The word "under the sieve" in this sentence uses anthropomorphic techniques, giving people the action of the sun and scattering it on the water, vividly showing a row of golden beautiful pictures of the sun shining on the water.
Screen [shāi]:
(1) A sieve, a perforated instrument made of bamboo or metal, can leak out fine things and leave coarse ones, which is called a "sieve".
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(2) sieve object [sieve; Sieve]
Such as: sifting the construction of Epang Palace. -"Hanshu Jia Shanzhuan"
(3) Sieve tile (screened out from the tile seam); Sift the chaff back and forth with a sieve. Metaphor body trembling); Sifting reed (a kind of bamboo ware shaped like a sieve); Screen (with a sieve); By extension, through pores.
For example, the plum blossoms outside the window hold the shadow of the moon and are vaguely hidden. -Lin Qing Chueh-min's Book with His Wife
(4) Pour wine [pour wine]
Such as: sifting wine (pouring wine); Screen spring (wine). Pour wine)
5] strike, knock [strike; Beat].
Such as: screening gongs (knocking gongs); Playing gongs and trumpets (beating gongs and trumpets); Sift gold (repeatedly knocking gong)
[6] shake it; shake
Such as: silent shaking, a wind screen, invading the curtain gap according to the agreement. -Qing Jiang Yun's Thin Shadow
(7) sprinkle; Fall [sprint] in all directions
For example, first hold the leaves in your arms to keep warm, cut them with a knife and sieve them on paper. -Ming dynasty Greek "The Rising Moon"
(8) put the wine in a container and heat it on the fire.
Two old women were squatting outside on the brazier to sift wine. -A Dream of Red Mansions
(9) Nonsense [nonsense]
For example, if you sift your little head casually, where can the judge buy it? -The Peony Pavilion by Tang Ming Xianzu.
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