Literally:
Flowers fall gently, silently and quietly, like chrysanthemums in autumn.
Specific explanation:
Flowers are silent: flowers don't complain because they fall. The original figurative poem is elegant in style. After metaphor, people are as pale as chrysanthemums without complaining about failure.
People are as light as chrysanthemums: people are as light as chrysanthemums, do not argue with others, and have their own arrogant personality.
Said by: Twenty-four Elegant Poems
Author: Si Kongtu
Dynasty: Tang and Five Dynasties
Full text:
Jade pot buys spring and enjoys the canopy.
Sitting in Zhong Shi, pruning bamboo.
White clouds are in Chuqing and birds are chasing each other.
The sleeping piano is shaded by trees with waterfalls on it.
Without words, people are as pale as chrysanthemums.
At China's age, books are readable.
Full text interpretation:
Let's have a spring outing with jade pot and wine, and enjoy the rain in the hut.
There are elegant celebrities on the seats, surrounded by beautiful bamboo.
In Chuqing, white clouds are fluttering, and birds in deep valleys chase each other.
Lying on the piano under the green forest tree, the waterfall on the top of the mountain.
Flowers fall gently, silently and quietly, like chrysanthemums in autumn.
Such a scenic spot written in a poem may be worth appreciating and reading.
Extended data:
1, about the author:
Si Kongtu (837 ~ 908) was born in Yongji, Shanxi Province. Poets and poetics in late tang dynasty. The word represents holiness, and you know from the name that it is not a son, but also an anti-insulting layman. Tang Yizong Xian Tong 10 (869) senior high school entrance examination, promoted to the top. During the reign of Zong Yi, he was called the temple adviser.
Four years later (904), Zhu Quanzhong was made the minister of rites, and Si Kongtu was released pretending to be an old man. In the second year of Kaiping in Hou Liang (908), Tang Aidi was killed and died of hunger strike at the age of 72. Si Kongtu's achievement mainly lies in his poetics, and Twenty-four Poems are immortal. The Whole Tang Poetry contains three volumes of poems.
2. Extended meaning:
Because of the calm and persistent character of chrysanthemum, people often describe the aesthetic significance of elegant art as "the fallen flowers are silent and people are as light as chrysanthemums" or just "people are as light as chrysanthemums", or the spiritual outlook of people who are indifferent to fame and fortune and are peaceful and quiet.
3. Enlightenment:
A fallen flower is silent, and people are lighter than chrysanthemums. This is a calm and peaceful mentality in adversity, and it is also a character that does not admire Li Rong. Chrysanthemum does not compete with flowers for spring, can withstand loneliness and is willing to bloom in autumn. At the same time, it is also a peaceful and persistent mentality, rejecting domineering. People are as light as chrysanthemums, what they want is the calmness and persistence of chrysanthemums.
References:
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