The sky is blue and black, the earth is yellow, and the universe is formed in a state of ignorance and infinity. The moonlight is full, the sun is setting, and the stars are concentrated in boundless space. Cold and summer change, come and go; Harvest crops in autumn and store food in winter.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Zhou Xingsi, assistant minister of Liang Dynasty, compiled 1000 words.
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The heavens and the earth are yellow, the universe is vast, the sun and the moon are full (zè), the columns stay in the morning, the cold comes and the summer goes, and the autumn harvest and the winter harvest. Cold comes and summer goes, autumn harvest and winter storage. Leaping into adulthood, the rhythm and temperament are yang. It rains in Yun Teng, and the dew becomes frost. Gold comes from Lishui, and jade comes from Kungang. The sword horn is huge, and the beads are called luminous. Money (nài), vegetables are heavy mustard and ginger. The salty sea river is light, and the scales are hidden. The dragon is the fire emperor and the bird is the emperor. The beginning of writing is clothing. Give way to the country. Hang people and kill people, don. Sit and ask, hang the arch flat chapter.
The sky is blue and black, the earth is yellow, and the universe is formed in a state of ignorance and infinity. The moonlight is full, the sun is setting, and the stars are concentrated in boundless space. Cold and summer change, come and go; Harvest crops in autumn and store food in winter. Accumulate several years of leap surplus to make a month and put it in a leap year; The ancients used six laws and six laws to regulate yin and yang. Clouds rise to form rain when they are cold, and dew condenses into frost when they are cold at night. Gold is produced in Jinsha River and jade is produced in Kunlun Mountain.
The sharpest sword is called "absolutely lacking", and the most precious pearl is called "luminous". Plums and sprouts are the most precious fruits, and mustard and ginger are the most important vegetables.