-from the book of songs.
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Repression (anonymous pre-Qin)
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For the whole poem, author and theme of Yi, please refer to the famous sentence "The canon of Yi can still be polished; Appreciation of Bad Words
"Give me a peach and give me a plum in return" appears in the eighth chapter, mainly to cultivate morality and manners. "Reward a plum with a peach" means to treat people with courtesy and respect others. "Peach" and "plum" are fruits of equal value. "Throw" here means to give up. "Give me a peach and give me a plum" means that if someone gives me a peach, I will give them a plum. This is a metaphor, which shows that people should know how to repay. If others show respect and friendship to us, we should reciprocate them with the same attitude. These two poems are often used in this way in later generations, with praise and disparagement. Example-
Lu Zhiqiang s Eight Choices about the Healthy Growth of Young Cadres;
"Give me a peach and give me a plum in return" is the human relationship of "kneeling on the breast", and "dripping water and giving back to spring" is the happiness of "feeding back". Only by knowing how to be grateful can we repay the society and be loved by everyone.