Lili: drooping appearance. Lili means loneliness and aloofness.
Out of sight: "Ode to History: Pines at the Bottom of Yuyu Stream" written by Zuo Si in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Excerpts from the original article:
The pines at the bottom of the stream are lush, and the seedlings on the Lili mountain are growing.
A stem with an inch diameter can shade a hundred-foot strip.
The worldly king is in a high position, and he is handsome and humble to his subordinates.
The terrain makes this happen, and it has a long history.
Translation:
Lush and lush pine trees grow at the bottom of the mountain stream, and small trees swaying low in the wind grow on the top of the mountain.
Due to the different heights of the terrain where they grow, a small tree an inch in diameter on the top of a mountain can cover a pine tree hundreds of feet tall.
Children of aristocratic families can ascend to high positions and gain power, but talented people are buried in lower-level official positions.
This situation is just like the pines at the bottom of the stream and the seedlings on the mountains. It is caused by the terrain and has been there for a long time.
Extended information
This poem was written under the clan system. Talented people are suppressed because of their humble origins. Regardless of whether they are talented or not, the children of aristocratic families occupy important positions, resulting in The unfair phenomenon of "the upper class has no poor family, and the lower class has no powerful family". The four sentences "The pines at the bottom of the gloomy stream" express the injustice of the world at that time in a metaphorical way.
The "pine at the bottom of the stream" is used as a metaphor for scholars who came from a humble background, and the "seedlings on the mountain" are used as a metaphor for the children of wealthy families. The saplings on the mountain, which are only one inch thick, cover up the hundred-foot-long tree at the bottom of the stream. On the surface, it seems to be a natural scene. In fact, the poet uses this metaphor to metaphor the injustice in the world and contains specific social content. The image is clear and the expression is subtle.
Chinese classical poetry often uses pine to describe people. Before this poem, such as Liu Zhen's "Gift to Congdi"; after this poem, such as Wu Jun's "Gift to Wang Guiyang", all use pine to metaphor people. His noble character has rich connotations.