1. What are dog couplets?
"Dog couplets" refer to sentences or poems that are often used to describe or metaphor dogs. In the history of Chinese culture, dogs have always been one of the important partners in people's lives, so there have been many cultural allusions related to dogs. These cultural allusions related to dogs have formed some typical poetic sentences, which are called "dog couplets".
2. The meaning and function of dog couplets
Dog couplets are not only image descriptions and metaphors of dogs, but also people’s profound understanding of dogs as a species. understanding and cognition. Several couplets about dogs often reflect the characteristics of dogs such as loyalty, bravery, wit, intelligence, etc. These characteristics are deeply loved and appreciated by people.
In addition, several couplets of dogs can also be used to express the characters' emotions and personalities, such as describing a stubborn and unyielding person as "a dog bites Lu Bu without hesitation" and a loyal friend as "a friend is like a dog" , describing a person's talent as a "dog genius". These dog couplets not only enrich the language image, but also deeply reflect people's emotions and attitudes towards dogs.
3. Classification and examples of dog couplets
Dog couplets can be divided into multiple categories according to different performance characteristics and meanings. For example, according to the image characteristics of dogs, they can be divided into categories such as cute dogs, hounds, and shepherd dogs; according to the breed of dogs, they can be divided into categories such as huskies, Tibetan mastiffs, golden retrievers, and Shiba Inu dogs. Here are some typical dog couplets:
1) About loyalty: Friends are like dogs/dogs are geniuses/dogs seek truth from facts/dogs see people’s hearts with their eyes/dogs mouth speaks the truth
2) About Wit: There is a mad dog on the forehead/A dog is smarter than a human being/Hit a dog to see its owner/Human and dog have a magical relationship
3) About hounds: Cool dancing dogs/Hunting master dogs/Hound expert
4. The inheritance and development of dog couplets
Dog couplets are an important part of Chinese folk culture and a common expression in people’s lives. After long-term inheritance and development, dog couplets have not only been widely used in literature, art, opera and other fields, but have also gained new development in the Internet age. On the Internet, the dog couplets were not only widely circulated, but also aroused heated discussions and sharing on social media.
Inheriting and developing dog couplets will not only help carry forward the excellent cultural traditions of the Chinese nation, but also enrich people’s lives and thoughts, allowing more people to understand, like and protect this lovely dog. animal.