I paid a lot of money for a good knife. It is a heroic act to exchange a mink coat for wine.

Cherish life, for the great ideal, it is worth sprinkling blood and achieving earth-shattering career.

Wine

Author Qiu Jin? Ching Dynasty

It's worth spending a lot of money to buy a treasure knife and change mink fur.

A cavity of blood is diligent and precious, even if spilled, it can become Bi Tao.

This poem was written in 1905. After returning from Japan, the poet once showed his friends a newly bought Japanese knife at the home of Wu Zhiying, a Shanghai friend. After several people finished drinking, the poet drew a knife and danced and sang. Ms. Wu ordered her daughter to accompany her with the organ, and her voice was tragic and moving. This poem was written for this purpose.

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The first sentence begins with buying a sharp nod at a price of 1,200 gold. "Thousands of gold" is a precious money object, but the poet has no pity to exchange it for something that others think is worthless. It shows that the poet intends to join the struggle against imperialism and feudalism, even at the expense of blood, which shows the generosity of the poet's character.

The second sentence echoes the first sentence. The poet is willing to exchange precious mink and fur for wine, and these precious things will not hesitate to give up. The poet made such remarks as a woman, showing his generous character of being ready to help others and not caring about personal gains and losses.