1. Work hard and keep the integrity temporarily.
Song Dynasty Su Shi's "Liu Jisun Zhuan for Begging". Temporary: to the critical moment. Festival: integrity. The general meaning of these two sentences is: fight bravely, regardless of personal safety, and be able to stick to your own integrity at critical moments. It can be used to praise those who have the courage to fight against the enemy and maintain their integrity.
"Han Ju" by Zheng Sixiao of the Song Dynasty. The general meaning of these two sentences is: Chrysanthemums would rather stay on the branches and die holding their fragrance in the biting cold wind than have they ever been blown down by the north wind! Zheng Sixiao was an imperial student in the late Southern Song Dynasty. After the death of the Song Dynasty, he remained in office for the rest of his life. He even refused to sit or lie facing the north. He had a strong national consciousness. These two sentences use the title of chanting chrysanthemums to express his feelings of boxing and clang ambition, showing the poet's noble integrity of "I would rather be broken than broken". These two sentences can be used to praise chrysanthemums, or they can be used to praise people who have patriotism, a sense of justice, and do not succumb to evil forces.
3. The sword of Tai'a has rhinoceros horns and no teeth for its sharp edge; the pine in the mountains cannot be wielded by the frost line.
"A Letter with Li Rang to the Imperial Palace" by Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty. Tai'a (ē'a): the name of the sword. Rhinoceros: Rhinoceros horn. Extremely hard. Teeth: damaged. Feng: sharp edge. Line (xiàn line); small ice particles. Yu: Change. Cao: Conduct. The general meaning of these sentences is: The extremely hard rhinoceros horn cannot file the edge of the indestructible Tai'a sword; no matter how cold the frost line is, it cannot change the integrity of the green pines in the mountains that are proud of the snow and frost. Comparing the properties of things to people's character is a clever metaphor and an apt comparison, which is worth learning.
4. Water can dry but not dampen, fire can extinguish but not heat, metal can be soft but not heavy, stone can break but not strong.
Yi Lin, written by Mr. Ma of the Tang Dynasty, quoted from "Ren Zi". Dry: dried up. Seize: take away, change. Soft: Make it soft and deformable. The general meaning of these sentences is: Water can dry up but cannot take away the nature of moisture. Fire can be extinguished but cannot change its heating properties; gold can be softened but cannot take away its weight; stone can be broken but cannot change its hardness. The principle that things can be deformed but cannot be moved is used to describe people's steadfast integrity and noble sentiments that are unmovable. The author uses metaphorical sentence patterns and expresses metaphors like pearls. Strengthened reasoning and credibility.