1, sage like style: bone: spirit. Fairy demeanor, Taoist spirit. Describe people's personalities and different looks.
From: Tang Li Bai's preface to Dapeng: "I met Sima Weizi on the rooftop of Jiangling yesterday, saying that I have a kind of spirit, and I can wander with God, because there is a saying that" Dapeng meets birds ".
Interpretation: I visited Sima Cheng Town in Jiangling that year. He said that I had a sage like style and could wander far away with me, so I wrote "Dapeng meets rare birds" to comfort myself.
2. Chickens and dogs are immortals: According to legend, after Liu An, the king of Huainan in Han Dynasty, cultivated immortals, he scattered the remaining medicine in the yard, and the chickens and dogs ate it, and they all ascended to heaven. Metaphorically, when a person becomes an official, people who have relations with him follow suit.
Said by: Wang Hanchong's On Balance and Tao Preface: "Liu An, the king of Huainan, sat down and died, which is well known all over the world. At that time, I saw Confucian books saying that they were immortals, and chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. "
Commentary: Liu An, King of Huainan, believes in Taoism very much. In order to live forever, he found Hachi Xianweng and refined the elixir of life according to Hachi Xianweng's words. After Dan medicine was refined, Liu An ate it and felt airy and ascended to heaven. The chickens and dogs in the yard scrambled to eat the rest of the pills, and they also flew to the sky and became immortals.
3. Driving a crane into a fairy: it refers to another name for death.
Said by: Yang Daqun, Chapter 54 of "The Legend of Kanto": "Dad, you have become an immortal by driving a crane, hehe."
Interpretation: Dad, you have become an immortal by driving a crane, hehe.
4. Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: According to legend, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea do not need a boat, and each has a set of spells. There is a folk proverb that "the Eight Immortals cross the sea and show their magical powers". Later, they used metaphors to come up with their own skills or methods to compete with each other.
Said by: The Second Fold of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea by Ming Anonymous: "Then the Eight Immortals crossing the sea have great magical powers, which shows that these saints are strong in returning to the mountains and are famous throughout the ages."
Interpretation: My Eight Immortals have great magical powers when crossing the sea, which shows that these immortals have great magical powers and are famous for thousands of years.
5. Fairy dew pearls: a metaphor for people's charm and beauty. He also described calligraphy as elegant and mellow.
From: Emperor Taizong's Preface to Sanzang: "Song Feng Shui is not as good as Tsinghua; Fairy dew, can you trust? "
Interpretation: Song Feng Shui Yue is not enough to describe his beauty and brilliance, nor is a fairy bead enough to describe his handsomeness and roundness.