Daily Poetry ‖ Yuan Zhen's poem "Twenty-four Qi, Summer, Day and Mid-May"

Twenty-four Qi Poems: Summer Solstice and Mid-May

Yuan Zhen (Tang)

Smell cicadas everywhere, you know, in mid-May.

Dew cave in front of the dragon, fire helps the sun palace.

Electricity flies frequently after rain, and clouds often bring rainbows.

After the guests were removed, the two gases moved from west to east.

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1. Summer solstice: one of the "24 solar terms" and the fourth solar term in summer.

2. Longgan: It means hiding in the sun, and the dragon and snake are dormant.

3. Lishui: Clear water.

4. With a rainbow: A rainbow with a sample.

5. Bing: Seven of the Twelve Laws of Ancient Music. It belongs to yang law.

6. Remove: Change and leave.

7. Erqi: Yin and Yang.

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On the solstice of summer, cicadas can be heard everywhere, telling people that the year has reached the middle of May.

Dragon son is also afraid of heat, potentially deep in the green pool; The earth is like a flowing fire, which helps the sun release more heat.

Lightning that frequently flies before rain; After the rain stopped, I saw a beautiful rainbow.

After the Yang law "Yan Bin" changed and left, Yin and Yang began to go their separate ways.