Thursday, November 29, 2007

a freedom fighter's poetry

from an news article:

"""
任脚下响着沉重的铁镣,任你把皮鞭举得高高,我不需要什么自白, 哪怕胸口对着带血的刺刀!人,不能低下高贵的头, 只有怕死鬼才乞求“自由”;毒刑拷打算得了什么? 死亡也无法叫我开口! 对着死亡我放声大笑, 魔鬼的宫殿在笑声中动摇;这就是我——一个共产党员的自白, 高唱凯歌埋葬蒋家王朝。
"""

yeah, yeah, they're communists, but still "men in chains" are they not?

不孝有三

Recent topic on mitbbs, also from Baidu knows:

"""
不孝有三,无后为大

“不孝有三,无后为大”出自《孟子·离娄上》。原文是:“不孝有三,无后为大,舜不告而娶,为无后也,君子以为犹告也”。 《十三经注疏》中在“无后为大”下面有注云:“于礼有不孝者三,事谓阿意曲从,陷亲不义,一不孝也;家贫亲老,不为禄仕,二不孝也;不娶无子,绝先祖祀, 三不孝也。三者之中无后为大。” 白话问解释就是:一味顺从,见父母有过错而不劝说,使他们陷入不义之中,这是第一种不孝;家境贫穷,父母年老,自己却不去当官吃俸禄来供养父母,这是第二 种不孝;不娶妻生子,断绝后代,这是第三种不孝 。
"""

It is interesting to note that although 无后为大 is known as the most important trespass against one's parents, the foremost to be mentioned is the error of "阿意曲从,陷亲不义", and secondly "家贫亲老,不为禄仕". Both very practically important. Statistically, #1 and #2 are probably more frequent and causes #3.

花草之事

from here
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
〖解释〗犹言沾风惹草。
〖出处〗《花城》1981年第5期:“对了,说她是那种逗引男人去沾花惹草的妖冶,肯定百分之百的正确!”

拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
〖解释〗拈:捏;惹:招惹;草、花:比喻好。比喻到处留情,多指男女间的挑逗引诱。
〖出处〗元·杨立斋《哨遍》:“三国志无过说些战伐,也不希咤,终少些团香弄玉,惹草拈花。”
〖示例〗彩云生性本~。(清·曾朴《孽海花》第三十一回)

粘花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
〖解释〗惹:招惹;草、花:比喻好。比喻到处留情,多指男女间的挑逗引诱。
〖出处〗元·商衜《一枝花·远寄》:“粘花惹草心,招揽风流事。”

招花惹草
zhāo huā rě cǎo
〖解释〗指挑逗、勾引女子。
〖出处〗明·兰陵笑笑生《金瓶梅词话》第二回:“那一双积年招花惹草,惯细风情的贼眼,不离这妇人身上。”



撵花惹草
捻花惹草


Other interpretations:
  • One thing of note is that 花 is girl, and 草 is boy (as in 校花,校草), then, this also means a very prosmiscuous bi-sexual person, who plays with both boys and girls, grasses and flowers.
  • One more interpretation is that the act of disturbing the flower is to annoy the grass.


Tuesday, November 27, 2007

何以为师?

"师者,传道授业解惑也"

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

吵架

败曰
“古人说天下大事分久必合合久必分天下者人也人生大事也然分合平常"

Sunday, November 18, 2007

酒菜

"""
壶中日月长
酒里乾坤大
"""

Saturday, November 10, 2007

I hate racists

Famous saying: "I hate racists"
Continuation: "If your race all believe in racism, then you have made me what I hate the most!"