A poem describing a person who sees through the world of mortals and escapes into an empty net.

It is nothing, no matter what it is, where will there be any dust? -"Bodhisattva" Tang Dynasty: Huineng

Translation: First of all, there is nothing. Where can there be dust?

2. Where can I find a bosom friend? Tears wet the corners of my eyes. -"Man Jiang Hong Xiao Zhu Jinghua" Qing: Qiu Jin

Where can I find a bosom friend in this world of mortals? Tears wet my skirt.

The only thing an old man can do is to wake up to the bright moon, get drunk and have a cool breeze. -"The moon is full, the heavy hills are separated by the red dust" Jin Dynasty: Yuan Haowen

All I have to do, old lady, is to wake up in the morning and enjoy the sunset; Get drunk and enjoy the mountain breeze.

4. Pick chrysanthemums under the east fence and see Nanshan leisurely. -"Drink poison to quench thirst" Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming

Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely, Nanshan in the distance comes into view.

Life is rootless and floats like a stranger. -Poems of Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming

Life has no roots in the world, floating like dust in the Tao.

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The common name of the world of mortals, the original meaning of the world of mortals in ancient times refers to the bustling city. The poem comes from Xi Du Fu written by Ban Gu, a writer and historian in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Refers to the bustling secular life in this world. The dirt road in the past, the dust raised after the chariots and horses, is a metaphor for the road to fame and fortune. Later, the "world of mortals" evolved into a "bustling city of dust". Explaining the origin of stone at the beginning of A Dream of Red Mansions, he said: "It turns out that there is no talent for mending the sky, and the world is illusory. It was brought into the world of mortals by the vast number of ethereal real people, which led to the stubborn stone on the other side." This mysterious description comes from a Taoist fairy tale.