"Boasting Poetically" comes from Song Dynasty poet Su Shi's Farewell to Dong Chuan.
original text
Farewell to Dongchuan
Su Shi in Song Dynasty
I am full of life, I am full of poems and books.
Tired of cooking leaves with old Confucianism, it is better to step on Sophora japonica with children.
If it's empty, you can't find a spring horse or see a car.
Proud of the secular, Sun Wong wet words such as crow.
Translation:
Although life is wrapped in coarse clothes, the temperament learned in the chest is naturally glorious.
I don't like chatting with the old scholar about the bitter days of "cooking leaves", so I decided to take the imperial examination with the scholar.
Although I can't see the flowers on horseback like Meng Jiao, I have the opportunity to be surrounded by a "husband car" to show off myself.
Zhongju can also boast to secular people that your name is written in black on the imperial edict by crows.
Precautions:
1 thick silk: thick silk.
② Big cloth: refers to ancient coarse linen.
3 package: experience.
4 career: the process of life.
⑤ Abdomen: chest, indicating academic success.
⑥ Poetry books: originally referred to The Book of Songs and Shangshu. This refers to books in general.
⑦ Qi: the spirit of appearance.
⑧ Hua: Rich and beautiful.
9 old Confucianism: an old scholar.
Attending Juzi: refers to the scholar who is recommended to take the exam.
Sophora japonica: the dried flowers and buds of Sophora japonica, a leguminous plant.
Empty pockets: Empty pockets mean no money.
Husband selection car: refers to the carriage in which the daughter of the official Jia family rides and parades the streets to show off her husband.
Pride: that is, "spring breeze pride", which means that Huang Bang won.
Secularity: the customs and habits circulating in society.
Imperial edict: An imperial edict written in yellow paper is called imperial edict.
Words like crows: black words written on imperial edicts.
Appreciate:
Su Shi's "Farewell to Dong" may not be well known to ordinary readers, but the sentence "I am full of poems" is widely read because it classically expounds the relationship between reading and people's cultivation. Scholars in China have always regarded reading as an effective way to accumulate knowledge and increase learning. The function of reading is not only to possess knowledge, but also to enhance people's spiritual realm. In particular, frequent reading will make people break away from low-level tastes and develop an elegant and refined temperament over time.
"You are full of life, you are full of poems and books." These two sentences were written by Dong Chuan, with thick hair and thick clothes. The word "wrapped in life" is novel and ingenious. It should be "life is wrapped in a big cloth", but once the word order is reversed to "life is wrapped in a big cloth", there is a sense of picture, which means that this life is normal. These two poems praise Dong Chuan for being poor, but diligent in reading, so his spiritual temperament is extraordinary.
"I'm tired of cooking leaves with old Confucianism, but I'm better than stepping on Sophora japonica." The meaning of these two sentences is that Dong Chuan's ambition is not to be poor, and he hopes to get ahead through the imperial examination. Old Confucianism refers to old scholars. Boiled Leaves is a classic. Leaves have bitter taste. Leaves are used in the poem to express the roughness and simplicity of the dishes at the banquet, but the host did not give up the gift because of his meager, but was sincere.
"I'm not looking for a spring horse, but looking at the car." The Spring Horse is an allusion to Meng Jiao's After Graduation. What Su Shi means here is that Dong Chuan has no money to buy a horse even after graduating from the academy, and like Meng Jiao, he "sees all the Chang 'an flowers in one day".
"Choosing a husband's car" refers to the story of choosing a good husband on the day when Tang Jinshi made the list, which is contained in Wang's "Tang Jizi Topic". Su Shi means that Dong Chuan can't see flowers on horseback like Meng Jiao, but he has the opportunity to be surrounded by a "husband-choosing car" to show off himself. These two poems are Su Shi's words of encouragement to Dong Chuan. Being rich is not a problem, but passing the exam is the last word. At that time, everything will be there.
"Pride is like boasting the world, and Sun Wong's wet words are like crows." These two poems continue to encourage Dong Chuan, hoping that one day Dong Chuan can hold his head high when he is the number one scholar, so as to show off the world. When Su Shi wrote here, it seems that he has completely forgotten the beginning of this poem, "I am full of poems and books", and the rest is just a little blessing to a dissatisfied scholar.
This poem is characterized by clever allusions and profound implications. Among them, "humility with poetry and books" is a famous sentence that has been passed down to this day. "Poetry" refers to books here; "Qi" refers to temperament and demeanor; "Hua" means glorious and different. From the context of praising Dong Chuan in poetry, separately, that is to say, people who are diligent in reading always have a refined atmosphere, which makes them look different. It is precisely because it sums up a common phenomenon among scholars that it has become a famous sentence about reading and learning and is widely quoted.
Creative background:
The poem "Farewell to Dong Chuan" was given to Dong Chuan when Su Shi left office and Fengxiang signed a sentence to go to Bianjing and passed through Chang 'an. In A.D. 106 1 year (the sixth year of Jiayou), Su Shi took the Chinese secondary school exam, which is usually called the "three-year Beijing Examination", entered the third class, and was awarded the judge of Fengxiang House in Dali, accompanied by Dong. Dong Chuan is down and out in Fengxiang, preparing to take the imperial examination. Su Shi wrote this poem after returning to Chang 'an in the second year.
About the author:
Su Shi (103765438+1October 8th-1August 24th) was born in Meishan, Meizhou (Meishan City, Sichuan Province). Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and made great achievements in poetry, ci, writing, calligraphy and painting. Vertical and horizontal text; Poetry has a wide range of themes, fresh and healthy, uses exaggerated metaphors and has a unique style. Also known as "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. Ci is an uninhibited school, and Xin Qiji is the representative of the uninhibited school, also known as "Su Xin"; Prose writing is rich and unrestrained, and he is also called "Ou Su" with Ouyang Xiu, and is one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties". Su Shi's good book, one of Song Sijia; He is good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange stones and dead wood. Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Ouyang Xiu, they are also called "the four great writers of the ages". His works include Seven Chapters of Dongpo, Dongpo Yi Zhuan, Dongpo Yuefu, Xiaoxiang Bamboo Stone Atlas, Ancient Wood and Strange Stone Atlas, etc.