1. The tune is high and low qǔ gāo hè guǎ
Interpretation:
The tune is high and profound, and few people can sing along. Old friends are rare. Nowadays, metaphorical remarks or works are not popular, and few people can understand them.
Source:
Warring States, Chu, and Song Yu's "Asking the King of Chu": "Introducing business and engraving feathers, mixed with flowing conquests, there are only a few people who belong to the country and are peaceful. That's all. His music is high and his harmony is low."
Explanation: Sometimes he sings loudly in his Shang voice, sometimes he sings softly in his feathery voice, mixed with his fluent Zhengyin. At this time, people gathered in the capital. Only a few people sang along. This shows that the more advanced the songs he sings, the fewer people can sing along with them.
Example:
When I was in the provincial capital, I only heard people praise Liangyun, but no one ever talked about Yiyun. Did you know~! (Chapter 5 of Liu E's "Lao Can's Travel Notes: Sequel" in the Qing Dynasty)
Usage:
Complex sentence structure; used as predicate, attributive, clause; with ironic meaning
2. Yangchun Baixue yáng chūn bái xuě
Interpretation::
Originally refers to a higher-level song of Chu State during the Warring States Period. Metaphor for profound and unpopular literature and art.
Source:
"Asking the King of Chu" written by Yu of the Warring States Period, Chu Dynasty and Song Dynasty: "They are "Yang A" and "Xie Lu", and there are hundreds of people in the country who are harmonious. , which are "Yangchun" and "Baixue", there are only a few dozen people in the country who belong to Hehe."
Explanation: He sang "Yang'a" and "Xielu", and everyone gathered in the capital to sing along. There were hundreds of people there. Later, when he sang "Yangchun" and "White Snow", only a few dozen people gathered in the capital to sing along.
Example:
After hearing this, the elder was filled with admiration and said: "It's really~, so majestic that it soars into the sky." (Chapter 64 of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty)
Usage:
Union; as subject and object; referring to literary works
Extended information :
1. Antonyms:
1. Xià lǐ bā rén
Interpretation:
Originally refers to the folk popular among Chu people during the Warring States Period a kind of song. A metaphor for popular literature and art.
Source:
"Questions to the King of Chu" written by Song Yu of the Chu Dynasty during the Warring States Period: "The guest who sang in Yingzhong was originally called: 'Xialiba people', and the country was in harmony. ""
Explanation: "There was a guest who was singing in Yingdu. He started singing "Xia Li" and "Ba Ren", and thousands of people gathered in the capital to sing along." .
Usage:
Combined form; used as subject, object, attributive; has a derogatory connotation
2. Yang A Xie Lu yáng ā xiè lù
Interpretation:
A metaphor for literary and artistic works that can be accepted by more people.
Source:
"Asking the King of Chu" written by Yu of the Warring States Period, Chu Dynasty and Song Dynasty: "They are "Yang'a" and "Xielu", and there are hundreds of people in the country who are harmonious. ."
Explanation: He sang "Yang A" and "Xie Lu", and hundreds of people gathered in the capital to sing along.
Example:
The first sentence is about a guest singing in Yingzhong, and it is said that it is ~, and it is Yangchun Baixue, both of which are the names of the songs. --Volume 1 of Hui Feng Ci Hua by Kuang Zhouyi of the Qing Dynasty.
3. Easy to understand tōngsú-yìdǒng
Interpretation:
The broad masses of the people can understand it and reveal its theme in easy-to-understand language.
Source:
Deng Xiaoping's "The Victory Situation of the Leap to the Central Plains and Future Policies and Strategies": "These sixteen words,~."
Example:< /p>
We are going to write the report in the language of ~.
Usage:
As a predicate and attributive; it means simple and clear.
4. The old woman can interpret lǎo yù néng jiě
Interpretation:
Every time you compose a poem, read it to the elderly woman. If you don’t understand it, change it. Try to Make sure that they can understand it, and describe the poems clearly and easily.
Source:
Song Huihong's "Leng Zhai Night Talk" Volume 1: "Every time Bai Letian writes a poem, he asks "Do you want to explain it?" If the woman says it, record it; if you don't understand it, change it. Strive to make it understandable to them.
The poetry is clear and easy to understand.
Example:
Bai Juyi wrote the famous poem "Mother Farewell Son". After finishing writing, Bai Juyi said to the old nanny: "If the people in the market can't understand this kind of poem, the old woman can't understand it, then there is no point in writing it. Let me read it to you." After that, he slowly read the poem. Read it once. The old nanny nodded while listening, and actually understood everything, and Bai Juyi finalized the draft.
Usage:
Used as predicate and attributive; descriptive and easy to understand.
2. Synonyms:
Kunpengtunan kūn péng tú nán
Interpretation:
A metaphor for ambition.
Source:
Liang Qichao's "Theory of Transitional Era" 2: "Only in the transitional era, it is like Kunpeng Tunnan, who travels ninety thousand miles in one breath; Jianghan goes to the sea, and it takes hundreds of thousands of twists and turns. Chaozong. ”
Explanation: Only when you encounter an era of transition, you will fly high like a Kunpeng spreading its wings, and the distance will be reached overnight. It's like a river flowing into the sea. It has twists and turns but will definitely reach its goal.