This poem means that what is green is what you wear, and what is leisurely is my feelings. Even though I didn't come to you, couldn't you come on your own initiative? Zi is the laudatory name of ancient men, which means "you" here. Pei here refers to the ribbon of Pei Yu. Youyou is to describe the appearance of constant worry. Nìng (ng) means no, no.
This poem comes from the pre-Qin anonymous book Guo Feng Zheng Feng Zi Ji, and the original text of the whole poem is as follows:
Qingqing Zi Ji is leisurely in my heart. If I didn't go to meet you, don't you hear from me?
qingqing zipei, I think long. If I never went to see you, can't you take the initiative?
if you are ambitious, you will be embarrassed in the city. One day can't see your face, as if it were as long as March!
Interpretation in vernacular Chinese: What is green is your collar, and what is leisurely is my thoughts. Even though I didn't go to meet you, didn't you pass on the news? What is green is what you wear, and what is leisurely is my feelings. Even though I didn't come to you, couldn't you come on your own initiative? Come and go, look around, on this tall tower. A day without seeing you seems as long as March!
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This poem is a poem in The Book of Songs, the first poetry collection in ancient China. The whole poem has three chapters and four sentences in each chapter, using flashback technique. This poem is about unrequited love and describes a woman who misses her sweetheart. The first two chapters describe themselves as "I". "Qing Qing Zi Ji" and "Qing Qing Zi Pei" are based on the clothing of lovers.
whenever I see something with a green color, a woman will think of her sweetheart's green collar and green jade. The other person's clothes left such a deep impression on her that she couldn't forget it. I can imagine her longing for love. So she boarded the gate tower, just to see the trace of her sweetheart. Walking back and forth, I feel that although I haven't seen each other for only one day, it seems as long as three months.
The poem fully describes the psychological activities of women's unrequited love. It is a rare and beautiful love song with beautiful artistic conception. It has become a classic in the history of China literature, and clearly reflects the independent, independent and equal ideas and spiritual essence of women in that era. The heroine boldly expresses her feelings in the poem, that is, her yearning for her lover.