Lonely light snow has been idle, what does it mean to add mottled new cream to the temples?

It means that after drinking tea, I feel lonely and my temples are white as frost.

From: Xiao Langzhong Xiaoxue Rizuo

Xu Xuan in the Five Dynasties and the Early Song Dynasty

In the west mansion, it is said that it is west oblique, and the new stove makes tea.

Hedgehog chrysanthemums are all covered with water, and Saihong flies to the distant sunset.

Lonely light snow is idle, mottled light cream is on the temples.

Don't wish Cang Hua a poem when you are helpless.

In winter, it sets in the west. I took out my new tea stove and made tea for myself. Looking down at the idle water, I found that the chrysanthemums in full bloom in autumn in the fence had fallen. Looking up at the sky, Hong Fei beyond the Great Wall died in the sunset glow.

It coincides with the light snow solar terms, and I feel quite lonely when I am idle. Loneliness, silence is static, loneliness is empty. People often pay attention to themselves when they are empty and silent. Time flies, and unconsciously, my sideburns have been stained with mottled frost. The fortune-teller is helpless, even if he looks for words and sentences to pray for the pale China, it will not help.

Extended data

Xu Xuan is knowledgeable and eloquent, and his poems are quite close to Bai Juyi's poetic style. The language of this poem is simple, fluent and natural. In the first half, objects are painted, and the scenery is beautiful and distant, echoing the prosperous Tang Dynasty; The second half is self-pity, sad and helpless, with the aftertaste of the late Tang Dynasty. Although the style is slightly lower, it is a delicate and touching masterpiece on the whole.

Xu Xuan, a native of Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu), was a famous writer and calligrapher in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Xu Xuan was originally a civil servant in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and later Li Yu returned to the Song Dynasty in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He also became an official in the Northern Song Dynasty. According to scholars' research, this poem was written by Xu Xuan in the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the title, Xiao Langzhong should refer to Xiao Mi.