Do you know? What does green fat, red and thin mean?

"Do you know or not, it should be green, fat, red and thin" means: Do you know, do you know, that in this season, the green leaves should be luxuriant and the red flowers have withered.

"Do you know whether you should be green, fat, red and thin?"

It comes from the song "Like a Dream Ling·Last Night Rained and Winded" written by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty. The original text is as follows:

Ru Meng Ling·Last night the rain and the wind were strong and violent.

Song Dynasty · Li Qingzhao

Last night the rain and the wind were strong and the wind was strong. The heavy sleep could not eliminate the remaining wine. When I asked the person behind the curtain, I found that Begonia was still the same. Do you know, do you know? It should be green, red and thin.

Translation:

Although it rained sparsely last night, the wind kept blowing hard. Even though I slept all night, I was still drunk. I asked the maid who was rolling up the curtain how the situation was outside. She said that the crabapple flowers were still the same as yesterday. Do you know? Do you know? At this time, the green leaves should be luxuriant and the red flowers withered.

Notes

1. The rain is sparse and the wind is sudden: the raindrops are sparse and the night wind is strong.

2. Sparse means sparse.

3. A heavy sleep will not eliminate the residual wine: Even after a night’s sleep, there is still lingering drunkenness.

4. Deep sleep, deep sleep. Residual wine, drunkenness that has not yet dissipated.

5.

The curtain roller: Some scholars believe that this refers to the maid.

6.

Green fat, red thin: lush green leaves, withered red flowers.

Introduction to the work:

"Like a Dream: The Rain and the Wind Last Night" is an early lyric work by Li Qingzhao, a female poet in the Song Dynasty. This is a small poem without fragments. It writes about the author's concern and pity for spring and flowers. Although the whole poem is very short, only thirty-three words, it contains plot and dialogue, and can also show the personalities of different characters. The simplicity of its language and the high level of artistic expression are amazing.

Appreciation of Works

This little poem by Li Qingzhao has characters, scenes, and dialogues, which fully demonstrates the expressive power of Song poetry and the talent of the poet. Xiaoci's description of asking about flowers after he sobered up overnight expresses the poet's feelings of cherishing flowers and despising spring in a tortuous and euphemistic way. The language is fresh and the meaning of the poem is meaningful.

The first two sentences, "It rained and the wind blew violently last night, and the remaining wine was not consumed by a deep sleep." The words outline the time and environment when the lyrics were written. The poet couldn't bear to see the Ming Dynasty crabapple flowers fade last night, so he drank the wine to eliminate it. The melancholy was not gone when I woke up the next morning. "The rain is sparse and the wind is sudden" very accurately describes the late spring season, when the wind is rustling but the rain is sparse, exaggerating the poet's feeling of drunken desolation under the flowers. Even if the deep sleep after drinking is sweet and sweet, it is still difficult to "eliminate the remaining wine" and write about the laziness and anxiety of the poet at this moment.

In the third or fourth sentence, the poet calls the maid to "test the man behind the curtain." The turn is clever, precise, and natural. The poet knows that the crabapple cannot bear the damage of a night of wind and rain. Outside the window, there must be a red mess, with fallen flowers all over the ground, but he cannot bear to see it with his own eyes. The word "try" expresses the poet's feeling that he cannot bear to see the fallen flowers with his own eyes but wants to know the truth. The ambivalence is portrayed in a subtle and real way. Unexpectedly, "But the begonias are still the same", the maid's answer made the poet overjoyed but helpless and sad. The word "but" expresses the "roller curtain man"'s incomprehension about the poet's heart and the poet's unexpected joy. The poet's delicateness The euphemism contrasts with the maid's roughness and indifference. I originally thought that after a night of wind and rain, the crabapple flowers must have withered into disarray, but after the maid rolled up the curtains and looked outside, she replied casually: The crabapple flowers are still the same.

The last two sentences are, "Do you know? Do you know? It should be green, fat, red and thin." This is both a retort to the maid, and also seems to be talking to oneself: Do you know this careless girl? The crabapples in the garden should have luxuriant green leaves and few red flowers. This dialogue expresses something that cannot be expressed in poetry and painting, and expresses the complex expression and tone of a woman who is sad about spring. It can be described as a "expressive pen." Although the begonia is good, it cannot bloom forever despite the merciless wind and rain. One sentence contains endless helpless feelings of cherishing flowers, which can be said to be simple in words but profound in meaning. Naturally, this level of affection for cherishing flowers is something that the "curtain roller" cannot understand and does not need to pay more attention to. After all, she cannot be as emotionally delicate as her mistress and have a deeper understanding of nature and life.

This word refers to the description of asking about flowers after waking up from a drunken night. It euphemistically expresses the author's feeling of pity and cherishing flowers. It fully reflects the author's love for nature and spring, and also reveals his inner depression. . Although the whole poem is short in length, it is implicit and meaningful. It uses scenes to set off emotions, works hard, is flexible and clever, and portrays the psychological emotions of the characters vividly. It uses dialogue to promote the development of the meaning of the poem, with ups and downs, and is extremely expressive. Shows the author's profound artistic skills.

Creative background

This piece is Li Qingzhao’s early work. According to the "Concise Chronology of Li Qingzhao" compiled by Chen Zumei, this poem was written around 1100 AD (the third year of Yuanfu of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty).

About the author

Li Qingzhao (March 13, 1084 - about 1155), named Yi'an Jushi, was born in Jinan, Qizhou (now Zhangqiu District, Jinan, Shandong) in the Northern Song Dynasty, during the Song Dynasty A female poet, a representative of the Wanyue Ci School.

Li Qingzhao’s works are rich in poetry, lyrics, prose and other genres. "History of the Song Dynasty·Yiwenzhi" contains seven volumes of "Collected Works of Lay Yi'an"; "Catalogue of the Collection of Books of Shishantang" compiled by Chen Di in the Ming Dynasty contains twelve volumes of "Collected Works of Li Yian". Due to historical changes, the number of his poems collected varies in different historical periods. "Yuefu Ya Ci" compiled during the Southern Song Dynasty included "Li Yian's Ci", which included a total of twenty-three poems by Li Qingzhao; in the "Shyu Ci" published by Mao Jin Jigu Pavilion in the late Ming Dynasty, only "Shu Yu Ci" was included. There are seventeen poems by Li Qingzhao; in the late Qing Dynasty, Wang Pengyun's Siyinzhai edition of Shuyu Ci contained fifty poems; and in modern times, Zhao Wanli's edited volume of Shuyu Ci , *** has included sixty poems (seventeen of which are appendices); in modern times, in the "Collection of Li Qingzhao" compiled by Zhonghua Book Company, *** has included seventy-eight poems (of which thirty-five are doubtful (First), fifteen poems, and three essays. In addition, there are also several poems and prefaces to the "Da Ma Tu Jing".