The Meaning of Eight Arrays in Ancient Poetry

Du Fu in Eight Arrays

Title: Eight Arrays Author: Du Fu era: Tang Dynasty style: five unique types: nostalgia

Eight sides fortress

The three kingdoms, divided, have always been bound by his greatness, the famous eight-array map.

This river won't divert the stones from your disposal, and you will always regret that you will destroy Wu's unwise.

Precautions:

1, eight-array diagram: a figure consisting of eight formations, used for training or fighting.

2. Three Kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu in the Three Kingdoms.

3. Stones don't turn: A rising tide lifts all boats, but eight stones still don't move.

4. The loss of swallowing Wu: refers to the mistake of swallowing Wu.

Rhyme translation:

Among the three countries, Kong Ming's exploits are the most outstanding.

The Eight Diagrams Array he created is even more famous throughout the ages.

Despite the impact of the river, the stone remains the same.

The thousand-year feud lies in Liu Bei's blunder to swallow Wu.

Comments:

This is a poem about breasts. The author praised Zhuge Liang's great achievements, especially his military talents and achievements. Three or four sentences, expressing regret that Liu Bei did not learn from Wu and ruined Zhuge Liang's great cause of reunifying China with Wu Kang and Cao Cao. The last sentence takes care of the beginning, three sentences take care of two sentences; From the content, it is not only nostalgia, but also expression, affection in love, which is beyond words; Don't draw a square in the quatrains.