1. It’s not that chrysanthemum is preferred among flowers. There will be no flowers even after the flowers bloom. ——"Chrysanthemum" by Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: It is not because chrysanthemums are preferred among flowers, but because after the chrysanthemums bloom, no better flowers can be seen.
2. The world is shocked if you don’t reveal the article, but who can send it if you don’t leave it? ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "A Journey of Ancient Cypresses"
Interpretation: It shocks the world by not revealing its patterns and colors. Who can pick and deliver it without hesitation to cut it down?
3. I don’t know where to play the reed pipe, and I have to march all night to see my hometown. ——Li Yi of the Tang Dynasty, "Listening to the Flute in Shoujiang City at Night"
Interpretation: A melancholy reed pipe was blown from nowhere, and all the soldiers gazed at their hometown overnight.
4. Don’t rely on mountains and rivers, but rely on flat land. If you have a spear, you can command it in a day. ——Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty, "Han Stele"
Interpretation: Relying on one's own strength, one does not seize the mountains and rivers but seizes the plains; one dreams of retreating from the sun and dares to rebel and cause rebellion.
5. There is no doubt that the spiritual realm is difficult to smell and see, and the earthly mind is not yet exhausted and homesick for the county. ——Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty, "A Journey to Peach Blossoms"
Interpretation: Fishermen do not doubt that this is a rare fairyland, but they only care about their homeland before their hearts are exhausted.
6. I don’t know who cuts the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors. ——"Ode to the Willow" by He Zhizhang of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: Whose skillful hands cut these thin young leaves? It turned out to be the warm spring breeze in February, like a pair of dexterous scissors.
7. Not afraid of clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the highest level. ——Wang Anshi, Song Dynasty, "Climbing Feilai Peak"
Interpretation: I am not afraid that the floating clouds will obscure my sight, just because I am at the top now.
8. If you don’t believe in the willow moon above the building, the beauties singing and dancing have never returned. ——Song Dynasty Xie Fangde's "The Song of the Silkworm Woman"
Interpretation: The sound of singing and dancing can be heard from far away. Is it possible that the singing girls feasting in the high-rise building have not returned to sleep late at night?
9. I don’t know that the water flowers bloom first, but it is suspected that they have not been sold after the winter snow. ——"Early Plum Blossoms" by Zhang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: People don't know that cold plum blossoms bloom early near streams, thinking that they are white snow that has not melted after winter.
10. How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without experiencing a bone-chilling cold? ——"Ode to a Discourse in the Hall" by Zen Master Huang He of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: Without going through the bone-chilling cold, how can there be the fragrant fragrance of plum blossoms.