1. Bamboo and cypress are different
Pinyin: zhú bǎi yì xīn
Explanation: It is a metaphor for different aspirations or different appearances.
Source: "Chu Ci·Dongfang Shuo "Seven Remonstrations·Chu Fang"": "Who knows that they are not in harmony, just like the different minds of bamboo and cypress." Wang Yi's note: "The heart of bamboo is empty, Qu Yuan himself said that his ambition is clear. Also; the cypress has a solid heart, which is a metaphor for the king's hidden blockage. It means that one's own nature is up to the moral level, but the king is blocked, and his ambitions are inconsistent, just like the different hearts of the bamboo and the cypress. , gold and jade are all of different quality.
2. Fetching water with a bamboo basket
Pinyin: zhú lán dá shuǐ
Explanation: It is a metaphor for wasting effort and working in vain.
Source: "Poetry" by Han Shan of the Tang Dynasty: "I see a man hiding things from others, like a basket filled with water and running away. He is about to return home in one breath. What is there in the basket?"
Sentence: If If a hotel tries to meet everyone's different needs, it will be a futile effort.
3. Pinzhu Tiaosi
Pinyin: pǐn zhú tiáo sī
Explanation: Generally refers to playing orchestral instruments.
Source: The second chapter of "Wandering into the Peach Garden" by Prince Yi of the Yuan Dynasty: "Tasting bamboo and adjusting silk, saying that merchants change feathers."
Sentence: From then on, Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River every time. , It will be a great pleasure to taste bamboo and silk in a beautiful place.
4. Dry bamboo empty words
Pinyin: kū zhú kōng yán
Explanation: Bamboo: Bamboo slips. Dry bamboo slips and empty words. Refers to ancient books and empty discussions that have no practical value.
Source: Han Dynasty Huan Kuan's "Salt and Iron Theory·Benefit Discussion": "All living beings are incapable of coming up with strange plans. They plan from afar the Xiongnu's strategy to secure the border, hold diabolo, and keep empty words."
Sentence: This is obviously empty talk.
5. Bamboo chime is difficult to write
Pinyin: qìng zhú nán shū
Explanation: exhausted: used up; bamboo: bamboo slips, used for writing; book: Write. It’s hard to finish writing even if I use up all the bamboo. There are too many crimes to describe. The latter generally refers to the fact that there are too many facts to write down.
Source: "Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Ming Li": "These are all born of the chaos of the country. They are innumerable. Even if they use all the bamboos in Jingyue, they still can't write." "Old Tang Book·Li Mi Biography" : "The bamboos in the Nanshan Mountains can be used to write down the crimes; the waves in the East China Sea can be cut off, and the evil is endless."
Sentence creation: The bloody crimes committed by Japanese bandits against the Chinese people are countless, and the bamboos used in the chimes are difficult to write down. , outrageous.
6. "Bamboo and Stone" Qing Dynasty Zheng Xie
Stick to the green mountains and never let go, and the roots are still in the broken rocks.
After countless hardships, I am still strong, regardless of the wind from east to west, north or south.
Translation:
The bamboo grasps the green mountain and does not relax at all. Its roots are firmly rooted in the rock crevices.
After thousands of tortures and blows, it is still so strong. Whether it is the southeast wind in the scorching summer or the northwest wind in the harsh winter, it can withstand it and remains strong and strong.
7. "Zhuli Pavilion" Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
Sitting alone in the secluded bamboo, playing the piano and whistling loudly.
People in the deep forest don’t know that the bright moon comes to shine.
Translation:
Sitting alone in the quiet bamboo forest, sometimes playing the piano and sometimes screaming.
Who in the dense forest knows I am here? Only a bright moon quietly accompanies me.