When I was young and my boss returned home, my local pronunciation remained unchanged and my hair on my temples faded. It was pronounced as: shào xiǎo lí jiā lǎo dà huí, xiāng yīn wú gǎi bìn máo shuāi.
1. When a young boy leaves home and his elder brother returns home, his local pronunciation remains unchanged and his hair on his temples fades. This is from the "Book of Returning to Hometown" written by He Zhizhang, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This poem is a seven-character quatrain that describes the poet's feelings and mood when he returns to his hometown after many years away from home.
2. The phrase "Young children leave home and old people return home" in the poem expresses the poet's feeling of leaving his hometown when he was young and returning to his hometown when he is old. This feeling includes not only nostalgia and longing for hometown, but also emotion and reflection on one's own life journey.
3. The local pronunciation has not changed and the hair on the temples has declined expresses the poet's emotion that although he has gone through years of hardship, his local pronunciation has not changed and his appearance has declined. This poem not only expresses the poet's deep feelings for his hometown, but also expresses his helplessness and emotion about the passage of time.
The young man left home and his elder brother returned, but his local pronunciation has not changed and his hair on his temples has faded. Related knowledge about the author He Zhizhang
1. He Zhizhang (about 659-about 744), a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, named Ji Zhen, who called himself "Siming Kuangke", was from Yongxing, Yuezhou (now Xiaoshan, Zhejiang). He is a talented poet, known as the "Poetry Maniac", and occupies an important position in the history of Chinese literature.
2. He Zhizhang’s poems are famous for their quatrains, mostly describing scenes and expressing emotions. His poetry style is bold and unrestrained, with a strong romanticism color. In addition to poetry creation, He Zhizhang is also a calligrapher, especially good at cursive script.
3. His calligraphy works are famous for their "crazy cursive" and unique style, which are called "He style" by later generations. He Zhizhang had a bold and unrestrained personality, was good at drinking, and had close contacts with poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu. Together they promoted the prosperity of poetry in the Tang Dynasty.
4. He Zhizhang’s life is full of legend. He once left the court because of political frustration and lived in seclusion in other places. Later, he returned to the court at the call of the emperor and held important positions such as secretary and supervisor. In his later years, he chose to live in seclusion in his hometown, concentrating on studying knowledge and writing poetry.