1. The cocoon cannot fill the basket with hard work, and the silk reeling under the lamp will be longer. ?I don’t know where I came from, but I am greedy and have mandarin ducks embroidered on my clothes.
——From "Ode to Silkworms" by Jiang Yigong of the Tang Dynasty
It means that the cocoons obtained through hard work are not full of the basket, and the silkworms are cooked late at night and the silk is longer than the silk. The nobles don't know how hard it is to raise silkworms when they wear silk silk. They are just greedy for the embroidered mandarin ducks on their clothes.
2. Spring silkworms will not run out of silk until they die, and wax torches will not dry until they turn to ashes. ——From "Untitled·It's Hard to Say Goodbye When We Meet" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
It means that spring silkworms don't stop spinning silk until they die, and they don't stop crying until the candles burn out.
3. Wild silkworms eat green mulberry and spin silk into cocoons. It's no different from stealing food and warmth if you have no merit and no one is alive. I wish all my silk could be turned into clothes for the cold.
——From "Wild Silkworms" by Yu Xun of the Tang Dynasty
It means that wild silkworms eat green mulberry and spin silk into cocoons, willing to sacrifice themselves to clothe and provide for the people.
4. The old silkworm wants to make a cocoon and spins pure silk. The carefulness has changed, and people can take it as they please. ?
——From "Silkworms Making Cocoons" by Wang Mian of the Yuan Dynasty
It means to praise the dedication of silkworms. All the silkworms want from others is a few green leaves until they finish spinning themselves. The last thread.
5. Things also have benevolence, and the contribution of silkworms is immeasurable. Use your body to cook the cauldron and make clothes for the world.
——From "Ode to Silkworms" by Dai Biaoyuan of the Song Dynasty
It means that no matter what species, there is benevolence and righteousness, and the contribution of silkworms is immeasurable. It willingly uses its body as a vessel to make clothes for the world. Praise for the dedication of silkworms.