1. Idioms describing autumn:
(1) One leaf knows autumn
Explanation: When you see a fallen leaf, you know that autumn is coming. It is a metaphor for predicting the development trends and changes of things from some subtle signs of things.
(2) Spring Flowers and Autumn Fruits
Explanation: Flowers bloom in spring and bear fruit in autumn.
(3) Golden Wind and Jade Dew
Explanation: Generally refers to the scenery of autumn.
(4) Spring and Autumn Writing Style
Explanation: It is said that when Confucius edited "Spring and Autumn", every word contains praise and criticism. Later, the writing technique of using zigzag and connoting praise and blame in the article was called Spring and Autumn style of writing.
(5) Fallen leaves in the autumn wind
Explanation: The autumn wind sweeps away all the fallen leaves. The metaphor is swept away and ceases to exist.
2. Poems describing autumn:
(1) Climbing high
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
The wind is strong and the sky is high, the ape is screaming in mourning , the white bird flies back from the clear sand of Nagisa.
Boundless falling trees rustle, and the endless Yangtze River rolls by.
Wanli is always a guest in the sad autumn, and he has been sick for hundreds of years and only appears on the stage.
Hard and bitter, I hate the frost on my temples, and my new wine glass becomes muddy.
Translation
The wind is strong, the sky is high, and the cries of apes are very sad. There are birds circling on the riverbank with clear water and white sand.
The endless trees are slowly dropping their fallen leaves, and the endless Yangtze River is rolling in.
Sad to the autumn scenery, I have been wandering thousands of miles and have been a guest all year round. I have been plagued by illnesses throughout my life and now I am alone on the high platform.
After going through all kinds of hardships and regrets, my gray hair has grown all over my temples, and my heart is full of decadence and I have stopped drinking wine to drink my sorrow.
(2) Autumn Wind Ci
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The autumn wind is clear, the autumn moon is bright,
The fallen leaves gather and disperse, and the jackdaws Qi Fu was shocked.
When will we know each other when we miss each other? It’s embarrassing to be here this night!
Enter my lovesickness door and know that my lovesickness is painful.
The long-term lovesickness means long-lasting memories, but the short-term lovesickness means endless love.
I had known that it would be such a stumbling block to people's hearts. How could I have done it? Don't know each other at first.
Translation
The autumn wind is clear and the autumn moon is bright.
The fallen leaves in the wind sometimes gather and sometimes disperse, and the jackdaws are already roosting, but are startled by the bright moon.
My friend is looking forward to seeing each other again, but I don’t know when, at this time, at this night, lovesickness dreams are hard to come by.
Entering the door of lovesickness, knowing the pain of lovesickness,
Eternal lovesickness is eternal memories, short-lived lovesickness is endless,
I had known lovesickness earlier. It's better not to get to know each other in the first place if they are so entangled in my heart.
(3) Autumn Thoughts
Tang Dynasty: Zhang Ji
Seeing the autumn wind in Luoyang city, I wanted to write a book with great meaning.
I’m afraid I can’t say it all in a hurry, and the travelers have to open it again before leaving.
Translation
The annual autumn wind blows to the city of Luoyang again. The wanderers living in the city of Luoyang wonder how their relatives in their hometown are doing; I write a letter to my family to express my greetings and safety. There are too many things to say, and I don’t know where to start.
After the letter was written, I was worried that I had not finished what I wanted to say in the rush; when the messenger set off, I opened the envelope again and returned it to him.
(4) In the mountains
Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei
White rocks emerge from Jingxi River, and the red leaves are sparse in the cold weather.
There is no rain on the mountain road, and the sky is green and people's clothes are wet.
Translation
The Jingxi River flows through the sparkling white rocks, and the weather becomes cold and the red leaves fall sparsely.
There was no rain on the winding mountain road, but the green mountain color was so thick that it seemed to wet people's clothes.
(5) Pure Sky·Autumn
Yuan Dynasty: Bai Pu
The setting sun in the isolated village, the light smoke on the old trees, jackdaws, and the shadow of a flying dragon Down. Green mountains and green waters, white grass, red leaves and yellow flowers.
Translation
The sun gradually sets in the west, already hugging the Western Mountains, and the sunset on the horizon gradually begins to dissipate, leaving only a few dim colors, reflecting the quiet villages in the distance. How lonely it is, dragging out the long shadow.
The fog was rising lightly, and a few black crows were perched on the old and stooped trees. A wild goose flew down in the distance and crossed the sky. The mountains and rivers are beautiful; frost-white grass, fiery red maple leaves, and golden flowers are all swaying in the wind, and the colors are almost alluring.