finish penciling one 's eyebrows slightly(dàn sǎo é méi)

finish penciling one 's eyebrows slightly

[idiom]: sweeping away the eyebrows

[Pinyin]: D à ns à o é m é I

[explanation]: lightly thrush. A woman's elegant make-up.

[source]: the second poem of "Ji Ling Tai" written by Zhang Hu of Tang Dynasty: "I don't like the color of powder and fat, but I don't like to sweep away my eyebrows, so I am the supreme."

[example]: ~, it's very charming to dress up skillfully. Sun renru, Ming Dynasty

Usage: used as predicate and object

essential information

[idiom]: sweep away the eyebrows [example]: ~, dress up skillfully, very delicate. Sun renru's Dongguo Ji: his wife and concubine are not ashamed in Ming Dynasty

original text

In the second part of the song (Zhang Hu of Tang Dynasty), Guo Guo's wife accepted the Lord's favor and rode into the palace gate in pingming. but dislike the color of the powder, light sweep moth eyebrow toward the supreme. Ji Ling Tai Ji Ling Tai, namely Changsheng hall, is a hall of Huaqing Palace in the Tang Dynasty. It was built in November of the first year of Tianbao, and it is called Ji Ling Tai, which is used to worship gods. The hall of Changsheng, in the annals of Yuanhe County, says, "Huaqing Palace is on the Lishan Mountain. At the beginning of the eleventh year of Kaiyuan, the hot spring palace was built. Tianbao was changed into Huaqing Palace for six years. He also built the hall of eternal life, which is called Ji Ling Tai, to worship the gods. "

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The word "chengzhuen" in the first sentence implies irony. Because the lady of Guo State was not a concubine of Xuanzong, it was abnormal to accept the Lord's favor. The second sentence "riding into the palace gate in pingming" is a specific description of "accepting the Lord's kindness". "Pingming" is the time when the sky is already bright. This is not the time to see the emperor, but Mrs. Guo can go to court. It's not the emperor's special favor. How can it be so? The palace gate is a forbidden area. It's the place to ride a horse, but Mrs. Guo can ride a horse. It's not the emperor's special permission. How can it be so! Therefore, the seemingly plain narrative tone of "riding into the palace gate peacefully" is thought-provoking. At the time of the Ming Dynasty, the horse riding in the forbidden court was so unusual that the absurdity of Guo Guo's wife and Xuanzong's was self-evident. In the third sentence, "but I don't like the color of powder and fat", the pen suddenly turns to the appearance of Mrs. Guo. Is it not strange that Guo Guo's wife "dislikes powder" because it is originally a cosmetic that makes women more beautiful? A check, according to "Taizhen waizhuan" said: "Guo does not apply makeup powder, self dazzling beauty, often plain face to the sky." It turned out that she was confident that her natural beauty was better than powder and cosmetics, and it was just to show off and compete for favor in front of the emperor, which was exactly the same as pleasing the king with heavy makeup. The fourth sentence is the result of "being disgusted with the color of powder". "The Supreme Court" echoed with the first and second sentences, and then came to the court. 3、 The four two sentences literally boast the extraordinary beauty of Mrs. Guo. However, the image of the lady of the Guo State, who is frivolous, coquettish and deliberately entertaining, is depicted in the light of "but dislikes the powder". In particular, this image is connected with the grand name of "supreme", which makes people feel an indescribable pungent irony. The greatest characteristic of this poem is its implicitness. It seems to praise the truth and belittle it. It wants to suppress and praise it. It satirizes deeply with extremely flattering language, and its artistic skills are superb.

About the author

Zhang Hu was born and died in Qinghe (now Qinghe, Xingtai), a poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was born in a famous family of Zhang family in Qinghe about 782 A.D. and was called childe Zhang. He first lived in Gusu and later in Chang'an. In Changqing, he was recommended by Linghu Chu. He set up the Dukes' house to exclude Yuan Zhen, and then went to Huainan, aidanyang qua, where he lived in seclusion. He died in the sixth year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (852 A.D.).

Chinese PinYin : dàn sǎo é méi