"There is a gentleman who is like a bandit, who is like discussing with each other, and who is like polishing and polishing." It means that Mr. Gaoya is a gentleman, and his knowledge and learning are more exquisite, and his moral character is more good. There is a bandit gentleman: a gentleman with literary talent. The bandit is "Fei" and has literary talent.
Cutting, exchanging, polishing and grinding are the basic processes used in processing jade, stone, bone and ivory in ancient times.
The so-called jade cannot be turned into a tool without being cut, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle, and a hundred times can be tempered into steel. They are all refined and sublimated through the refining of materials, such as the importance of cultivating one's moral character. The word "like discussing with each other, like studying and polishing" here refers to the knowledge, morals, etiquette, words and deeds of that talented gentleman. They are so profound, so elegant, and so respectable that they are "as if" they have been studied and polished. of jade.
"There are bandits and gentlemen, who are like quarrels, like discussions, like grinding, like grinding" comes from "Guo Feng·Wei Feng·Qi Ao" in "The Book of Songs".
The original text is as follows:
Looking at Biqiao, the green bamboo is Yiyi. There are gangsters and gentlemen who are like quarrels and discussions, like grinding.
It is seductive and arrogant. There are bandits and gentlemen, and they should never be ignored.
Looking at Qi'ao, the green bamboos are green. There is a bandit gentleman whose ears are clear and his ears are as sharp as stars.
It is seductive and arrogant. There are bandits and gentlemen, and they should never be ignored.
Looking at Qi'ao, the green bamboos are like bamboo rafts. There are bandits and gentlemen who are as good as gold as tin, as good as jade and gold.
It is wide and graceful, and its weight is relatively heavy. He is good at teasing, not cruel.
The whole poem praises a humble gentleman, from the cultivation of "like cutting, like digging, like grinding" to the sublimation of "like gold, like tin, like a guide and a jade".
Extended information:
"Guo Feng·Wei Feng·Qi'ao" is a poem praising the image of men in the ancient Chinese realist poetry collection "The Book of Songs". The poem has three chapters, each chapter has nine lines. The poem adopts the technique of borrowing objects to create inspiration. Each chapter is inspired by "green bamboo". It uses the tall, green and dense green bamboo to praise the gentleman's noble character and integrity, which is the first time that bamboo is used as a metaphor for people.
This poem uses a lot of metaphors. The first chapter shows a change from "like cutting, like discussing, like plowing, like grinding" to the third chapter, "like gold, like tin, like a guide, like a jade". This process implies that the beauty of a gentleman lies in the acquired knowledge and cultivation and the sharpening of morality.
Reference link: Guofeng·Weifeng·Qiao-Baidu Encyclopedia