1, saint Zhuangzi daydreaming, bewitched by butterflies, cuckoo crowed by the emperor. -Li Shangyin's "Jinse"
Zhuang Zhou knew that he only longed for the butterfly of freedom, and hoped that the emperor's beautiful heart and actions could touch Du Fu.
2. Fang Chunping is green and the night rules are clear. -Shen Quanqi's Sleeping on Chessboard Ridge
In this fragrant and beautiful spring, the ginkgo trees are green, and on this sad night, there is purple laurel crying.
3. The trees of ten thousand valleys reach the sky, and the cuckoos of thousand peaks crow. -Wang Wei's "Bao Zizhou makes Li"
Wanhe ancient trees are towering, and cuckoos crow in the depths of Qian Shan.
4, the night rain gang eats scorpions, and the cuckoo is full of blood and tears. -Li He "The Old Lady Picks Jade Songs"
In the dark night, the old man had to fill his hunger with hazelnuts on the crazy mountain. Cuckoo groaned and cried blood, just like the old man's sad tears.
5. Shu once heard of Zigui birds and Xuancheng saw azaleas. -Li Bai's "Looking at the Rhododendron in Xuancheng"
Translation: In my distant hometown, I have heard the elegy of Zigui bird. Now in Xuancheng, a foreign land, I see azaleas in full bloom.
6. The lonely pavilion is closed in the cold spring, and the cuckoo is singing in the sunset. -Qin Guan's Walking on the Sand
How can you stand living alone in a lonely hostel? The spring is chilly, the sun is setting, and the cuckoo mourns!
7, Huayang falls full, Wen Daolong crosses five streams-Li Bai's "I heard that Wang Changling moved to the left, Long Biaoyao has this letter"
I heard that you passed by Wuxi when the flowers fell to Zigui and cried.
8. Shu has heard of Zigui bird and Xuancheng has seen azaleas. -Li Bai, "Xuancheng sees azaleas?" 》
Translation: In my distant hometown, I have heard the elegy of Zigui bird. Now in Xuancheng, a foreign land, I see azaleas in full bloom.
9. The cuckoo is silent at dusk, and the lotus hoe returns to cover the heavy door. -Cao Xueqin's "Burying Flowers"
The cuckoo cried her blood and tears silently, and the sad evening came. I went home with a flower hoe and closed the boudoir door tightly.
10, paper dust flies into a white butterfly, and tears are dyed into a red cuckoo. -Gao Zhu "Qingming Day Wine"
Burned paper ash flies around like a white butterfly and cries sadly, just like a cuckoo will spit out blood when it cries.
The image of "cuckoo" in ancient poems;
Cuckoo, commonly known as Cuckoo, also known as Zi Gui, Zi Juan, Du Yu, Wang Di, Shu Bird, Shu Spirit, Shu Soul and Gui Gui Ghost, is said to be transformed from the soul of Shu Emperor Du Yu. The night is always ringing and the sound is sad, so it is used to express feelings of sadness and homesickness.