The ten classic epigrams are Man Jianghong, Nian Nujiao, Qinyuanchun, Shuidiao Tou, Yulinling, Yumeiren, Butterfly Lovers, Jiangchengzi, Huanxisha and Hairpin Phoenix.
A epigraph name is the name of a standard tune of a word, that is, the original name of a part of music that was often used to fill words in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It has a fixed format and melody, which determines the rhythm and melody of words. There are more than 87 epigrams, and most of the words have nothing to do with the meaning of epigrams.
since the northern song dynasty, poets often added titles or prefaces to explain their meanings. As for the origin of each epigraph, only a few can be verified, and most of them have been unable to find out their origin. Ci is a kind of poetry with music, and it is Yuefu poetry in the Tang and Song Dynasties. To meet the needs of cultural life, combined with the development of music and poetry at that time, the word was popular, and its predecessor was folk minor.
Four situations of epigraph names
1. Tone the same name with different meanings: that is, tone several names (one of which is the original name and the others are aliases). For example, Nian Nujiao is the real name, while Baiziling, river of no return and Qijiangyue are all aliases.
2. Tones with different names are the same: that is, several tones have the same name, such as Bodhisattva Man, also known as midnight song, and there is also the orthodox tune of midnight song, which is completely different from it.
3. Tone-modulated sentences are the same: that is, some tone-modulated sentences are all the same, but the tone when they are put into music is not the same, which should not be confused. For example, the three tones of Xiehong, Chishao and Daolian are all five sentences, two sentences and three words, three sentences and seven words, all in the same arrangement, and they are all flat-voiced. However, the level arrangement of each sentence is different, so they can't be regarded as homology.
4. Tone with the same sentence but different sentences: that is, there are several different word styles under one epigraph. Of course, there are two types of words, namely, the standard case and the abnormal case (variant). For example, Nian Nujiao, Xin Jiaxuan's Shudongliu village wall is the standard case, and Su Dongpo's going to the east of the river is the abnormal case.
above content reference: Baidu encyclopedia-epigraph name