Red peach blossom and green willow leaves.(桃紅柳綠)
During China's Tang Dynasty, there was a
famous minister who was also a renowned painter and poet. His name was Wang
Wei.
A devoted Buddhist and long-time
vegetarian, he dressed simply.
After his wife's death, he never remarried,
choosing to live alone.
Despite being a highly important official
in the Tang dynasty's central government, he kept his household very simple.
Every day after work, he would chant Buddhist sutras at home. He had several
close friends who were monks.
He wrote a poem describing his simple life,
the gist of which is as follows:
Glistening raindrops still lingered on the
red peach petals.
A thin mist from dawn swirled among the
emerald green willow leaves.
My servants hadn't yet cleared the
courtyard, leaving it littered with colourful petals fallen in the rain. The
song of a yellow oriole rings out from outside the window, yet my guest, who
has come to live in the mountains, remains undisturbed and sound asleep.
This final line is often interpreted as
referring to Wang Wei himself as the sleeping figure, expressing his Zen-like
oneness with nature.
However, I personally believe that the
sleeping figure is a guest in Wang Wei's home. Wang Wei uses this guest, who is
still awake, to contrast his own joy in enjoying the quiet, slightly lonely
morning alone.
This idiom literally means 'red peach
blossoms and green willow leaves'.
It is used to describe the vibrant colours
of spring.
Dear friend, what are your thoughts or
feelings after hearing this story?
Have you ever been on holiday in the
mountains? How long has it been since you experienced deep, peaceful sleep?
I hope this story will give you some new
insights.
桃紅柳綠(Red peach blossom and green willow
leaves.)
中國的唐王朝有一個著名的大臣，他也是一個著名的畫家，他更是一個著名的詩人，他的名字叫做王維。
他信奉佛教，他長年吃素，他的衣服也很樸素。
他的妻子死後他沒有在再婚，他一個人住在他的家中。
他雖然是一個唐朝中央政府內非常重要的官員，但是他的家中的物品與擺設都非常的簡單，他每天下班後就一個人在家中念佛經，他有好幾個當和尚的好朋友。
他寫過一首詩來描繪他的簡單生活，這首詩的大概意思如下。
紅色的桃花瓣上，還殘留著晶瑩的雨滴。
翠綠的柳葉之間，繚繞著破曉時分的薄霧。
我家中的僕人們還未曾來得及清掃，庭院中灑滿了很多被雨水打落的繽紛花瓣。
窗外枝頭上黃鶯的啼叫聲清脆響亮，那一個來到山中居住的我的客人沒有被吵醒、他仍然沉睡。
這首詩中的最後一句，歷來通常被解讀為那個沉睡的人就是王維自己，王維藉由這句詩展現出他與自然融為一體的禪心。
但我個人認為那個沉睡的人是王維家中的客人，王維藉由這個尚未醒來的客人，反襯出自己獨自享受這份清晨寧靜的、略帶孤獨的喜悅。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是紅色的桃花與綠色的柳葉。。
這句成語被用來形容色彩鮮艷的春天的景色。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你曾經有去過山中度假的經驗嗎?你有多久沒有感覺到睡得沉靜安穩了呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為唐-王維-田園樂-桃紅復含宿雨