As soon as you enter this door, it is as deep as the sea. What do you mean by passers-by in the world of mortals?

"As soon as you enter this door, it is as deep as the sea, and the world of mortals is a passer-by." That is to say, if you enter this door, you will experience the joys and sorrows of the world, and there will be no happiness. This poem comes from a poem for a maid of honor written by Cui Jiao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.

Original text:

The prince's children rushed back, and the beautiful woman was wet with tears.

Xiao Lang was a passer-by as soon as Houmen entered the sea.

Translation:

The prince and grandson chase the light dust behind you all day, but you are like a green pearl soaked with tears.

Once married into a rich family, it's like sinking into the sea. Since then, my former lover has become a stranger.

The first sentence of this poem highlights the beauty of a woman through the description of "son, monarch and grandson", the second sentence shows the deep pain of a woman with the details of "sobbing and dripping towels", and the third and fourth sentences say that a woman sees herself as a stranger as soon as she enters the door of power. The whole poem summarizes the tragedy of the robbed poet's lover and reflects the love tragedy caused by the disparity of family status in feudal society. It has profound meaning, implicit expression without explicit expression, resentment without anger, euphemistic twists and turns.