What do you mean, "Mochow has no confidant in the road ahead, and everyone in the world knows you"?

"Mochow has no confidant in the road ahead, and no one in the world knows you." Don't worry about having no friends ahead. Who in the world doesn't know you?

Where does this sentence come from? -Tang Gaoshi's "Two Poems of Biedongda University"

The complete original text is like this:

Like a bird, she still flapped her wings and felt sorry for herself, leaving Beijing for more than ten years.

A gentleman is poor, who wants to meet today without paying for drinks?

Thousands of miles are dark, dark and faint, and the north wind blows snowflakes and heavy snow.

Don't worry about the road ahead, don't know the king of the world?

I also released a translation for your understanding:

Thousands of miles away in Huang Yun, the weather was gloomy, and the north wind sent away the geese, which caused heavy snow.

Don't worry about having no friends ahead. Who in the world doesn't know you?

Just like a bird running around without results, it can only feel sorry for itself. It has been more than ten years since they left Luo Jing.

A gentleman is determined to win when he is poor, but he can't afford to pay for drinks when he meets today.

Here are some words that I think are more important. Let me explain them to you separately:

Dong Da: Dong was a famous musician at that time. Ranked first among its brothers, so it is called "Dongda".

Huang Yun: The dark clouds in the sky are dark yellow in the sun, so they are called Huang Yun.

Wei: Dull. Daylight, that is, the sun is dim

Who: Who? Jun: You mean Dongda here.

The wings of a bird.

Yáo: fluttering. Six purlins are floating around, which means running around without results.

Luo Jing: Chang 'an and Luoyang.

If you only read the article, it may be difficult to understand the meaning, so you have to interpret it in combination with the creative background of the article at that time:

In the spring of 747 AD (the sixth year of Tianbao in Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty), the official of the official department, Shangshu Fangguan, was expelled from the dynasty, and the door boy Dong also left Chang 'an. That winter, Dong and Gao Shi met in Suiyang (so the address is in the south of Shangqiu County, Henan Province), and Gao Shi wrote Two Great Poems by Don Dong.

Now that we know the original intention and creative background, let's appreciate and comment on this article together:

In the farewell poems of the Tang Dynasty, those sad and touching works are certainly touching, but another kind of generous and sad poem from the heart, with its sincere friendship and firm belief, painted another heroic and bodybuilding color for the willow color of Baqiao Bridge and the wind and rain of Weicheng City. Gao Shi's Two Poems of Biedong University is a masterpiece of the latter style.

These two farewell poems were written in 747 AD (Tianbao six years), when Gao Shi was in Suiyang, and the farewell object was the famous pianist Dong. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Hu music was popular, and few people could enjoy such ancient music as the lyre. Cui Jue has a poem: "Seven strings are cold and five tones, and this skill of knowing friends has been difficult since ancient times. Only Henan Housing Law has always pitied Dong Lanting. " At this time, Gao Shi was also very frustrated, often wandering around and in a bad situation. But in these two farewell poems, Gao Shi's cheerful attitude and heroic style made his farewell words passionate and inspiring.

Judging from the content of the poem, these two works should be regarded as farewell works for Gao Shi and Dongda to meet after a long separation, and then they parted ways after a short party. Moreover, both of them are in a difficult situation, and the intersection of poverty and humility has its own meaning. The second poem can be understood like this. The first song is broad-minded, expresses the old tune, sweeps away the lingering sadness, and is magnificent, comparable to Wang Bo's "However, China holds our friendship, and heaven is still our neighbor".

"Thousands of miles away in Huang Yun, the sun is shining, the north wind is snowy." The first two sentences describe the natural scenery at the time of farewell. Huang Yun blocks the sun for thousands of miles, leaving only a small corner of the sun. After nightfall, the north wind started again and the wind roared. Accompanied by sweeping snowflakes. A flock of geese flew through the air and headed south. The realm expressed by these two sentences is far and wide, and it is a typical northern snow scene. "A thousand Li", some books are called "Ten Li", although it is a word difference, the realm is far from it. In winter in the north, green plants wither, and withered branches are not enough to cover your eyes, so your vision is very wide and you can see thousands of miles away. Saying "Huang Yun" is also typical. It's cloudy, and with these two words, it's decided that there will be "daytime", "north wind" and "snow in succession". With this understanding, the first two sentences show that the author did not rashly put pen to paper, but a poetic language that came out naturally after painstaking brewing. Although these two sentences objectively describe the scenery, they also show the mood of farewell and the poet's temperament and mind everywhere. It's easy to cause people's sadness at dusk, but at present, the poet is bidding farewell to Dongda University, and we can imagine his attachment. Therefore, although the first two sentences are far and wide, they are not without bitterness and coldness; But Gao Shi, after all, is distinguished and gifted, and does not indulge in the sadness of parting. He can control his feelings with reason, and write an impassioned and magnificent voice with another mind.

"Mochow has no confidant in the road ahead, and the whole world doesn't know you?" These two sentences are encouragement to Dongda University. Saying "Mochow", saying that there is a confidant in the road ahead, and saying that everyone knows the monarch, as a farewell, is enough to cheer people up and cheer their hearts. It is said that Dong Da was once known to Prime Minister Gui Fang for his exquisite piano skills. Cui Jue once wrote a poem and lamented: "The seven-stringed cold has five tones, and this skill has been difficult since ancient times. Only Henan Housing Law has always pitied Dong Lanting. " This tells us that Dong Dayu is a bosom friend and a senior official, so the realm of poetry is relatively narrow. These two sentences by Gao Shi are not only closely related to Dong Dawei's special position as a famous pianist, but also reflect the meaning that there are no poor friends in life and friends everywhere in the world. This poetic scene is wider and deeper than Cui Jue's. Cui's poems are only the material of pianist's life experience, while Gao's poems are artistic treasures.

"Six purlin floating around, a left Beijing for more than ten years. My husband's poverty should not be enough. I have no money to buy wine today. " It can be seen that he was still in a "poor" situation of "no money to drink". These two farewell works when they were dissatisfied in the early days can't help but "borrow someone else's cup and pour their own foundation." But the poet hopes to give people a feeling of self-confidence and strength in comfort.

When the poet is about to break up, he doesn't write countless thoughts of parting at all, but encourages his friends to embark on a journey and meet the future with passion. Poetry is outstanding because Gao Shi "has a lot of words in his heart and a strong spirit" (Yin Kun's He Yueling Photo Collection) and "exalts himself with temperament" (chronicle of Tang poetry), so he can add color to people with lofty aspirations and wipe tears for wanderers. If it weren't for the poet's inner depression, he couldn't have written his parting words so thoughtfully and firmly, nor could he have made such plain language and created such beautiful, mellow and moving poems.

Finally, here is the author of this article:?

Gao Shi (704-765) was born in Bohai Guo (now Jingxian County, Hebei Province) and later moved to Song Cheng, Songzhou (now Suiyang, Shangqiu, Henan Province). Anton is the grandson of Gao Kan, a minister and poet in the Tang Dynasty. He used to be an assistant minister of punishments, a regular servant of scattered riding, and was named Hou of Bohai County, known as Gao Chang's in the world. Yu Yongtai died in the first month of the first year, and was given a gift by the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, posthumous title. As famous frontier poets, Gao Shi and Cen Can are called "Gao Cen", together with Cen Can, Wang Changling and Wang Zhihuan, they are called "four frontier poets". His poems are vigorous and full of the unique spirit of the times in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are twenty volumes in the anthology.