The meaning of "Xian" in classical Chinese is as follows:
1. Definition:
1. The order or time comes first. Also put... first; put in front.
2. Ancestors.
3. Pioneer; pioneer; example.
4. Be the first; do it first.
5. The past; the past.
6. Respect for deceased elders or ancestors.
7. Refers to things and actions before they happen.
8. Seniors.
9. Walk in front; move forward.
2. Documentary records:
1. "Afterword of
2. "The Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru": "Putting national concerns first and then private hatred."
3. "National Tragedy": "Those who fall when the arrows cross each other strive to be first."
4 , "Tombstone Notes of Five People": "The leaders of our society are the pioneers of scholars, and they are the voice of justice."
5. "Teaching War and Defending Strategies": "The warrior is an inevitable trend and cannot be defeated." If you are ahead of me, you will be ahead of others."
6. "The Peacock Flying Southeast": "The result is not as good as the first wish."
7. "The Master's Guide". : "The late emperor died before he started his business half way."
8. "Historical Records·Biography of Meng Tian": "Meng Tian was the first Qi man."
9. "Preface to Sending Ma Sheng to Dongyang": "I have traveled hundreds of miles away from my hometown to hold on to the sutras and ask questions." People must first suffer to achieve their goals."
Poems about the past
1. A tree with cold plum blossoms and white jade sticks stands next to the village road and the bridge over the river. I don’t know that the water flowers bloom first, but I suspect that they have not been sold out after the winter snow. ——Zhang Wei of the Tang Dynasty, "Early Plum Blossoms"
Translation: The plum blossoms of a tree bloom early in the cold weather, and the branches are as white as jade sticks. It is far away from the village road where people come and go, and is close to the stream bridge. I didn't know that the winter plum blossoms near the waterfront were blooming early. I thought it was because the white snow on the branches had not melted after a winter.
2. My husband has five sons, who are hungry and cold with him. ——"Visiting Tao Gong's Old Residence" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: This gentleman had five sons, and he experienced hunger and cold together with them.
3. Yang Qi is first known from the soil veins. An old farmer feeds cattle at night and gets hungry. The rain is one foot deep, spring plowing is profitable, and the sun rises three poles late. The woman and her husband came together and looked charming, and the black kite flew down to follow them skillfully. There is no way to make up for the various government orders, but it is necessary to take advantage of the wind and rain all year round. ——Su Che of the Song Dynasty, "The Plowman in Spring"
Translation: Feeling the growth of all things from the frozen and loosened soil, the old farmer got up at night to feed the hungry cattle. The spring rain is abundant, which is a good time for farming; it is already dawn, and the farmers who are busy with spring farming do not even bother to eat the breakfast delivered.
Women and children come to deliver meals, love and please each other; crows and other birds fly up and down to follow each other skillfully, foraging for rice and grain seeds. Numerous and diverse government decrees will not help farming; we must rely on favorable winds and rains throughout the year.
4. All the flowers are swaying, and the beauty is alone, occupying the small garden with all the charm. The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear and shallow water, and the faint fragrance is floating in the moonlight at dusk. The frost bird steals its eyes when it wants to come down, and the pink butterfly seems to know how to unite and break its soul. Fortunately, we can have sex with each other with a slight chant, and there is no need to use the sandalwood board to seal the gold bottle. ——Song Dynasty Lin Bu's "Small Plum Blossoms in the Mountain Garden Part 1"
Translation: All the flowers are withered, but only the plum blossoms are blooming proudly against the cold wind, and the bright and gorgeous scenery takes up the scenery of the small garden. Sparse shadows slant across the clear water, and a quiet fragrance floats under the moonlight at dusk. When the white crane wants to fly down, it first takes a peek at the plum blossoms; if the butterfly knows the beauty of the plum blossoms, it will definitely lose its soul.
Fortunately, I can chant in a low voice and get close to the plum blossoms. I don’t have to knock on the sandalwood board to sing or drink from the golden cup to appreciate it.
5. Before it can be used for Linyu, Sichuan materials will be lost first. ——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, "Three Poems about Wang Yan Crying from Lishui Road"
Translation: Before you have time to display your talents, the world will forever lose a person who can be a pillar.