What does the peach and plum blossoms without saying anything mean?

"If a peach or plum does not say anything, it will cause trouble." It is a metaphor that a person has high moral character, is loyal and upright, and does not need to promote himself, so he will naturally be respected and admired by people.

The original meaning of "Peach and plum trees do not speak, they make their own way" means that peach and plum trees do not actively attract people, but people come to see the flowers they bloom and pick the fruits they produce, unknowingly. A path formed under the trees. The current metaphor is that a person has high moral character, is loyal and upright, and does not need to promote himself, so he will naturally be respected and admired by people.

From "Historical Records: Biography of General Li" written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty: "I have seen General Li, who is as dumb as I am, unable to speak. On the day of his death, everyone in the world, who knows and does not know, will mourn. He is loyal and sincere to the scholar-bureaucrat. As the saying goes: "If a peach or a plum does not speak, it will create a trail." Although this is a small statement, it can be a big statement. "Similar sentences.

1. Where there is sincerity, gold and stone will open.

2. The melon field does not accept shoes, and the plum tree does not wear its crown.