It is not the content of the poem. The sentence comes from a sentence in the novel "Awakening Words" by Feng Menglong.
Original sentence: The house leaked and it rained all night, and the boat was late and encountered a headwind.
Meaning: The house leaked, but it happened to rain all night. The ship was already late, but it sailed against the wind.
Metaphor: When you are in a bad situation, you encounter a series of blows.
Adapted from: "The Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
The leak in the bedside room has no place to dry, and the rain is like hemp on the feet. Since my period is chaotic and I don’t sleep much, how can I get wet all night long?
Translation: When it rains, the roof leaks. There is no dry place in the house, and the rainwater on the roof keeps leaking down like twine. Since the Anshi Rebellion, I had very little sleep time. The nights were long, the house was leaky, and the bed was wet. How could I stay up until dawn? Extended information
Similar words:
Blessings come in pairs, misfortunes never come alone
Pronunciation: fú wú shuāng zhì, huò bù dān xíng
Meaning : It means that good things will not come continuously, but misfortunes will come one after another.
Source: Chapter 37 of "Water Margin" by Shi Naian of the Ming Dynasty: "After Song Jiang heard this, he fixed the two gentlemen and said: "But it is bitter! It’s true that ‘good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone. '"
Quote: Chapter 10 of Anonymous "Shuohu Quanzhuan" of the Qing Dynasty: After hearing this, Jin Lian's heart felt like a knife, and said: "Sir, this is called blessings that come without pairs, and misfortunes never come alone. I, Wang Jinlian, harmed the young master.
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