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Idioms in Tang poetry
Sweet-scented osmanthus-"Sweet-scented osmanthus falls in the moon, and the fragrance floats outside the clouds." (Lingyin Temple in the Song Dynasty) Osmanthus fragrans exudes fragrance, describing the beautiful scenery around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Once the sea-"once the sea was difficult for water, except Wushan, not clouds." (Yuan Zhen's Lisi) Once: experienced; The sea: the sea. Metaphor has seen the world.

Speak for others-"I have never understood the goodness of Tibetans in my life. I speak for everyone everywhere." Yang Jingzhi's gift to Xiang Si refers to putting in a good word for others and interceding for them.

Unpaid ambition-"The ambition is unpaid for three feet, and the hometown is separated from Chung Shan Man." (Li Pin's "Spring is Homecoming") refers to the unfinished ambition.

Marry someone else-"If you hate the annual lucky money, put on a wedding dress for other girls." (Qin Taoyu's "Poor Girl") originally meant that a poor girl had no money to buy a dowry, but she sewed a wedding dress for someone every year. Later, it was compared to being busy for others in vain.

Seventy years old-"alcohol debts are common, and life is seventy years old." This idiom refers to seventy years old. In the past, few people lived to be seventy years old, so people said, "The past is rare."

The green leaves are shaded-"I hate that it is too late to find incense. I didn't see it in previous years." Now the wind is full of flowers and green leaves. "(Du Mu's" Sighing Flowers ") According to" Tang Yan Yan Yan ",when Du Muzuo announced the curtain of the country, he traveled to Huzhou and met a woman who was over sixteen years old and had a good face. Du Mu loved it so much that he agreed with his mother: "Wait for me for ten years, or I can get married if I don't come. "Fourteen years later, Du Mu was appointed as the secretariat of Huzhou, and the woman was married and had children. So Du Mu wrote this poem in dismay, expressing his love for the girl and his helplessness in not getting married. Metaphor means that a woman has a child after marriage.

Make a cocoon and bind yourself-"whoever saves the candle moth, the cocoon will bind itself." (Bai Juyi's "Jiangzhou has gone to Zhongzhou to Jiangling to show my younger brother fifty rhymes in the boat") Silkworms spit like silkworms and are wrapped in them. The result of doing something is that you are trapped. It is also a metaphor for binding yourself.

The stone broke the sky-"Nu Wa tempered the stone to make up the sky, and the stone broke the autumn rain." (Li He's "Li Ping Plays Rugby") The poem describes Li Ping's good performance in playing rugby, which makes the girl who is mending the sky fascinated and forget her duty. As a result, the rocks broke and the autumn rain poured down. It is surprising to compare the development of an article, a discussion or a situation.

The sky is spinning-"the sky is spinning, the sun is turning back to Yulong, and the emperor is clinging to this place and unwilling to leave." (Bai Juyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow) Heaven and earth turn. It used to mean fundamentally changing the situation, but now it is described as dizziness.

Like a yellow crane-"Yellow crane will never come again, and Baiyun will never take him to fly." (Cui Hao's Yellow Crane Tower) Metaphor disappears without a trace. It also means that people or things are missing.

Catch the thief and catch the king-"shoot the horse first, catch the thief and catch the king first." (Du Fu's Before Leaving the Village) If you catch a thief, you must catch evil first. Metaphor captures the key to doing things.

Make a comeback-"There are many talented people in Jiangdong, and it is unknown to make a comeback." Make a comeback, people run and the dust flies. This poem is the poet's regret and criticism of Xiang Yu's refusal to cross the river and commit suicide on the Wujiang River. Now describe the organizational strength after failure and regain strength.

Take a look at the flowers-"the spring breeze is proud, the horseshoe is urgent, and you can see all the Chang' an flowers in one day." (Meng Jiao's "After Graduation") Metaphor roughly observes things.

The four seas are home-"Every sea is home now, so it is called autumn." (Liu Yuxi's Thoughts on the Old Times in Xipaotai Mountain) The poet faced the "old base area" in the bleak autumn wind (the fortifications built in the Six Dynasties), inspiring people to learn from history and prevent the second split. It used to mean national unity, but later it meant that everywhere can be home.

When you go out, you must enter the phase-"The two dynasties return to the phase, and the five generations ride bamboo wheels." (Cui Hao's Old Man's Sorrow by the River) Going out is a general, going in is a photo. Refers to talents with both civil and military skills. It also refers to a person with a high official position.

The time of cardamom-"more than thirteen years, cardamom in early February." (Du Mu's farewell) Cardamom, a perennial herb, is a metaphor for virgins. Always refers to 13-year-old women.

Two very different moons-"There is a moonlit night on earth, and there are hooligans in Yangzhou." (Xu Ning's Memory of Yangzhou) describes the prosperity of ancient Yangzhou.

Lonely clouds and wild cranes-"floating storks, can you be tenants of our world?" "(Liu Changqing's Send the Master) originally refers to a hermit who lives in seclusion in the wild.

Red bean acacia-"for me, take a hug home as a symbol of our love." (Wang Wei's Acacia) Red bean, a plant name, is also called Acacia. The ancients used it to symbolize love. Metaphor for men and women lovesickness.

There are more than a dozen idioms in a song, and I'm afraid only Bai Juyi's Pipa Trip.

Long-awaited-"However, before she started walking towards us, we called a thousand times and urged her for a thousand times, and still hid half of her face behind her guitar from us." It means calling many times and urging again and again, describing it as not easy to come forward.

Whisper seriously-(now "whisper") "It's raining like a storm on the strings, and the little strings whisper like secrets." Whisper in the dark.

"Humming, whispering-and then mixing them together is like pouring pearls, large and small, into a plate of jade." The sound of describing the performance of musical instruments is crisp and pleasant, very beautiful.

"Put on your clothes-"She stood up and smoothed her clothes. She said solemnly and politely that now she meant to tidy her clothes, put away her smile and looked serious.

Autumn moon and spring breeze-"season after season, joy follows joy, autumn moon and spring breeze have passed, but she didn't pay attention." This is a metaphor for good times and good days.

Night came-"until her brother went to war, and then her aunt died. Night went, night came, and her beauty faded." Metaphor time flies quickly.

It was cold in front of the door-"there were fewer and fewer cars and horses in front of the door, and finally she gave herself to a businessman's wife." Few people describe coming and going. Also known as "cold door".

The cuckoo cries for blood-"What can be heard here sooner or later? , cuckoo's bleeding cry, ape's whimper. " This refers to the cuckoo's cry and describes the tragedy of the bird's cry.

Sima Qing-"But who among them cried the most? ? This Jiujiang official. My blue sleeves are wet. " Sima's clothes were soaked with tears. Describe it as sad.

Tell more in silence than they tell with their voices-"Don't resent it, tell more in silence than they tell with their voices." Originally, it means that there is no sound to express the deep feelings better than sound, and later it is extended to better express the deep feelings, or it is a metaphor for the deep feelings given by some noble actions.

Neither of us is happy-to the end of the day-refers to a person drifting and sinking in a foreign country.

We met. We understand. What is the relationship between acquaintances? You became bosom friends as soon as you met. You don't need to know each other before to be old friends. It means love at first sight.