What is the meaning of Peony Li Shangyin’s ancient poem?

The brocade curtains were first wrapped around Mrs. Wei, and the embroidered quilts were still piled up over Ejun.

Hands down, jade pendants are flipped randomly, and tulip skirts are danced with bent waists.

Have the candles of the Shi family been cut, and the incense burner of Xun Ling ready to be smoked?

I am a colored pen passed down in a dream, and I want to write flowers and leaves and send them to the morning clouds.

Poem Appreciation This seven-rhythm poem titled "Peony" is a poem of eulogy. It uses peony to express the poet's love and longing for the person he likes. We use flowers to describe people and imply that the lover in our mind is as beautiful as flowers and jade.

The first couplet is a close-up of a single peony. Mrs. Wei refers to Nanzi, the wife of Wei Linggong in the Spring and Autumn Period, who was famous for her beauty. According to "Dianlue": Confucius returned to Weiguo and was received by Nanzi. Nanzi was in the brocade curtain, Confucius bowed his head to the north, Nanzi returned to worship in the brocade curtain, and the sound of the ring was loud and clear. Borrowing from a story, Mrs. Wei, with her brocade curtains rolled up and her face revealed, is used to describe the dazzling and coquettish beauty of peonies when they first bloom. According to "Shuo Yuan?" "Shan Shuo Pian" records that E Junzi was boating in the river, and the Yue people paddling sang to express their love for E Jun. E Jun was moved by the song, raised his long sleeves, and covered him with embroidery. The poet imagines the green leaves of peonies as the embroidered quilt of Ejun, and the peonies as the people of Yue covered with embroidered quilts, and vividly depicts the bright style of the newly bloomed peonies surrounded by green leaves. The word "Yudui" depicts the shape of the tightly wrapped green leaves when the buds are in full bloom, echoing the "first volume".

The chin couplet shows the graceful and graceful appearance of peonies swaying in the wind. Dropping the hands and bending the waist are both dance names and also refer to the dance posture. Wang Pei refers to the jade ornaments worn by dancers; tulip skirt refers to the tulip-dyed skirt. These two lines are a metaphor for the light gestures of dancers who lower their hands and bend their waists, flip their accessories, and flutter their long skirts while dancing gracefully. The peony leaves are undulating and rolling as they dance in the wind, swaying in various shapes.

The first two couplets focus on describing the quiet form of peonies, and the neck couplet specifically describes the color and fragrance of peonies. "The Shijia Candle Has Never Been Cut" describes the peony's color as a burning candle, but there is no need to trim the wick. "Never cut it?" In the Western Jin Dynasty, stone Chong was so luxurious that candles were used as firewood, and the candle wicks did not need to be cut. "Xun ordered the incense burner to be smoked" means that the fragrance of peonies is innate and does not need to be smoked in the incense burner. Xun Ling is Xun, who once guarded the Order of Shangshu. Cao Cao consulted with him on all military and political matters, calling him Xun Lingjun. It is said that when he went to someone's house, he would sit there and enjoy the fragrance for three days. In the old days, the fragrance of clothes was all made by incense burners. Xun Ling's body was naturally fragrant, so he said it "can be smoked".

The poet is intoxicated by the beauty and fragrance of the country. He dreamed of the Wushan Goddess in a trance, hoping that she would give him a flower-painted pen, write his longing on the flowers and leaves, and send it to the Wushan Goddess. The colored pen was passed in the dream, see "Southern History?" "Jiang Yan Biography": "(I) tried to stay in Yeting and dreamed that my husband called himself Guo Pu and said to Yan: 'I have a pen that has been with you for many years. May I return it.' Yan then found a five-color pen in his arms. "Teach them, and then write poems, which are absolutely beautiful. People at that time said that they have exhausted their talents." Here it is used contrary to its meaning, which shows the excitement and excitement of the poet.

This poem is cleverly conceived, using objects to compare people, and people to imitate objects. It uses stories such as Mrs. Wei, Yue people, Guijia dancers, Shijia burning candles, Xunling incense burners and other stories to describe the beauty of peony flowers and leaves. The graceful grace, bright colors and fragrant fragrance make the peony full of emotion. Finally, the poet suddenly had the idea of ??sending peonies and leaves to the Wushan goddess. The peony is written clearly, and the beauty is praised secretly. One is true and the other is false. It is unique and endlessly memorable.