsi and crane. Therefore, swans are often misunderstood as yellow swans and yellow cranes.
In Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen quoted Ning language in Compendium of Materia Medica, Poultry Department and Mandarin Fish: "Everything is named after heaven. The sky is a swan, and the cover is also. " In ancient China, swans were called Hu Hu, Hong, Crane, Hong Hu, Purple Bird, Red Crane, Yellow River and so on.
"Han Sima Xiangru Biography" Note: "Mandarin fish, waterfowl also. Its singing is very awkward. " "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" said: "Hong, Magpie also. Honghu Lake and Huanggu are also birds singing. " "Zhuangzi Tian Yun" said: "Mandarin fish turned white in a few days." "Lv Fan Shi Mao, Plants, Birds, Animals, Insects and Fish" said: "Swan, with pure white feathers, is as big as a crane, and its neck is as beautiful as a goose." The written records of "Hong" and "Hu" can be found in inscriptions and ancient books in different periods.
For thousands of years, its glyph has not changed much. The word "swan" comes from Li Shangyin's earlier words in the Tang Dynasty: "Draw a string to warn the fire phoenix, and brush the swan with a horizontal fan." The Book of Songs says: "Bai Niao is white and fat." Up to now, "Bai Niao" in Japanese refers to swan.
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Chen Shengsheng, a native of Yangcheng, is involved in words. Wu Guangzhe, Yang Xiaren, is an uncle. When Chen She was young, he tried to plow with people's servants, and he quit farming on the ridge halfway, and he was sad for a long time. He said, "If you are rich, you will never forget it."
The servant smiled and replied, "If you are a servant, how can you be rich?" Chen She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, sparrows know the ambition of swans!"
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Bobby Chen is from Yangcheng. Guangwu is from Yang Xia. When Bobby Chen was young, he was hired to farm with others. (One day) he stopped farming and went to rest on the ridge. He sighed with disappointment and said, "If anyone has money, don't forget everyone." The companion who worked together smiled and replied, "Where did you get the money?" Chen Sheng sighed and said, "Alas, how do sparrows know the ambition of swans?" ?
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Baidu encyclopedia-Honghu lake