A demon with a bull's head and a god with a
snake's head and a human body(牛鬼蛇神)
In China's Tang Dynasty there was a famous
poet. His name was Li He and he died at the age of 27.
According to a preface to his collection of
poems, it was only published 15 years after his death.
The author of the preface to his collection
of poems is called Du Mu.
Du Mu's grandfather was once prime minister
of the Tang Dynasty. Many of his family members held important positions in the
central government. He was also a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty.
In this preface, Du Mu wrote down the
feelings Li He's poems made him feel.
Li He had a little bit of royal blood, and
the poems he wrote were praised by many famous literati during his lifetime.
When I read his poems, I feel as if I am in
a vast expanse of boundless clouds. His literary talent is as abundant as a big
and long river. His poems are like a spring full of life. His poems are also
like a refreshing autumn. His poems are as brave as a charging warhorse on the
battlefield. His poems are as elegant as ancient bronzes. His poems are as
colourful as a beauty standing in a garden.
His style of writing poems is very unique.
When I read his poems, I feel like I am standing in the ruins of a palace, in a
deserted land, in a graveyard, or in a forest of dead trees.
Li He's style of writing poems is very
fantastic. When I read his poems, it is like seeing a giant whale tumbling in
the sea, or a Minotaur ghost and a snake-headed god appearing before my eyes.
Li He's poems are very strange and absurd.
When I read his poems, they reminded me of Qu Yuan, the greatest poet of the
Chu Kingdom during the Warring States Period in China.
Qu Yuan used his poems to ridicule the
political system of the Chu Kingdom and to admonish the King of Chu. Qu Yuan's
words can evoke strong feelings in the reader.
Li He used his poems to describe the world
and the times as he felt them. I think his writing and creativity were even
better than Qu Yuan's.
It is a pity that Li He died too early. He
died at the age of 27. We have lost this great poet. We published his
collection of poems 15 years after his death. We use this collection of poems
to commemorate him.
The direct translation of this idiom means
a spirit with a bull's head and a god with a snake's head and a human body.
This idiom is used to describe those
fantastic and absurd literary works.
This idiom is used to describe various
kinds of ghosts and monsters.
It has been extended to describe evil
people with different personalities and appearances.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Which literary work do you think is the
most fantastic? Which poem has made the biggest impression on you?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
牛鬼蛇神(A demon with a bull's head and a god
with a snake's head and a human body)
中國的唐王朝一個著名的詩人，這個詩人的名字叫做李賀，他只活了27歲就過世了。
根據他的詩集中的一篇序，我們得知他的詩集在他死後15年才出版。
他的詩集的推薦序的作者的名字是杜牧。
杜牧的祖父曾經擔任唐王朝的宰相，他的家人有很多都在中央政府內擔任重要的職務，他也是唐王朝一個著名的詩人。
杜牧在這篇序中寫下李賀的詩帶給他的感受。
李賀有著一點點王室的血統，他所寫的詩在他生前就已經受到很多著名的文人的推崇。
閱讀他的詩的時候，我彷彿身處在一大片沒有邊際的雲霧之中，他的文學才華就像是一條又大又長的河流一樣的充沛，他的詩像是充滿了生命力的春天，他的詩也像是令人心情爽朗的秋天，他的詩就像是戰場上衝鋒的戰馬一樣地令人感到勇氣，他的詩就像是古代的青銅器一樣地令人感到文雅，他的詩就像是一個站在花園中的美女一樣令人感到色彩豐富。
他寫詩的風格非常獨特，我讀他的詩的時候感覺到就像是站在一個皇宮的廢墟中，就像是站在一個荒廢的國家裡，就像是站在一個墳場中，就像是站在一座樹木都已經枯乾的樹林裡。
李賀寫詩的風格非常奇幻，我讀他的詩的時候就像是看到一隻海中的巨鯨正在翻騰，就像是看到牛頭人的鬼與蛇頭人身的神出現在我的眼前。
李賀所寫的詩令人感到非常的奇異又荒誕，我讀他的詩的時候讓我聯想到中國戰國時代楚王國最偉大的詩人(屈原)。
屈原用他的詩來嘲諷楚王國的政治制度與勸戒楚王國的國王，屈原的文字可以激發出讀者內心的強烈感受。
李賀用他的詩來描繪他所感知道的這個世界與時代，我認為他在在文字與創意上的表現甚至超過屈原。
可惜李賀死得太早，他27歲就死了，我們失去的這個偉大的詩人，我們在他死後15年出版他的詩集，我們用這本詩集來紀念他。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是牛頭人的鬼與蛇頭人身的神。
這句成語被用來形容那些很奇幻很荒誕的文學作品。
這句成語被用來形容各種不同的鬼與妖怪。
這句成語被引申用來形容各種不同個性與相貌的壞人。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你讀過覺得為奇幻的文學作品是那一本呢?對你的內心產生最大衝擊的詩是那一首呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為唐-杜牧-李賀集序
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