The original sentence "A phoenix cannot live in a phoenix tree" comes from the ancient Chinese literary work "Li Sao".
"Li Sao" is a long lyric poem written by Qu Yuan, which expresses Qu Yuan's longing for the country and complaints about his personal destiny when he was in exile.
The original text of this sentence is as follows:
"The phoenix flies, its feathers flutter; it sings harmoniously in the sky, its sound is clear and clear. It also gathers in the buds, tins my hundred Who has gone? "
The meaning of this poem is that when the phoenix flies, its feathers flutter; when it sings in the sky, its sound is sweet and sweet. They gathered on the tall sycamore trees and gave me hundreds of miles of wisdom, telling me where to go.
This sentence is a metaphor for the phoenix being a noble bird that will only perch on tall sycamore trees and will not choose other trees. It conveys a sense of excellence and nobility.
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