What do you mean a pheasant is a bug when it enters a flood?

The explanation for the pheasant entering the flood is that the pheasant enters the Huai River and becomes a giant clam, while the rainbow disappears. This sentence comes from: The full name of Book of Rites and Moon Order is Book of Rites and Moon Order No.6. ..

The water began to freeze. The ground began to freeze. When the pheasant enters the flood, it becomes a stork. The rainbow is hidden.

Interpretation: The river began to freeze, the earth began to freeze, the pheasant entered the Huaihe River and became a giant clam, and the rainbow was hidden but not seen.

Introduction to the Book of Rites and the Monthly Order:

The contents are divided into Meng Chun Moon, Midspring Moon, Ji Chun Moon, Summer Dream Moon, Mid-year Festival, Autumn Dream Moon, Autumn Dream Moon, Meng Dong Moon and Midwinter Moon.

It depicts the world as a multi-level structure. The sun is the highest and decisive. Eclipses form four seasons, and each hour is divided into three months. Every season has its own climate characteristics, and every month has its own symptoms. Corresponding to the four seasons, there is a class of emperor gods every hour, corresponding to the changes of time, month and god, and each month has its own ritual system. The five elements are in harmony with the four seasons. Spring is wood, summer is fire, autumn is gold, winter is water, and soil occupies the center at the turn of summer and autumn.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Book of Rites Monthly Order