The whole text of "Wang Feng Junzi Yu Yu" uses the technique of fu; among them, "The chicken roosts in Jie, the sun is evening, the sheep and cattle come down" and "The chicken roosts in Jie, the sun is evening, the sheep and cattle come down" The two sentences "Xia Kuo" use the technique of "Xing".
1. Original text
A gentleman is in battle and does not know the end of the war. What's the time?
The chickens roosted in the pond, and when the sun went down, the sheep and cattle came down.
When a gentleman is in service, why don’t you think about it!
When a gentleman is in service, he does not have the sun or the moon. Is there a 丷?
The chickens roost in Jie, and when the sun sets, the sheep and cattle are spread out.
A gentleman is at war, but he is not hungry or thirsty!
2. Notes
Gentleman in service: Junzi is a good name for men in ancient times, here it refers to husbands. In: verb prefix. Service: refers to performing labor service or military service.
Period: the period of service. Hezhizai: When. Meaning: When will my husband come back home?
Chen: A chicken coop built by digging holes in the wall. Come down: come down from a height.
Why don’t you think about it: Why don’t you miss him? Ruzhihe: how; donsi: don’t want to.
Neither the sun nor the moon: cannot be calculated using the sun and the moon. You: and; 丶: gathering. Jie: tree stump. Bottom bracket: Come down.
Go without hunger and thirst: I hope my husband will not go hungry or thirsty. Gou: Perhaps, words of hope with a questioning tone.
3. Appreciation Guide
"A Gentleman in Service" writes about the pain caused by the heavy corvee to ordinary people's families. The poem reflects the people's living conditions amid frequent wars and social unrest in the late Western Zhou Dynasty and after the Zhou royal family moved eastward. The psychological portrayal of the heroine in the poem is detailed and true.