The dragon spirit and the tiger are fierce, and the good fortune is good
—Epigraph
The dragon and the tiger are both beasts in Chinese culture, and the two are often compared to each other.
How "intimate" is the "relationship" between the two? We can see it from the idiom.
For example, the dragon walks the tiger, the dragon pans the tiger, the tiger roars and the dragon sings, the dragon is alive, the dragon leaps, the dragon spirit and the tiger are fierce, the cloud dragon and the wind tiger, the dragon and the tiger in the human body, the crouching tiger and the hidden dragon, the tiger is slightly longtao, the tiger becomes the dragon steaming, the left green dragon and the right white tiger, etc.
These idioms are not spoken for nothing, because there is a rich and profound cultural code hidden in Chinese idioms.
First of all, the dragon and tiger are the divine beasts that guard the four directions.
The dragon and tiger belong to the four spirits and are mythical beasts in Chinese culture.
Qinglong is the god of the East, White Tiger is the god of the West, Suzaku is the god of the South, and Xuanwu is the god of the North.
It is often said that "the left green dragon, the right white tiger", "the front Vermilion Bird, the back Xuanwu".
The theory of the four spirits and the four beasts is not complicated, to put it simply, it is that the heavens, the earth and the people are the center, and the four directions are determined, thus forming the position of the five elements-
With the sky as the center (middle palace), the sky is divided into four palaces, east, west, north and south, with the green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, and Xuanwu as the four palaces guarded.
With the earth as the center (Zhonggong), the earth is divided into four directions: east, west, north and south, with the green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, and Xuanwu as the four spirits guarded.
With people as the center (middle palace), the surrounding area is divided into east, west, north and south, and the green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, and Xuanwu are guarded by the four elephants.
Its cultural significance is also simple, driving away evil and eliminating evil, and guarding the Quartet.
At the same time, please note that it is important to mark that heaven, earth and people have their own central position, that is, the middle palace station, which should sit in the middle way and uphold the middle way.
Secondly, the dragon and tiger are the kings of the mountains and rivers.
Chinese culture talks about the inner saint and the outer king, and self-cultivation and family rule the country and level the world.
Among them, self-cultivation is the foundation, and it is the foundation of the Qi family to govern the country and level the world.
That is to say, all the inner saints and outer kings are based on self-cultivation, which is a process where there is no best, only better, and it is a process of continuous strengthening of the inner and outer beings.
The reason why Dragon Tiger is the king is that he has his natural endowment, but at the same time, he still has to rely on the cultivation of the day after tomorrow to become more powerful.
The tiger is the chief of the mountains and forests, the king of beasts. If you don't move, it's gone, if you move, the birds and beasts will be scattered, if you don't howl, it's gone, and if you don't howl, you'll be silent.
More often, the tiger hides deep in the mountains and forests, haunts the mountains and forests, lies down to recuperate, and stands up to look at one side.
The dragon also knows the meaning of the hidden void, and knows the meaning of the clouds and rain, and the Qiangua describes the progress and strength of the dragon, that is, from the hidden dragon not to see the dragon in the field, from or leaping in the abyss to the flying dragon in the sky......
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is not lying for the sake of lying down, not hiding for the sake of hiding -
Crouching Tiger, for the tiger to go down the mountain!
Hidden Dragon, for the flying dragon in the sky!
Third, the dragon and tiger is the spirit of self-improvement.
"The Tiger Descends the Mountain" and "The Flying Dragon is in the Sky" are all "Tianxingjian".
Relatively speaking, Chinese culture regards the dragon and tiger as one yang and one yin, one represents spring as the qi of growth, and the other represents autumn as the qi of slaughter.
But in fact, regardless of yin and yang, dragons and tigers are "Tianxingjian".
Dragon walking tiger step, dragon pan tiger standing, tiger roaring dragon chanting, dragon spirit tiger fierce, dragon soaring tiger leap, living dragon live tiger, cloud dragon wind tiger, dragon tiger in the human world, crouching tiger hidden dragon, tiger slightly dragon tao, tiger into dragon steaming, left green dragon right white tiger and other idioms, are similar to the dragon and tiger, similar in spirit -
Including static dragon and tiger, dynamic dragon and tiger, roaring dragon and tiger, Taoguang and obscure dragon and tiger, and eloquent dragon and tiger......
For example, in the idiom of dragon spirit and tiger fierceness, we wish our relatives, friends, colleagues and classmates dragon spirit and tiger fierceness in the New Year, which is to bless everyone to be like a dragon and a tiger physically and mentally, including physical health and energy, including a strong heart, strong and powerful!
You must know that the essence of the dragon spirit and tiger fierceness is Tianxingjian-
Be as powerful as a tiger!
Be like a dragon with a flying spirit!
The essence of life, the heart of happiness.
Heaven and man are one, and wisdom is the light.
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