exquisite writing(jué miào hǎo cí)

exquisite writing

This article is from Shishuo Xinyu, which is a novel written in the northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581). It describes the anecdotes of the famous scholars and nobles from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Liu Song Dynasty. Shishuoxinyu was written by Liu Yiqing (403-444), the Linchuan king of the Liu Song clan in the Southern Dynasty, and annotated by Liu Jun in the Liang Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang once wrote Shishuo, which has long been lost. The original name of the book is Shishuo, which is different from Liu Xiangshu. It is also called Shishuo Xinshu, which was renamed after Song Dynasty.

Explanation of words

From the article, Cao Cao sighs that his talent is not as good as Yang Xiu's, which shows that Yang Xiu is a man of great talent and intelligence. Idiom: wonderful words pronunciation: Ju é mi à oh à OC í explanation: words: the same as "words", words. Used of extremely beautiful words. It comes from the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Liu Yiqing's Jiewu, a new saying of the world: "yellow silk, color silk, is unique in character. Young women, young girls also, in the word is wonderful. Grandson, female also, in the word is good. Zhujiu is also a kind of CI. The so-called wonderful words. " example: literati have a mouth in their pen, and they can express the real scene in front of them, that is ～. Xu Yinfang's on poetry with Li Sheng in Qing Dynasty

original text

Under the stele of Cao'e, Yang Xiu followed. On the back of the monument, there are eight characters with the title of "yellow silk, young woman, grandson and mortar". Wei Wu said that he was not able to solve the problem The answer was, "yes." Wei Wu said: "Qing has nothing to say, wait for me to think about it." Walking thirty Li, Wei Wunai said, "I've got it." Let's say goodbye. Xiuyue said: "yellow silk, color silk also, in the word for 'Jue'; young woman, girl also, in the word for 'Miao', grandson, woman also, in the word for 'Hao'; jujiu, by Xin also, in the word for 'Fu'; the so-called 'wonderful good Fu' also." Wei Wu also recorded that when he was with xiutong, he sighed and said, "I'm not as good as Youqing. I'm thirty miles away."

Original translation

Cao Cao once passed under the monument of Cao E, and Yang Xiu followed (Cao Cao). On the back of the stone tablet is inscribed with eight words: "yellow silk, young woman, grandson, zhujiu". Cao Cao asked Yang Xiu, "do you know what this means?" (Yang Xiu) replied, "yes." Cao Cao said, "don't talk about Qing Xiang, let me think about it first." When he was thirty miles away, Cao Cao said, "I already know." Yang Xiu was ordered to write what he knew. Yang Xiu wrote: "yellow silk is a colored silk fabric, and the word" Jue "is used to write it; the word" Miao "is used to write it for a young woman or a young girl; the word" Hao "is used to write it for a grandson who is a daughter's child; the word" Fu Jiu "is used to hold five Xins, and the word" Fu (CI) "is used to write it. This means" Jue Miao (CI) " Cao Cao also wrote down his own idea, which was the same as Yang Xiu's, so he said with admiration: "my talent can't compare with you. I didn't understand it until I walked 30 miles."

Explanation of words

Wei Wu: Cao Cao. 2 tasted: once. Taste: once. Pass: pass through three (J) mortar (Ji): tools for pounding ginger and garlic. 4 means: say no to 5: same as "no", used at the end of interrogative sentence, to form right and wrong question. Line 6: let's go. Woman: the son of her daughter. 9 receiving the five sympathies: it's not a tool to receive all the hardships, but a tool to receive the five sympathies. "Five pungent" refers to onion, garlic, ginger, pepper and condiment, and "pungent" is one of the five spicy flavors. Another explanation refers to onion, garlic, pepper, ginger and mustard. 10 record: record. 11 NaI (sighing): so it's not as good as 12 Nai: it's not as good as 13 NaI (JUE 30 Li): cai 14 Jue: it's found out

Brief introduction to Yang Xiu

Yang Xiu (175-219 A.D.) was born in Huayin, Shaanxi Province. He was a writer in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Yang Xiu is knowledgeable and intelligent, and he is the chief official of the prime minister's office. According to historical records, "when the time is right, the military and the state are full of affairs. The general practitioner knows the outside and the inside, and everything is satisfactory.". He is the xuansun of Yang Zhen and the son of Yang Biao. He was born into a family with hairpin tassels for generations. According to the book of the later Han Dynasty, "from Zhen to Biao, the fourth Taiwei.". He is studious and talented. In Jian'an period, he was promoted to be filial and honest. Besides being a doctor, he later served as the principal of Prime Minister Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao had many affairs in the military and the country, and Yang Xiu was responsible for both internal and external affairs, which was in Cao Cao's mind. In addition, there were four things about Yang Xiu's talent exhibition in the chapter of Shi Shuo Xin Yu Jie Wu, and his talent was not as good as Cao Cao's. Later, Yang Xiu helped Cao Zhi pass the test of Cao Cao several times. However, Cao Zhi became more and more arrogant. Yang Xiu wanted to alienate him, but he couldn't and didn't dare. Cao Cao was also very angry because he knew that Cao Zhi passed the test with Yang Xiu's help. Later, he wrote to Yang biaozhong and said, "every time you are a virtuous son, depending on your powerful father, you don't have the same feelings with me, that is, you want to go straight, but you hate me." Finally, in the autumn of the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was accused of "leaking words and teaching before and after, and handing them over to the vassals". When the criminals were killed, Yang Xiu sighed: "I'm determined to die late.

Expand reading

Liu Xiao's annotated version is divided into ten volumes, and today's biographical version is divided into three volumes, which are divided into 36 branches, such as morality and speech. There are more than 1000 pieces in the book, which record the anecdotes of celebrities and nobles from the late Han Dynasty to the Liu Song Dynasty, mainly about the comments of the characters, empty talk and witty response. It is listed in the novel of Sui Shu Jing Ji Zhi. Liu Yiqing's biography of Liu daogui, a Book of Song Dynasty, says that he is "simple in nature", "fond of literary meaning" and "will come near and far to attract literary talents". Although the individual facts recorded in the book are not accurate, they reflect the ideological style of the aristocratic families, and preserve historical materials of society, politics, ideology, literature, language, etc., which are of great value. Cao E is a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and her body was not seen for several days. At that time, Cao E, a filial daughter, was only 14 years old and cried along the river day and night. After 17 days, he also threw himself into the river on May 5, and took out his father's body five days later. This was passed down as a myth, and then it was passed down to the magistrate of the county government, who ordered Du Shang to set up a monument for it and asked his disciple Handan chun to make a eulogy. Therefore, the town where he lived was renamed Cao'e Town, the river where he died for his father was Cao'e River, and temples were built to comfort his filial piety. Shi Shuo Xin Yu is an anecdote in the northern and Southern Dynasties, which records the stories of celebrities and nobles from the late Han Dynasty to the Liu and Song dynasties. It is mainly about the characters' comments, simple and mysterious words and tactful response.

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