Couplets for Hibernation

The first pair of couplets: the Lantern Festival does not see the moon, light a few lamps for the color of the river and the mountains; hibernation has not heard the thunder, beat three drums on behalf of the heaven and the earth to declare power.

Min Oui-Yuan, the governor of Jiangsu during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, was ranked among the top governors in both examinations, which shows that his level is not bad. It is said that when Min Oui-yuan was nine years old, he once attended a relative's Lantern Festival banquet. On that day, although it was the Lantern Festival, the sky was cloudy and the moon could not be seen.

So the host of the banquet said to the many guests, "There is no moon at the Lantern Festival, so I'll light a few lamps to give color to the mountains and rivers. Let's have some fun with the next couplet." As a result, many people could not think of a suitable couplet at once.

It happened to be the day of the hibernation, so Min Oui-yuan stood up and said he had the next couplet: "The hibernation has not yet heard the thunder, and beat three drums to proclaim authority on behalf of heaven and earth."

This couplet also used the festival, anthropomorphizing the heavenly phenomena, and at the same time was full of energy, which made it a perfect match with the previous couplet. The host of the banquet was very happy and appreciated the couplet so much that he betrothed his daughter to Min Oui-yuan. At that time, it was a good story, known as the "fourteen-word matchmaker".