What do you mean, "I didn't have an appointment until midnight, so I knocked the chess pieces in my snuff"?

Interpretation of "If you don't come after midnight, I'll knock off the snuff": It's already midnight, and the scheduled guests haven't arrived, so I have to scrutinize the chessboard alone, and before I know it, the snuff has fallen.

Content of the whole poem:

Song dynasty? Zhao Shixiu's "appointment"

Mei Huang Shi, every family was flooded by rain, and the pond was covered with green grass and frogs.

It's past midnight, and the invited guests haven't come yet. I tapped the chess pieces bored and shook the wick of an oil lamp.

Interpretation of the whole poem:

In Huangmei season, every household is wrapped in mist and rain, and frogs are everywhere around the grassy pond. It's already midnight, and the guests (poets) haven't arrived yet, so I have to look at the chessboard alone, and I don't know that snuff has left.

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Being in contact with someone for a long time will inevitably lead to anxiety. This is probably an experience that everyone will have. It is difficult to write interesting poems. However, this little poem by Zhao Shixiu is just like this emotion, but it is very profound and has a rich aftertaste.