The ghost bird is a bird with elegant singing, and different poems refer to it differently. For example, "Ji Pu Qing is similar, and the secluded bird is not empty." It comes from Tang Jiadao's "Guangzhou Wang Jianshi Jun Shuiting", here it refers to parrots.
Parrots are typical climbing birds with opposable feet, two toes forward and two toes backward, suitable for grasping. Their beaks are strong and powerful, and they can eat hard-shelled fruits. Their feathers are brightly colored and they are often kept as pets. They are more appreciated and loved by people for their beautiful feathers and ability to learn human language.
Extended information:
In ancient China, many literati and poets chose parrots to write poems. For example, they expressed sympathy for the repressed singing girls by describing the parrots trapped in cages. , and wrote about their desire for freedom and liberation, which showed the poet's great humanitarian spirit.
Poems containing the parrot:
1. "What is the fate of a parrot? Why is it so painful that you are drunk and crying in your ears?" - Chao Buzhi's "Linjiang Immortal". (The secluded bird here refers to the cuckoo)
Translation: Why does a secluded bird cry miserably in the ears of a drunkard like me?
2. "The secluded bird is chirping good news, and the jade cage is carved into a cage thousands of miles away. I only explain the words of the past, and I will not be allowed to live in the mountains and forests for half my life." - Fang Xiaoru's "Parrot"
Translation: The imprisoned birds still make sweet chirping sounds, and standing gracefully in the carved cages inevitably makes them feel like they are flying thousands of miles high. Just because I could speak and understand people's words before, I couldn't live freely in the mountains and forests for half my life.