Couplets, commonly known as pairs, are treasures of traditional culture and are deeply loved by the people. There are a large number of good couplets in history, which are worth reading carefully for future generations.
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Today, I will savor 3 pairs of interesting and exquisite couplets with you, feel the literary flair of the ancients, and harvest a lot!
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The first pair of couplets: sell all kinds of meritorious names, nine products at least; check the top of the road, all five colors.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the phenomenon of selling officials and knights intensified, and even a "donation bureau" specifically responsible for buying officials appeared.
The so-called "donation bureau" was the organ specifically responsible for donation affairs in the Qing Dynasty. There is a Beijing Donation Bureau in Beijing, and there is a foreign donation bureau in the local area.
The condemnation novel "A Small History of Civilization" also records this degenerate trend of the late Qing dynasty officialdom: "Regardless of the capital city or county, there is a city gate, and a donation bureau is set up. ”
There is no doubt that those who use money to donate to officials, they spend a lot of money to get an official and a half-job, and naturally they will not do a loss-making business. After these donor officials took office, they tried every means to make money and used different methods to squeeze the people and make the people miserable.
At that time, people of insight lamented the many difficulties in the people's livelihood, hated the corruption of the imperial court, and wrote a sharp and sarcastic and funny couplet for the "donation bureau".
Shanglian said that the donation bureau is busy with business and extensive operation, from the Nine Pins Officer all the way up, it can be sold, and everyone can buy it as much as they want.
Authentic and authentic meaning is similar, Xialian said, Qing Dynasty officials ranked with "top wearing flower plumes" or "tops" as the symbol, in the donation bureau can choose a variety of colorful, colorful authentic tops.
In other words, the donation bureau is not a joke, but a real place to buy and sell officials.
Apparently, in this couplet's description, the "donation bureau" of the tangtang government has become a noisy and chaotic grocery store.
The co-author skillfully used his talents to reveal the essence of the "donation" of the "donation bureau", pointing out that the so-called "donation" is "buying and selling", and pointing out that the establishment of the "donation bureau" is a crime that brings calamity to the country and the people.
When later generations saw this couplet, they couldn't help but feel sorry for the people of the late Qing Dynasty, and they couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the couplet author.
In the laughter and anger, the fun is generated, the irony is generated, and it is a wonderful level.
The 2nd couplet: Mr. Li Song'er, wooden feet; Two Miss Gong Pang, dragon head dragon body.
Folk tales, in ancient times, there were two Xiucai, one surnamed Li, one surnamed Song, and the two went to Beijing together to catch the exam.
When they reached a fork in the road, the two met an old monk who was resting from drinking water, so they went forward and asked, "Old monk, which road should you take to go to the capital?" ”
The old monk thought that these two talents were rude, and deliberately made it difficult for the two people: "It is okay to ask for directions, but first you must first face the poor monk's upper league." If they can't get out, the two benefactors still go back to the house, don't go to the capital to shame people. ”
How could Li Xiucai and Song Xiucai look up to this old monk, after reporting the door, they scornfully said: "What bullshit couplet, hurry up and say it, our two great talents still have to hurry." ”
When the old monk heard the names of these two talents, his heart moved, and he smiled and squinted: "Mr. Li Song'er, wooden feet." ”
As soon as the two shows were heard, they were instantly dumbfounded.
It's over, Barbie Q, this is meeting the tall man!
This uplink looks simple, but it's quite tricky.
First of all, the upper link uses the glyph characteristics of Chinese characters, the "wood" of the "Li" character is in the upper part, and the "wood" of the "Song" character is below, and the so-called "wooden foot" is precisely a generalization of the glyphs of the two characters of Li and Song.
At the same time, the wooden feet can also be used as the old monk's "mockery" of the two talents, saying that these two shows are "rotten wood cannot be carved", referring to the mulberry scolding locust, which is quite sharp.
The two shows are red in the face, you look at me, I look at you, and I really can't get out of the next link.
The so-called skills are inferior to people, self-insulting, the two show talents have always been pretentious, today finally understood the "there is a sky outside the sky, there are people outside the people" Truth, ashamed and embarrassed, quickly slipped away.
Although the two talents did not keep their promises and took a long detour, they still participated in the imperial examination. But the result is not suspenseful, and the two shows that are grumpy are named Sun Shan together, and the scene is very embarrassing.
These two people spent most of their lives, consulted many talented people, and could not find a suitable lower link, which was really depressing.
Gradually, this shanglian spread among the people and became the "absolute" in the mouths of the common people.
It was not until later that a caizi discovered that there were two families in the town who married their daughters at the same time, one with the surname Gong and the other with the surname Pang.
Caizi made a clever move, and cleverly paired up with the next link: "Two young ladies Gong Pang, the dragon head dragon body." ”
In terms of glyphs, this lower link is relatively clever, in line with the characteristics of Chinese characters, and has the same magic as the upper link.
However, from the perspective of a pun and a finger of mulberry scolding, the lower link is somewhat "worried about giving new words", which seems far-fetched and lacks an additional meaning.
The two little ladies of the "Dragon Head Dragon Body" are simply not human beings, they are monsters, is this a deliberate attempt to embarrass the two brides?
Therefore, this pair of couplets is actually better than the upper link, and the lower link is just a helpless move.
If there is a couplet master among your friends, you may wish to show your ingenuity and make a more ingenious downlink.
The 3rd couplet: Busy for others, busy for yourself, busy stealing, eating a cup of tea; seeking food and suffering, seeking clothing, taking pleasure in suffering, and bringing a pot of wine.
This couplet is a couplet from a teahouse somewhere. Don't look at the words of the couplet that are easy to understand, but there is a tea aroma and wine aroma, there is Zen poetry, which makes people feel the ingenuity of joy and humor, and feel a kind of open-minded and optimistic feelings.
First of all, the contrast between "going" and "coming" in conjunction reflects the characteristics of tea houses selling tea and selling wine, and is in line with the characteristics of tea house customers "coming and going in a hurry".
Secondly, Shanglian's "busy sneaking around" is a clever twist. Xialian's "pleasure in suffering" is a unique perception.
It can even be said that the attitude of stealing in the busy is to make pleasure in suffering, and the practice of making pleasure in suffering is to steal idleness in the busy, and there is no absolute difference between the two.
Linked to the sale of wine and tea in the tea house, "sneaking around in the busy" and "having fun in the bitterness" are more likely to take care of the sale of the tea house, which can be described as a lot of fun and the level is high.
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