Confucius believes that although Jiuyi is simple, it is not simple if there are gentlemen living in it. Confucius' words are quoted here to prove that "humble room" means that "humble room is not humble, and sages live in it." Echoing the last article, "I am humble, but I am virtuous." Turning the word "ugly" over completely to achieve the perfect state of "not ugly" is the crowning touch of the full text. It highlights the author's noble and proud sentiment and poor and happy taste.
Inscription in humble room
The mountain is not high, and the fairy is famous. The water is not deep, and the dragon is the spirit. I am a humble room, but I am virtuous. The moss on the stage is green, and the curtain grass is green. There is no Ding Bai who laughs and has a university. You can tune the pipa and read Jin Dian. There is no confusion, and there is no complicated form. Zhuge Lu in Nanyang and Ting Yun Pavilion in West Shu. Kong Ziyun: "What's the matter?"
Translation:
The mountain is not how high, but with the immortal (alive), it will be famous; The water is not deep, but there are dragons (alive) and aura. This is a humble house, but I don't feel humble because of my good moral character. The moss is green and grows to the steps, and the grass is green, reflecting the bamboo curtain. I usually talk to learned people, not uneducated civilians. You can play the unpretentious guqin and read Buddhist scriptures. No loud music makes my ears disorder, and no official documents make my body tired. There is Zhuge Liang Caotang in Nanyang and Yangzi Yunting in West Shu. Confucius said, "What is so simple?"
Writing background:
Humble Room Inscription is selected from All Tang Wen, Volume 6, 08. Author Liu Yuxi (772-842), whose name is Zi Meng, is internationally known as "Liu Binke". Liu Yuxi was born in Jiaxing (then Suzhou) and Luoyang (now Henan). He said that he was born in Zhongshan (now Dingxian County, Hebei Province). Great poet, writer and philosopher in Tang Dynasty.
Liu Yuxi's literary fame spread far and wide. During the Zhenyuan period of Tang Dynasty, he was promoted to a scholar, entered the course of erudition and macro-speech, and was awarded the supervision and suggestion. After Pei Du's recommendation, he was appointed as a guest of honor of the Prince and added to the history of the proofreading department. He has a deep friendship with Liu Zongyuan and is called "Liu Liu"; Later, he sang a lot with Bai Juyi, also known as "Bai Liu". According to historical records, Liu Yuxi participated in Wang's "Yongzhen Innovation" and opposed the separatist forces of eunuchs and buffer regions. After the failure of innovation, he was demoted to Langzhou Sima, moved to Lianzhou Secretariat, and was sentenced in Anhui and counties. According to the regulations of the dynasty, he should live in the three rooms and three halls of the yamen. However, the chief magistrate of Hezhou County was a snob, thinking that Liu Yuxi was a demoted person, he gave him little shoes to wear and arranged for him to live in three small houses by the river outside the south gate of the city. He has no complaints about it. Liu Yuxi is a scholar, so according to the landscape of his residence, he wrote a pair of "white sails facing the river"; There is a couplet on the door that says "Arguing with Zeus".
Have a guilty conscience, conferring the county was very angry after seeing it. He immediately moved Liu Yuxi to another place and reduced the housing area by half. This room is located on the Desheng River, where willows dance. Liu Yuxi was even more happy when he saw this scenery. So he wrote another couplet: "Yangliuqing Jiang Shuiping; People are in Liyang and their hearts are in Beijing. " After learning the news, conferring county ordered Liu Yuxi to move to a shabby hut in the city where only one bed, one table and one chair could be put.
Six months later, Liu Yuxi's Home was tossed three times. In anger, he had something to say, and he soon poured it out. He wrote the Humble Room Inscription in one go, and invited someone (this person is Liu Gongquan) to erect a monument outside the door. (Excerpted from Liu Yuxi and His Humble Room Inscription, Academic Monthly of Applied Writing 1995,No. 1 1)
Precautions:
Lou Shiming (18)
The mountain is not high, and the immortal is the name (1). The water is not deep, the dragon is the spirit (2). Alice is (3) a humble room, but (4) my virtue (5). The moss on the stage is green, and the curtain grass is green. (19) talked and laughed with a scholar (6), but had no contact with Ding Bai (7). You can tune the pipa (8) and read the Golden Classics (9). No bamboo (10), no ear (1 1)( 16), no case (12). Nanyang (14) Zhugelu, Ziyunge, Xishu (15). Kong Ziyun: "What's the matter?" ( 17)
Precautions:
(1) noun: noun (flexible part of speech, nouns as verbs)
(2) Spirit: supernatural phenomenon
(3) "Shi" and "Shi": both demonstrative pronouns "Shi". A house with simple and narrow furniture.
(4) Only: Only
(5) Xin: the fragrance that spreads far and wide, here refers to noble morality, and today means: Xiang; Me, me.
(6) A scholar: This refers to a learned person. Hong, big. Confucianism used to refer to scholars, but here it refers to knowledgeable people. A learned man.
(7) Ding Bai: No official is overweight, ordinary people. Here refers to people without learning.
(8) Suqin: Piano without carving and painting decoration. Sue: It's plain.
(9) The Book of Songs: here refers to Buddhist scriptures in general.
(10) Silk and bamboo: silk, harp, bamboo and orchestra. This refers to the sound of an ensemble instrument, which is interpreted as noise.
(1 1) random ears: random, making ... upset.
(12) case, government document.
(13) Fatigue makes the body tired. Form, form, body, what it looks like today; Tired of work, manufacturing ...
(14) Nanyang: Place name, west of Xiangyang County, Hubei Province. Before coming out of the mountain, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in nanyang road.
(15) Ziyun: Yang Ziyun's words in Han Dynasty (also known as "Yang Ziyun" and "Yang Xiong") (53- 18 BC). He is a native of Xishu (now Chengdu, Sichuan), and his residence is called "Yangzifu". It is said that he wrote Tai Xuan Jing in Yangzi Building, so it is also called Cao Xuantang. Yunting in this article refers to its residence. Sichuan still has weizi and Ziyun City to commemorate him. (The allusion quoted in the previous sentence shows that "a humble room is not humble")
(16) There are no confused ears of silk and bamboo, and there are no complicated forms: stringed instruments such as silk and bamboo refer to the sound of playing music, which means modern silk and bamboo; , auxiliary words. Used between subject and predicate, without translation, it cancels sentence independence and also has a soothing effect.
(17) He Louzhi has: 1. Advanced objects. See "The Analects of Confucius Zi Han": "Zi wants to live in nine cities, or yue; So what about ugliness? Confucius said,' How can a gentleman be humble if he lives there? "Confucius believes that although Jiuyi is low, there are gentlemen living in it, and it is not low. Confucius is quoted here to prove that "humble room" means that "a humble room is not humble if a virtuous person lives in it." Echoing the last article, "I am humble, but I am virtuous." "Turning the word" ugly "over completely and reaching the perfect state of" not ugly "is the crowning touch of the full text. It highlights the author's noble and proud sentiment and poor and happy taste.
(18) Inscription: It is a kind of writing carved on objects in ancient times, used to warn oneself or describe merits, and later developed into a style.
(19) On the upper steps, the moss marks are green, and the grass color enters the curtain: the moss marks are green and grow on the steps, and the grass color is green, which is reflected in the curtain.
(20) He Luzhi: Preposition object.