1. "Ten Poems on Departures" - Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty

Thinking of wind and rain, brotherhood in the city.

Translation: Brothers only need to have the same feelings and thoughts, and they will become the backing of the other party when they are most in danger.

2. "The Rhyme of Using the Name of a Brother" - Xu Yueqing of the Song Dynasty

The affairs of a man with a white jade and a drink of brotherly love with a green lantern.

Translation: Being an official and going to court is what a man should pursue and do in his life. Clinking glasses and drinking under the green light is a testimony of brotherhood.

3. "Remembering the Shandong Brothers on September 9th" - Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty

I know from afar that the brothers are climbing to a high place, and there is one less person planted with dogwood trees.

Translation: I am imagining in a distant foreign land that when the brothers climbed up today, everyone wore dogwood, but I was missing.

4. "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Chang Di" - Anonymous in the Pre-Qin Dynasty

Brothers are jealous of each other on the wall and guard their affairs outside. Whenever there are good friends, there will be no enemies.

Translation: Brothers may fight at home, but they can always help each other whenever they encounter foreign aggression. On the other hand, those closest friends are often of no help at the most critical moments.

5. "Remembering My Brother on a Moonlit Night" - Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty

All the brothers are scattered, and they have no family to care about life and death.

The letter sent was not delivered, but the troops did not stop.

Translation: There are brothers but they are all scattered. Without a home, I cannot inquire about life and death. Letters sent home to Luoyang City were often not delivered, not to mention the frequent wars that never stopped.