1. The apricot blossom rain makes your clothes wet, and the willow wind blows on your face without chilling it. ——Zhinan's "quatrains: A short canopy tied in the shade of an ancient tree"
Interpretation: The slightest drizzle can't get my clothes wet; it falls on the gorgeous apricot flowers, making them even more brilliant. The breeze no longer makes me feel cold when blowing on my face; it dances the green and slender wickers, which is particularly light.
2. Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass. ——Wang Zhihuan's "Two Poems of Liangzhou, Part One"
Interpretation: Why should the soldiers complain that the willow trees will not sprout? The spring breeze cannot blow outside Yumen Pass.
3. There are willow trees on the edge of the city, and mulberry trees grow on the green streets. ——Zhang Zhongsu's "Spring Boudoir Thoughts"
Interpretation: There are thin willows beside the city wall, and green mulberries beside the path.
4. The crazy catkins go with the wind, and the thin peach blossoms float with the water. ——Du Fu's "Nine Quatrains Part 5"
Interpretation: I only saw the catkins fluttering like crazy in the wind, and the frivolous peach blossoms chasing the flowing water.
5. The catkins fall silently and shed tears in spring, and the moving clouds have shadows and the moon is shy. ——Wu Wenying, "Huanxisha·Dream Old Journey Through Flowers Between Doors"
Interpretation: The long catkins fall silently, which are the tears shed by God for the separation of life and death in this world.
6. The deciduous trees in a foreign country are like people alone at night under the cold light. ——Ma Dai's "Autumn Residence in Bashang"
Interpretation: Facing the fallen leaves of the trees in a foreign country, the lonely lamp in the cold night shines on me alone.
7. Green mountains and green waters, white grass, red leaves and yellow flowers. ——Bai Pu's "The Sky is Pure and the Sand is Autumn"
Interpretation: Beautiful mountains and clear waters; frost-white grass, fiery red maple leaves, and golden flowers are all swaying in the wind, and the colors are almost alluring.
8. It rains in the middle of the night on the sycamore leaves, and the sound of the leaves is parting. ——Zhou Zizhi's "Partridge Sky: When the remaining red is about to run out"
Interpretation: The raindrops sprinkled on the sycamore tree at midnight, every leaf and every sound are the mournful sounds of farewell.
9. The fallen leaves gather and disperse, and the jackdaws roost again. ——Li Bai's "Three Five Seven Words/Autumn Wind Ci"
Interpretation: The fallen leaves in the wind sometimes gather and sometimes disperse, and the jackdaws are already roosting, but they are startled by the bright moon.
10. The flowers and leaves in the world are inconsistent, and the flowers enter the golden pot and the leaves become dust. ——Li Shangyin's "Gift of Lotus"
Interpretation: People in the world have different views on flowers and leaves. They plant flowers in beautiful golden pots, but ignore the flowers and leaves and let them fall into the soil and turn into dust.