It means that when the flowers bloom and can be picked, you should go ahead and break them. Don't wait until the flowers fade and only break an empty branch. This sentence uses flowers to compare with the good times of youth, and uses folded flowers to compare with the great youth. It is both vivid and beautiful, sincere and sincere, with a strong sense of song and eloquent charm.
Source: From "Golden Threaded Clothes" by Du Qiuniang in the Tang Dynasty
Full poem:
I advise you not to cherish your golden threaded clothes, and to cherish your youth .
Flowers can be broken when they are in full bloom, but don’t wait until there are no flowers left to break branches.
Translation:
I advise you not to pay too much attention to the pursuit of fame and wealth, but to cherish the best period of your youth to study.
Put off the flowers when they are ready to be harvested. Don’t wait until the flowers fade and only end up with an empty branch.
Notes:
Gold threaded clothes: Clothes decorated with gold threads are a metaphor for glory and wealth.
Cherish: Cherish.
Kan: Yes, I can.
Naosu: Although. Straight: direct and straightforward.
Don’t wait: Don’t wait.
Appreciation:
The meaning of this poem is very easy to understand and can be summarized by the word "cherish time". This is a truth that everyone understands. However, it makes readers feel the simple and strong desire, makes people feel extremely shocked, and has an irresistible charm. Every line of the poem seems to repeatedly emphasize "Don't let the good times pass you by", and each line has some subtle changes. It is repeated without being verbose, and the loop is neither fast nor slow, forming a beautiful and light melody.
"I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes, and I advise you to cherish your youth." The sentence structure is the same, starting with "to advise you", and the word "cherish" also appears twice. This is the second sentence Repeated factors. But the first sentence says "I urge you not to cherish", and the second sentence says "I urge you to cherish". The meanings of "mo" and "be" are opposite. These are some changes in the repetition, but the main thing is The meaning remains unchanged. The "gold-threaded garment" is a very expensive piece of clothing, but "I advise you not to cherish it", which shows that there are things in the world that are more precious than it. This is the "youth" that "advises you not to cherish it".
The tone is persuasive, sincere and sincere, with a strong flavor of song and a eloquent charm. One of the two sentences is negative and the other is affirmative. Negating the former is to affirm the latter. It seems that the real and the real are combined, and the virtual and the real are intertwined, forming the first repetition and chant in the poem. The melody and rhythm are light and soothing.
"Flowers are ready to be broken when they are in bloom. Don't wait until there are no flowers to break the branches." This constitutes the second repetition and chant. In terms of poetic meaning, it is similar to the first and second sentences. It is still "Don't bear the burden of good things." Time" means. In this way, in addition to the repetition between sentences, there is also a larger roundabout repetition between the first couplet and the second couplet. However, the expression techniques of the two couplets are different. The first couplet directly expresses the feelings, which is a metaphor; the second couplet uses a metaphor, which is a metaphor. So there is still variation in the repetition. Three and four do not have as neat a sentence structure as one and two, but they are symmetrical to each other in meaning. The upper sentence says what it should be like if there are flowers, and the next sentence says what it will be like if there are no flowers; the upper sentence says what it should be like if it is "must", and the next sentence says what it should be like if it is "mo". There are also positive and negative oppositions.
The meanings of the two sentences are closely related: "If there are flowers that can be broken, you must break them off" means "enjoyment must wait until spring" from the positive side, and "Don't wait until there are no flowers to break branches" means "enjoyment before spring" from the negative side. It means "necessary to reach spring", which seems to be divided into two parts, expressing the same feelings repeatedly. It is the continuation of "persuading you", but the tone and rhythm change from slow and slow to urgent and passionate. The phrase "Ken Zhe - Zhi Xu Zhe" has a short rhythm and strong intensity. The "Zhi Xu" is more emphasized than the previous "Xu". This is a bold song of youth and love.
The enthusiasm and unrestrainedness here are not only sincere and bold, but also vivid and beautiful. The word "花" appears twice, and the word "Zhe" appears three times; "Xu——Mo" and so on, and "Mo——Xu" in the first couplet, naturally form a palindromic overlapping beauty. This series of natural and wonderful repetitions of words, sentences, and couplets make the poems catchy and the language sung. In addition to the beauty of the form, its mood changes from a slow loop to a passionate turmoil, which also constitutes the inner rhythm of the poem, making people feel even more soul-stirring when read.
Another notable feature of this poem is its unique and novel rhetoric. Generally speaking, the metaphorical techniques in old poems are often combined and used at the beginning of the poem; while the quatrains often start with scene language and then love language. This poem goes against the usual conventions. It is full of interest in the poem. It first adds poems and then compares them, and first expresses emotions and then expresses the scenery. It is unique. The sentence "I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes" is a poem, and using things to arouse feelings also has the effect of excitement. The second couplet of the poem is a metaphor, and it is also a continuation of the poetic meaning of the previous sentence "I must cherish my youth". Instead of using the "Geometry of Life" style of direct emotion, flowers are used to represent the good times of youth, and folded flowers are used to represent the youth of great youth. It is both vivid and beautiful, creating a world of imagery.