Mao Chuan explained this poem like this:
Call for a hearing. The custom of decline and chaos is slight, and the teaching of faith is prosperous. Violent men cannot invade virgins.
In other words, men can't violently rape and bully women according to their wishful thinking.
According to the Three Poets' Justice Collection, there is a short story:
In Shaonan, there was a woman from the Shen family who married a family named Tan (Feng). But when it comes to marriage, in-laws
Our manners are sloppy, and many of them are unprepared. After the woman knew it, she thought that the wedding ceremony could not be improper. So I don't agree to marry a man. This man is very angry. When he filed a lawsuit, he sued the woman to the government. This poem is a woman's complaint.
If you are tired of dew and don't stay up late, it means you show too much. chapter one
Who says sparrows have no horns? Why are you wearing my house? Who says women are homeless? Why did you come to prison so soon? Although I am going to prison soon, I lack a house and a home! chapter two
Who says rats have no teeth? Why are you wearing me? Who says women are homeless? Why are you suing me quickly? Although I sue quickly, I won't listen! Three chapters
Hate (righteousness), wet, dew.
All right, Yin Hang, let's hit the road.
Night (phoneme), that is, early night, before dawn, get up early.
Call, fear, worry, fear.
Chapter 1 means I don't want to get up early and be in a hurry? It's just that the dew is wet all the way, and I'm afraid it will wet my clothes. It can be extended that since the woman agreed to the man's marriage, she certainly wanted to get married, but the man's wedding etiquette was sloppy and did not conform to the wedding ceremony, so she could not agree to him.
Horn, beak.
Women, through you.
Speed, incur. Urging me to go to prison means putting me in court.
Chapter two means who says sparrows have no horns? If it has no horns, how can it peck through my house? Who says there is no etiquette in marriage? How can you get married without etiquette? Who says you have no home? I have promised to marry you, haven't I? Why are you suing me? Even if you sue me, your wedding etiquette is not standardized, I won't go back with you.
Yong, Yong, wall.
Chapter three and chapter two have roughly the same meaning, but in a metaphorical way. Who says rats have no teeth? If it has no teeth, how can it make a hole in my wall? Your wedding etiquette is not standardized, even if you sue me in the government, I won't promise you.
Rhetorical questions are common in the whole poem. Through this rhetorical question, the answer we get is self-evident, which not only enhances the appeal of the whole poem, but also shows the irresistible feelings of women. This way is more expressive than directly accusing the other party of indecent behavior.
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