What does it mean to be idle and have fun, and look at silence when you have books?

It refers to taking leisure as fun when you have nothing to do, and often reading quietly to entertain yourself.

From —— A self-titled couplet by Fang Xun, a painter and poet in Qing Dynasty.

Zhao Puchu, a religious scientist, social activist and calligrapher from China, visited Anguangren Temple and wrote this couplet for Guangren Temple at his request.

"Leisure" generally refers to leisure, leisure, leisure, leisure and elegance. "Quiet" refers to silence, quietness, calmness and meditation, and also refers to concentration.

Fang Xun takes leisure as elegance, enjoys reading, attaches importance to wealth and self-cultivation, and is ashamed of competing for jobs. He didn't take the exam all his life, and he was known as a scholar in western Zhejiang.

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Play when you have nothing to do, and read silently when you have books.

Shanglian means that when you have nothing to do, you enjoy yourself. ?

The author uses "nothing" to set off "leisure" and highlight the word "music".

Fang Xun lived by cloth all his life, indifferent to fame and fortune, and had the style of a master and a scholar. The "nothing" and "things" here naturally refer to those things that struggle for power and profit in officialdom. Without such fetters, life will be more leisurely and quiet, and it will produce natural fun, which is difficult for officials to understand.

The second couplet means that reading quietly is a pleasing enjoyment. Reading in solitude, even if there is no boy to make tea and no tea, you can indulge in words. Reading quietly, you can be calm as water, you can concentrate, and you can gain something.

The theme of this couplet is outstanding, the antithesis is neat, calm and calm, and the words are calm and calm, which reflects the author's attitude towards life and his feelings about leisure and quietness. The meaning of couplets is like a short couplet: "You have money only if you have books; Nothing is just a little fairy. " Gracefully expressed the comfort and joy of "no official is light".