and the silk-worms of spring will weave until they die, and every night the candles will weep their wicks away. -"Untitled time was long before I met her, but is longer since we parted" Untitled? Li Shangyin
Interpretation: Spring silkworms don't spit out their silk until they cocoon to death, and wax oil like tears can only drip dry when candles are burnt to ashes.
2. "Decay and decline": deep knowledge have I of Sung Yu's grief, romantic and refined, he too is my teacher. -"Five Poems about Historical Monuments, Part II" Tang? Du Fu
Interpretation: Fallen leaves are aware of Song Yu's sorrow, and his romantic elegance is worthy of being my teacher.
3. Your father is full of peaches and plums, so why plant more flowers in front of the hall? -"Planting Flowers in Fenghe Linggong Lvyetang" Tang? Bai Juyi
Interpretation: Pei Linggong's peach and plum students are all over the world. Where is it necessary to plant flowers in front of the house?
4. the new bamboo is higher than the old bamboo branches, and it is supported by the old ones. -"Hsinchu" Qing? Zheng Xie
Interpretation: Newly-grown bamboos are taller than old bamboos, and their growth is supported by old branches.
5. It's dusk when the language comes to the river, and it's cold and smoky alone. -"Seeking Harmony and Respecting Teachers for Seclusion" Tang? Li Bai
talked with Yong Zun until the river was shrouded in dusk, so I had to walk down the misty cold mountain alone.
6. White bastard in the East Palace, a distant Zen master in the South Temple. -"Yuan Shi" Tang? Bai Juyi
Interpretation: When will I, an official in the DPRK, and Zen Master Ziyuan in Nansi meet again?
7. after all the flowers are gathered into honey, you will work hard for whom you are sweet. -"Bee" Tang? Luo Yin
Interpretation: Bees, you picked all the flowers and turned them into nectar. Who did you work hard for and who do you want to taste the sweetness?
8. bow your head and be a willing ox. Self-mockery in modern times? Lu Xun's
interpretation: bash one's eyebrows angrily bent down to be a willing ox for the common people for those who are utterly heartless and condemned.
9. sneak into the night with the wind and moisten things silently. -"Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night" Tang? Du Fu
Interpretation: With the gentle breeze, quietly enter the night. Fine and dense, nourishing everything on the earth.
1. Falling red is not a heartless thing, but turning into spring mud protects flowers better. -"Ji Hai Zashi" Qing? Gong zizhen
interpretation: the fallen flowers from the branches are not heartless things, but turn into the soil of spring and can also play a role in cultivating the next generation.