1. I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes, but to cherish your youth. Flowers are ready to be broken when they bloom, but don’t wait to break branches when there are no flowers left. ——Du Qiuniang's "Golden Threaded Clothes" of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: Don't cherish your glory and wealth, but you must cherish your youth. Just like the flowers blooming on the branches, they must be picked in time. If you don't pick it in time, you will have to break off the flower branches when the remaining flowers fall in spring.
2. Cherish the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, who are slightly less talented in literature; the Tang Zong and Song Zu are slightly less charming. ——? Modern times · Mao Zedong's "Qinyuanchun·Snow"
Interpretation: It is a pity that Qin Shihuang and Han Wu Emperor were slightly lacking in literary talent, and Tang Taizong and Song Taizu were also slightly inferior in cultural aspects.
3. The weather is full of rustic heat, and the sky is burning on my back. I am exhausted and don’t know the heat, but I regret that the summer is long. ——?Tang Dynasty·Bai Juyi's "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat"
Interpretation: They lowered their heads to cut the wheat, with the hot and humid earth steaming under their feet, and the scorching sun shining on their backs. I was already exhausted, but I still couldn't care less about the heat. I just wanted to cherish the longer days in early summer and do more work.
4. Dongjun doesn’t cherish it either, he is bullied by snow and frost. ——? Chao Chongzhi of the Song Dynasty, "Han Gong Spring·Plum Blossoms"
Interpretation: The spring breeze does not know how to cherish, and allows the snow to suppress the frost.
5. It is not enough to cherish the clothes stained, but it is true to the wishes. ——? Wei and Jin · Tao Yuanming's "Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields Part Three"
Interpretation: It is not a pity that my clothes are wet, I only hope that I will not violate my intention of returning to seclusion.
6. Even if it looks like a flower, it still doesn’t look like a flower, and no one wants to teach it. ——? Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "Shuilongyin·Ciyun Zhang Zhifu Yanghua Ci"
Interpretation: It looks very much like a flower but seems not to be a flower. No one pities it and lets it fade to the ground.
7. I cherish the spring and always regret that the flowers bloom early, not to mention the countless red ones. ——? Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty, "Taking Fish·Can Dispel the Wind and Rain"
Interpretation: I am worried that spring will take too long and the flowers will bloom too early and wither early, not to mention that there are already countless flowers on the ground. Clear away the withered flowers so that you won’t see them blooming in spring.
8. Cherish the good times and cherish the beautiful scenery, not to climb higher. ——"Nine Days of Picking Mulberries" by Nalan Xingde of the Qing Dynasty
Interpretation: On the Double Ninth Festival, the scenery of my hometown is just right, my sorrow of separation is doubled, and I don't want to climb high and look far away.
9. It’s a pity that a stream of wind and moon can destroy Qiong Yao. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "Moon over the Xijiang River: A Light in Huangzhou"
Interpretation: The breeze and the bright moon in the small river are so lovely. Horses must not step on the moon in the water.
10. I want to find fragrant grass, but I regret going against my old friends. ——"Farewell to Wang Shi Yuwei/Farewell to Wang Wei" by Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: I want to retreat to the mountains and forests to find fragrant flowers, but I cherish my friendship and do not want to break up.
11. When the emperor was in his prime, he resigned from the palace and spent New Year’s Eve in the south of the Yangtze River. ——"New Year's Eve Message" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: Resigning from office while cherishing the prosperity together, sighing together that we spent New Year's Eve in Jiangnan.