die young(yù lóu fù zhào)

die young

Yuloulaizhao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ù L ó UF ù zh à o, which means a euphemism for the early death of literati. It comes from biography of Li He by Li Shangyin of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Li Shangyin's biography of Li He in the Tang Dynasty: "when Changji is going to die, suddenly in the daytime, I see a man in Fei's clothes, driving Chiqiu, holding a blackboard script, like a Taigu seal or a thunderbolt stone The man in Feiyi said with a smile, "the emperor became a white jade building, and set up a memorial to summon you."

Idiom usage

It refers to death. Suddenly, I heard a lot of crying and boiling inside. However, Sima Xiangru, a thirsty man in Wenyuan, became Li Changji. (the 24th chapter of Nie Hai Hua by Zeng Pu in Qing Dynasty)

Idioms and allusions

Li He, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was born in a family of declining Royal descendants. He was talented when he was young. He was conceited of having a great future. He had a poetic relationship with Han Yu, a great poet. Han Yu advised him to give a Jinshi. However, those who did not harm Li He's name made a taboo on the pretext that Li He's father was Li JinSu. Therefore, Li he failed to take the Jinshi examination all his life and only made a ceremony Lang's nine grade official. Li He is thin and thin, with a big nose, two eyebrows connected, and long fingers. Because of his frustrations, he wrote poems wholeheartedly. Every day when he travels with his friends, he always takes a little slave with him and breaks the brocade bag on his back. Whenever he thinks of a good sentence, he puts it into the brocade bag and continues to write the whole article after he goes home. His mother once said painfully, "this child has to spit out his heart." Li He's poetry has become a unique family, which is called "Changji style". Because he wrote poems to seek novelty, he was called "the poetry of ghosts and immortals". Li he was also known as "poetry ghost" and "ghost talent". He died at the age of 27. It is said that when Li he was dying, he saw a God in red riding a red dragon, holding a jade plate to welcome him to heaven. Li he got out of bed and kowtowed, saying that his mother was old and needed to support herself, so he couldn't go. The God of heaven said with a smile, "the emperor of heaven has just built a jade building. He wants to call you to write a story. How can you not go?" After a while, Li He passed away. Later, people used "yuloulailaizhao" to refer to the death of talented scholars. A brief analysis of the legend of Li He's "White Jade House" Li He, a poet of the middle Tang Dynasty, is famous for his outstanding talent and literary talent, but his unfortunate early death is very sad. However, the beautiful legend of "white jade building for the emperor" left by Li He on his deathbed left more mysterious color for his short and extraordinary life. This legend not only relieved his family and friends, but also improved Li He's position in the eyes of future readers, because in this legend, he was not dead, but was called to heaven by the emperor to become an immortal . Li Shangyin's biography of Li He and Zhang Du's xuanshizhi record such a story: when Li he was dying, he suddenly saw an emissary in red riding a red dragon holding a board with strange ancient characters written on it. The emissary said that he was summoned by the order of the emperor of heaven to write a note for the newly completed Palace "Baiyu building" (or Baiyao Palace). While crying, Li he said that his mother was old and in poor health, so he didn't want to go to heaven. The messenger comforted him that life in heaven was very happy. After a while, Li he lost his breath. At the same time, smoke came out of the window of his residence, and the sound of vehicles and wind music could be heard. Li He ascended to heaven. After Li he died, his mother was very sad. One day, she dreamt that Li he came to her and told her that she couldn't repay her mother's kindness. She felt very sad. But now she was called to heaven by the emperor of heaven. She lived in the ningxu hall specially built by the Emperor of heaven and was responsible for writing poems. She was very happy. Please don't worry about it and left. After Li He's mother woke up, she thought the dream was incredible, and her grief was relieved a lot. later, there were similar records in Liu Chang's poems of the Song Dynasty, such as Bai Yu Lou Fu and Gao Yu sun's Bai Yao Gong. In the folk, this magical story is widely spread. Among the poets of the same age, why did Li he have such a legend of ascending to heaven? The reason may be understood from the evaluation of Liu Chang's poems in Song Dynasty. He said in his ode to white jade Tower: "the poems of Guan he are clear and steep, the characters are very tall, and the real immortal goes across Chiqiu. There is no doubt that he is a high immortal." It can be seen that in the hearts of people at that time and later generations, Li he had a talent and temperament higher than ordinary people. In addition, it can not be ignored that while the legend shows the fantastic plot of immortality, there is also an important plot, that is, Li He's filial piety to his mother. Li He's filial piety can be seen from his mother's refusal of the opportunity to heaven and his concern for his mother. In all the dynasties of China, "filial piety" is the foundation of human relations, no matter which school of theory it pursues. The importance of filial piety has been emphasized through a series of stories and legends. Li He has both extraordinary literary talent and sincere filial piety. Undoubtedly, Li He is an image with both political integrity and ability, so he can cross the boundary of "ghost" and become "God" and "immortal" after his death. Although there was no fundamental difference between ghosts and gods when they first came into being, comparatively speaking, gods had greater abilities than ghosts, there were still subtle differences between them, which were gradually expanded by later generations. Generally speaking, people can become ghosts after death, while God is a height that can only be achieved by meeting specific conditions and is respected by people. For Li He, the conditions for him to be in the immortal class are his extraordinary artistic talent and impeccable personality. At the same time, it can not be ignored that the content of Li He's poetry contains a large number of fairy ghost themes, and the style tends to be deep and strange, which makes it easier for later generations to connect it with supernatural myths and legends. Similarly, Li Bai, a famous poet who wrote a lot of poems about immortals before Li He, also has the title of "relegated immortal". In the hazy understanding of primitive human beings, people who were powerful in life must have powerful ghosts after death. For the safety of their own survival, they deify these people and use them as the protective umbrella they can rely on. This primitive belief laid the foundation for the phenomenon that people became gods in the later God making movement. As a result, many people like Lao Tzu, Li He, Sun Simiao and Lu Ban, who have extraordinary wisdom or skills, are constantly portrayed as immortals and are respected and worshipped by people. Furthermore, survival is the most important link in primitive culture, and myth is the product of survival instinct and consciousness of ancestors, as well as survival fantasy and survival rationality developed on this basis. Primitive ancestors are always unwilling to accept the objective reality, they are always exploring infinite possibilities, that is to say, the theme of religious myth is survival theme. And "survival" is not only the theme of the original myth, but also the common theme of all myths after the emergence of agricultural civilization and even class society. In such a myth, people do not die because of the decay of the body, but instead get a kind of sublimation in the soul level. In the paradise without suffering, people can be resurrected, enjoy the highest happiness, and fulfill the wishes that can not be achieved in the world. As shown in the previous article, Li He, who died young and had great ambition in the world, was highly valued by the emperor of heaven, and all the disappointments in the world were realized in heaven. When we read ancient mythological works, we often see the word "Xianhua", which refers to the mythological stories that human beings ascended to heaven to become immortals for the purpose of pleasure after entering the civilized society for a long time due to the influence of primitive religious myths, such as Liu Chen, Ruan Zhaocheng, Xiao Shi, Nongyu Chengxian and so on. These myths are often related to man-made religions such as Buddhism and Taoism. This is going to talk about another important element in this myth "white jade building". Whether it is called "Baiyu building" or "Baiyao Palace", the main part of it is jade. In the primitive times, jade was worshipped as a deity with essence. While offering sacrifices to gods and communicating with gods with jade, people also describe the fairyland as a world full of beautiful jade. After the emergence of Taoism, "jade" served the belief of immortals and became one of the important media for human beings and their souls to become immortals. Even the wind of taking jade once flourished, just as ancient Greek women believed that they could produce rich milk by taking a kind of stone called "Rushi". People believed that they could absorb the essence of jade and become immortals in this way. This kind of behavior similar to "simulated witchcraft" and "contact witchcraft" is the legacy of primitive witchcraft concept in the civilized world. However, in the Tang Dynasty, people gradually realized the harm of jade service to their health, and no longer engaged in such activities. However, the close relationship between jade and Taoist immortal belief was not alienated. Tang Dynasty is the heyday of feudal society in our country. The material culture is highly developed. The emperors of Tang Dynasty enjoy the wealth of the world, but at the same time, they pursue the real life and dream of immortality. The Taoist idea of prolonging life and even becoming immortal is just in line with their needs. Although there is no evidence to prove the direct connection between Li He and Taoism, in such a social environment, coupled with the emergence of primitive thinking and Li He's personal characteristics, it is reasonable to have such a fantastic and beautiful legend of "white jade building".

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: underground Xiuwen

Chinese PinYin : yù lóu fù zhào