Yong Zhen is a seven-character quatrain written by Wen Yingjiang in Qing Dynasty. The original text is as follows:
Yongzhen
(Qing) Wen Yingjiang
A needle is tempered, and the cloth is going up one by one.
Eyes on the ass, only clothes, not people.
Second, translation.
It takes a lot of practice to make a needle that flies up and down on the cloth. Who knows that the eye of a needle grows on the ass, only knowing clothes and hats, but not people.
Third, the appreciation of works
The author compares those people who only look at their appearance to needles, because needles can only be used to make clothes. Of course, they only know clothes and don't know people. He also used this poem to satirize those who don't know how to repay. This poem also satirizes those who judge people only by their appearance without paying attention to their inner qualities through sewing needles.
Fourth, the creative background.
According to legend, Wen Yingjiang of Sichuan returned to his hometown. One day, he invited several neighbors to a teahouse for tea. A man who came late asked Wen Yingjiang, "Is Master Wen there?" Others said, "This is Master Wen!" The man refused to believe that the old man in front of him was "Master Wen". Wen Yingjiang sang a poem of singing needles emotionally: a needle is tempered, and the cloth rises one by one. Eyes on the ass, only clothes, not people. Among them, the last sentence in the poem spread as an ironic snob.
A brief introduction to the author of verb (abbreviation of verb)
Wen Yingjiang, whose real name is Minshan, was born in the 13th year of Tongzhi (1874). Born in Shehongba, Panlong Temple, Sichuan, he paid tribute in the late Qing Dynasty. When I was young, my family was poor and I was angry to study. My parents worked hard to save money in Panlong Temple. His poems are great, and his calligraphy is strange. He ranked first in the Tongchuan satrap exam, and the magistrate approved his paper and said, "The literary reform is the same as the prosperity, and the word is ugly in eight counties." In the twenty-eighth year of Guangxu, the province tried to pay tribute, Xuantongyuan years, entered the imperial examination in Beijing, and won the official book. After Xinhai, he returned to his hometown to live in seclusion and made a living by teaching and selling documents. On one occasion, the commander of the garrison came to visit and talked about Liu's love for the thatched cottage and asked him to enter the curtain. Wen declined politely with the words "I am a legacy of my country and don't want to change my life for others". He died at the age of 76 in 1. He lived a miserable life, was aloof, humorous and cynical, and wrote his own epitaph saying: "Don't dye worldly customs, don't violate the name religion, and don't enjoy the world."