When the melons are ripe, the stems fall off, and they are pecked at the same time.
Etymology: Volume 56 of "Yunji Qizhu" by Zhang Junfang of the Song Dynasty: "The body, the earth, and the sky, carrying the yin and embracing the yang, are metaphors for the melons ripening and falling, spitting and pecking at the same time." Zhai Hao, "Popular Edition" of the Qing Dynasty ·Grass and Trees" quotes "Yunji Qizhu": "When the melon is ripe, the stem will fall off, and at the same time when spitting and pecking."
Interpretation: When the melon is ripe, the stem will fall off naturally. It is a metaphor that when the time and conditions are ripe, success can be achieved smoothly. Pedicle: The part that connects the stem to the fruit.