Meaning: People who have no quirks, are not focused on doing things, and do not care. Such people will not devote themselves to anything, so they will not be affectionate towards their friends; people without shortcomings will give people a sense of indifference. With a perfect and tall image, such a person has no sincerity towards his friends, so he should not be friends with him. < /p>

A person who has neither quirks nor flaws, is stable, cautious, and has no personality at all. Such a person is either extremely cowardly and incompetent, or extremely scheming. Both lack "affection" and "innocence", and lack that little bit of blood that is essential for a human being. Associating with such people is either like eating chicken ribs or seeking the skin of a tiger.

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Creative background

Zhang Dai was born in a family of officials. Surrounded by greenery since childhood, he lived a wealthy and gentle life. The affluent family environment cultivated his many artistic hobbies, including poetry, opera, music, painting, and gardening.

However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the author was nearly 50 years old, the Qing troops moved south and the country changed hands. Zhang Dai's future came to nothing. In the midst of this loss, Zhang Dai took refuge in Shanxi Mountain, so many of his friends died. , talking about the youth and autumn beauty, calling himself a dream, he wrote more than ten kinds of books, and he was the first to use the name "dream".

The eight volumes of "Taoan Mengyi" were written after the death of Jiashen Ming Dynasty (1644), and it was not first published until the 40th year of Qianlong (1775). Most of the things recorded in it are miscellaneous things that the author has personally experienced, showing various aspects of the world to people.

It describes in detail the social life in Jiangsu and Zhejiang during the Ming Dynasty, such as teahouses and restaurants, storytelling and acting, cockfighting and bird raising, lighting lanterns to welcome gods, as well as landscapes, crafts, calligraphy and painting, etc. There are many descriptions of the leisurely and romantic life of aristocratic children, but more of them are reflections of social life and customs.

At the same time, this book contains a large number of records about daily life, entertainment, opera, antiques, etc. in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it is also an important reference document for studying the material culture of the Ming Dynasty.

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