What does this idiom mean?

Xiongzhou fog column, Cai Jun's madness comes from preface to Wang Tengting.

The annotation given to "Xiongzhou Fog Column" in "Chinese" (compulsory 4) of senior high school of Jiangsu Education Edition is: "It refers to the buildings in Hongzhou, which are arranged like clouds and everywhere. Xiongzhou, Dazhou. " The annotation of "Cai Jun Xing Chi" is: "Talented people are driven away like meteors. Cai Jun refers to talented people. " The annotation of "Xiongzhou fog column" in senior high school Chinese (compulsory 5) of People's Education Edition is: "The majestic big state rises like fog. This is to describe the prosperity of Hongzhou. The state refers to Hongzhou. " The annotation of Cai Jun Xing Chi is: "Outstanding talents are like stars. Describe the number of talents. Cai Jun refers to talents. Xing Chi, the stars are running, so say' Chi'. " The annotation and translation of these two sentences in the two textbooks are understandable, while other annotations and translations are not completely accurate, and some are really undesirable and illogical.

Some people think it can be understood as follows: "Xiongzhou is foggy and uses intertextual rhetoric. Together, it means "Xiongzhou is full of fog and stars", which means that Hongzhou City is full of talents and is busy with national affairs. What is the basis of this understanding?

Let's start with "Xiongzhou". The Chinese Dictionary explains Xiongzhou as "a country with a vast territory, a large population and an important position". There are three examples, namely: ① Notes on Xie Xiucai and Jian 'an by Liang of the Southern Dynasties: "My husband chooses Xiongzhou and looks at the country." (2) Tang Wang Bo's Preface to Meeting Four Hu Houses in Chuzhou in Autumn: "With the resort, Xiongzhou is the most important." ③ Huang Jingren's poem "Yingzhou West Lake" in Qing Dynasty: "Poems in the past spread great events, and literature continued to praise Xiongzhou." "Xiongzhou" in Preface to Wang Tengting should take this meaning.

Say "fog column" again. The word "fog column" is not included in reference books such as The Chinese Dictionary, and many ancient books are not used. Therefore, to explain this word, we have to start with "fog" and "column" respectively. We know that "fog" is fog. This can be compared to The Great Chinese Dictionary. Also, because "fog" can gather or disperse, the combination of "fog" and other verbs can be compared to many people gathering or dispersing. For example:

(1) Kuai Tong said: "At the beginning of the world, there was a disaster. Handsome men and strong men make their numbers, and everyone in the world gathers clouds and smoke. ("Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou")

(2) The general of Yunxing, Zhou, has stirred up the division to cross the city, the roaring group drives the wind, and the bear family is foggy. (Biography of the Book of Jin and Lu Ji)

(3) in today, CoCo Lee, convergence fog. (Biography of Rousseau in Song Dynasty)

(4) the passenger flow is foggy and socialism prevails. (Sui Shu Pan Huichuan)

(5) Beowulf keen, sharp. Electricity is terrible and the wind is urgent, fog is scattered and clouds cover it, becoming cunning and cunning, keeping pace with the times. (Biography of Cai Yong in the Later Han Dynasty)

6. It is advisable to choose thousands of people who dare to fight fiercely, hide the flag, wrap the armor, and clip the horse before collecting it. In the morning, the pressure is not in the array, the noise is chaotic, the fire drum is around, the scenery is too busy to move, and the dust can't get up. Birds and animals are scattered, the ice melts, the whistle sweeps, and the brine floats on the mountain. (Biography of Song Shu Yuan)

⑦ Therefore, Zhou was the highest judge, and Han took the next decision. As it comes and goes, the clouds disperse, the strong is better than the traffic jam, and the weak cannot be eliminated. (Biography of Sui Shu Rui Liang)

Where does God come from? Spirit of the wind. Where did God go? Wandering in the shadows. The gods of Iraq have come and gone, and the fog has dispersed. ("Song History Suburb Sacrifice")

As can be seen from the above eight examples, "fog" is used to describe a large number of people. The so-called "fog set" is a metaphor for "human beings" such as fog gathering (returning). Examples 2, 3 and 4 can be analogized. The so-called "fog dispersed" means that those people disappeared like fog dispersed.

So, what does the "fog train" in Xiongzhou Fog Train mean? The meaning of "fog train" here is similar to "fog gathering" and "fog gathering", and "fog" is a metaphor of many people; "Column" means "dense". "Guangya Interpretation III": "Column, cloth also." "Fog train" refers to as many talents as fog. Why didn't Wang Bo choose the common expressions of "fog gathering", "fog gathering" and "fog merging" to imitate a "fog train"? This reflects Wang Bo's subtle, flexible and accurate choice of words. Wang Bo is here to praise the talents of HongZhou City, not including himself. If you choose the expression "fog set", you will include yourself. Because he came to Hongzhou City from other places, he will change the expression "fog set" to "fog column".

When the author searched for the metaphor of "fog" in Twenty-five History, he found an interesting thing. Since the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, there have been no examples of using "fog" to compare people. The above example is an example in the history of the Song Dynasty, but it is used as a metaphor for gods. This may be one of the reasons why people ignore the metaphor of "fog".

Let's talk about Xing Chi. The Chinese Dictionary contains the word "Xing Chi" and lists three meanings, namely: ① Flying like a meteor. ② Running all night. (3) competition. The third meaning has little to do with the problems discussed in this article, so I won't describe it. If the "Xing Chi" in Cai Jun Xing Chi is translated directly, it is obviously not easy to understand, and it is treated like a note in the textbook of Soviet education. Why do talented people run like meteors? Why did Wang Bo say that? These questions are not easy to answer. So, how to understand the "Star Chi" here? In order to solve this problem, we might as well look at the meaning of the word "Xing Chi" used in ancient books.

(1) The nearest north to Wang Ruluan, the south opposite to Du Tao, the second Zhengrun State, Xingchi State and other counties collapsed there. (Biography of Tao Kan in the Book of Jin)

(2) General Zang Zhi and others are now sent to protect them. , the emperor Xi ribbon, star chi to meet. (Song Shu Fan Ye Chuan).

(3) Your Majesty's attitude towards Guan Baiyu, the famous general Chi Duifeng and his ministers. (Biography of the Five Kings of Song Wenshu)

(4) I will Ying Xing chi to bone web hub. ("Song Shu Chen Gu Biography")

When the emperor was in a hurry, he discussed with the king. When he was in Jingzhen with the government, he seemed to hear about it and threw himself into the sky without eating or sleeping. Angry and scared, he didn't stop for the time being. ("Liang Shu Wu Di Xia Ji")

6. The prancing horse is wrapped in grain, the stars are blazing with electricity, and they are eager for piety, and the axe is full. (Biography of Shu Wei Gao Yun)

⑦ Minister Xing Luan was sent to ride fifty thousand fine horses, and the stars were driven by electricity. (Biography of Shu Weitian and Zong Yi)

Today, the king sent orders to assist the prehistoric stars to report it. ("Beiqi Book Feng Weichuan")

⑨ Jin Yong said, "This thief has no city gate, and only relies on bandits for his capital. In peacetime, ants gather, and in poverty, birds disperse. Take it quickly, not in the crowd. Stars gallop to generate electricity, and unexpectedly, just ride 500, self-sufficient and smooth sailing. ("Zhou Shu Duan Yongchuan")

Attending Hu learned of greed and believed it. He led his own tribe, trying his best to drive the six animals forward, hoping to have a common market first. ("Sui Shu Biography Yu Shiqi")

The "Xing Chi" in the example of 10 mentioned above, however translated, is all about running fast. Or for the military, or for political affairs, or for other important things. Based on this understanding, we can go back to the original text of Preface to Wang Tengting to understand "Xing Chi". It turns out that Wang Bo's "seeking talents" refers to the talent in Hongzhou City as a meteor (running for national politics). This understanding coincides with the description in the article. As mentioned later, "Gong Yan, the governor, is elegant and far away; Fan Yi of Yuwen Xinzhou is temporarily stationed. Ten days holiday, win friends like a cloud; Meeting thousands of miles is a happy event. "

Through the above analysis and discussion, we can translate it into "Xiongzhou is full of fog, and handsome talents are everywhere, like Hongzhou City in the fog, with vast territory and abundant resources, and like meteors flying (running towards national politics)."

In this case, some people may think it is out of touch with the language environment in the text. The sentence in front of "Xiongzhou fog column, Cai Jun is crazy" is "the wealth of things is expensive, and the dragon light shoots the cow to fight the market; Outstanding people, Xu Ru got off the couch of Chen Fan ",and the following sentence is" At the turn of the end of summer, the host and guest are as beautiful as the southeast ". The first clause of these two groups of sentences is about things and places, and the last clause is about people. However, the two clauses before and after "Xiongzhou Fog Column, Cai Jun is crazy" are written by only one person, which is not in harmony with the context before and after. How do you explain this? In fact, this arrangement of Wang Bo shows his superb and rigorous writing style. From the formal point of view, the Five Streets in Xiongzhou is about places, and the content is understood together with the next sentence, just like the "borrowing" in poetry, which is relative in form and can be understood separately in content. With this understanding, arts and sciences will naturally follow.

What needs to be added is that, because the two words "Wulie" and "Xing Chi" can sometimes be understood as subject-predicate structure, and sometimes they can be understood as partial structure, some people will mistakenly think that "Wulie" and "Xing Chi" here are nouns as adverbials. Actually, it is not. The "fog column" and "star gallop" here are subject-predicate structures, which are used to express metaphors and cannot be understood as nouns as adverbials.