to pursue summer joys(chén lǐ fú guā)

to pursue summer joys

Chinese idiom, CH é NL ǐ f ú Gu ā, means to eat plums and melons soaked in cold water. It describes the life of relieving summer heat. Also known as "floating melon sink plum". It comes from Wu Zhishu, the song of the dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Floating melons and sinking plums

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

From 895 to May 18, PI Bai: Ji Chong is all right. Although Tu Road Bureau, official guard limited, willing to speak of the heart, good can not be allowed. Zuxia's treatment of secluded left, the book asked to be simple, beneficial to use and increase labor. Every time you think about your trip to Nanpi, you can't forget it. He thinks about the six classics and plays chess freely. At last, he talks about the six classics to amuse his heart and plays zither to his ears. Gallop north field, travel food South Hall, floating sweet melon in spring, sink Zhu Li in cold water. Day is hidden, followed by the moon, riding and carrying, to travel back garden, Yu wheel slowly moving, participation from silent, breeze night, sad slightly chant, happy to mourn, pathetic sad. As far as I'm concerned, it's hard to be happy, but I think it's salty. Each fruit is on one side. Yuan Yu's death, into a foreign body, every thought to, when to speak! Fang jinruibin Ji, the scenery fan things, warm weather, fruit with numerous, when driving and travel, North compliance with the river. The follower calls for the road, and literature rides behind. Festival at the same time different, things are different. I don't know. Today, he sent his horse to ye, so he crossed the road in vain and loved himself.

Allusion 2

Wu Zhi (177-230), Ji Zhong, born in Dingtao, was a famous writer and Minister of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. In 193, Cao Cao recruited talents in juancheng to develop his strength, and Wu Zhi came to juancheng. He was appreciated by Cao's father and son for his ability and erudition, and became Cao Pi's best friend and Cao Zhi's literary friend. In 217 A.D., Cao Pi was made the crown prince, and Wu Zhi was appointed the head of Chaoge (now Qixian County in Henan Province), and then moved to Yuancheng (now the north of the river is named Dongling). In order to consolidate the status of the crown prince, Cao Pi often discussed the countermeasures with Wu Zhi. On one occasion, Cao Cao led his army out to see off Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi spoke highly of Cao Cao's merits and virtues, while Cao Pi was dwarfed and disappointed. Wu Zhi whispered to Cao Pi, "when you say goodbye to the king of Wei, don't say anything, just cry." After hearing Wu Zhi's words, Cao Pi was very sad. Cao Cao and his followers were very moved. So they all think that Cao Zhi is not as flashy as Cao Pi is honest and filial. In addition, Cao Pi was good at concealing himself and keeping his words and deeds in good order, while Cao Zhi relied on his talents and indulgence, which caused a lot of people's disgust. Finally, Cao Cao gave up the idea of making Cao Zhi the crown prince. In 220 A.D., Cao Pi became emperor, and immediately sent people to take Wu Zhi to Luoyang, appointed him Zhonglang general, and granted him Marquis, so that he could hold the chastity to spend his time in seclusion and the military affairs of the States. In 226, Emperor Wen died and Emperor Ming Cao Rui succeeded to the throne. In 230, Wu Zhi was recruited into the court and served as a minister. He stated to the Ming emperor the great plan of safety and danger, and pointed out that the Minister of Sikong Chen Qun was a mediocre person, not the talent of the Prime Minister of the country; he praised the puma general Sima Yi, who was loyal and resourceful, and a pillar of the country. Emperor Ming adopted his opinion, which had a great influence on the political situation in the later period of Cao Wei. Wu Zhi has always been fond of making friends with powerful people, never dealing with the people in the countryside, and has a bad reputation in his hometown. After he became an official, he relied on the power of Cao's father and son and acted like a bully, which aroused people's antipathy. In the summer of 230 ad, Wu Zhi died of illness and was posthumously named "Chou Hou". Wu Zhi's son Wu should write again and again to plead for his father's injustice. It was not until 24 years after Wu Zhi's death that he changed his posthumous title to "Marquis Wei". Wu Zhi had a close contact with the famous literati "Jian'an seven sons" at that time. He was one of the seven sons, whose style of poetry showed the strength of "Jian'an Literature". There are only two answers to Cao Pi and one answer to Cao Zhi, which are included in Zhaoming Wenxuan. There is also a poem "Si Mu Shi", which is stored in the biographical notes of the annals of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

"Floating sweet melon in clear spring, sinking Zhu and Li in cold water" was written by Wei Cao Pi of the Three Kingdoms

Idiom usage

It's a combination. It's an object. It's used to describe the summer heat. Su Shi's answer to Su Bo Gu's three poems: "there are many plans for long Shu, and the big basin is as fast as life, which is one of the quickest in the heat." Song Shen and Qiu's poem "autumn drama presented to Jiang Dake for review" said: "the west wind and the maple dance in the court, the sink and the plums and the floating melons are good." Jin and Dong Jieyuan's Xixiangji zhugongdiao Volume 1: "the sun turns to the afternoon, the towel is taken off, the plums and melons are deep, and the fans shake the Wansu." Chapter two and seven of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua: "Ximen Qing ordered him to arrange wine. In a short time, there were plums and floating melons in the ice basin and red and green trees in the pavilion." Wang Renyu of the Five Dynasties wrote "the legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao:" people in the Tang Dynasty are in the wind Pavilion, water Pavilion, snow sill, water plate, floating melons and plums, flowing cups and marshes, passing through the night. " Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty, wrote in his "surprise at the first carving": "at such a time, it's not too much for many princes and grandsons to mix snow lotus root with ice and float melons and sink plums." In Song Dynasty, Li Chongyuan's "memory of Wang sun · Xia Ci": "after the rain, the lotus is full of fragrance in the courtyard, and Shen Li's floating melons are cool with ice and snow". In Song Mengyuan's old "dream of China in Tokyo · miscellaneous selling in the moon alley": "snow sill, ice plate, floating melons, sinking plums Let's go through the night. “

Chinese PinYin : chén lǐ fú guā