"The roc rises with the wind in one day, and soars to the height of ninety thousand miles" comes from "Shang Li Yong" by Tang Li Bai, which means that the roc rises in the wind in one day, and soars to the height of ninety thousand miles. .

Source

"Shang Li Yong" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty

Original text

The roc rose with the wind in one day and soared ninety thousand miles.

If the wind stops and comes down, it can still blow away the water.

Everyone in the world sneered when they saw my extraordinary tune and heard my eloquent words.

Xuan's father is still afraid of future generations, but his husband cannot be young.

Translation

The roc will one day fly with the wind, and rely on the power of the wind to reach the sky.

Even when the wind stops, its power is so strong that it can blow away the water in the sea.

Everyone in the world saw that I was fond of making strange remarks, and they all sneered after hearing my bold words.

Sage Kong also said that young people are to be feared, and a man should not look down on young people!

Notes

Up: Submit. Li Yong (yōng) (678-747), courtesy name Taihe, was a native of Jiangdu, Guangling (now Jiangdu County, Jiangsu Province), a calligrapher and writer of the Tang Dynasty.

Shake: A big whirlwind from bottom to top.

Fake order: if, even.

To stir up: to stir up.

Cangming: the sea. Heng: Often.

Special tone: words and deeds that are different from popular customs.

Yu: Me.

Big talk: pretentious talk.

Xuanfu: That is Confucius. In the eleventh year of Zhenguan (637), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to honor Confucius as Xuanfu.

Husband: A common name for men in ancient times, this refers to Li Yong.

Creative background

Li Yong served as the governor of Yuzhou (today's Chongqing City) from around the seventh year (719) to the ninth year (721) of Kaiyuan. When Li Bai traveled to Yuzhou to visit Li Yong, he displeased Li Yong because he did not adhere to customary etiquette and spoke eloquently, talking about kings and hegemons. Historically, Li Yong was said to be "quite conceited" ("Old Book of Tang Dynasty: Biography of Li Yong"). He was proud of his good reputation and had a reserved attitude towards young and underachieving people. Li Bai was dissatisfied with this, and wrote this rather rude poem "Shang Li Yong" when he was leaving, in return.

Related expansion

1. Li Bai (701-762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi. Romantic poet. He is known as the "Immortal of Poetry" and is also known as "Li Du" together with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, and there are more than a thousand poems and articles in existence, including 30 volumes of "Collection of Li Taibai".

2. Li Yong (678-747), whose courtesy name was Taihe, was from Jiangxia, Ezhou (now Jiangxia District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province). Minister and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. Especially the long monument. He was good at running calligraphy and changed Wang Xi's method. Following Li Shimin's "Jin Temple Inscription", he wrote inscriptions in running script, which made him famous for a while. The handed down works include "Duanzhou Stone Chamber", "Lushan Temple Stele", "Fahua Temple Stele", "Yunhui General Li Sixun Stele", "Yunhui General Li Xiu Stele" and so on.