捕風繫影(Using a rope to tie up the wind and a
net to catch a shadow.)
中國的南北王朝時代，劉宋王國有一個著名的詩人，他的名字叫做(謝惠連)。
有一天，他寫了一手很短的詩，他表達出他的心中一種追求虛幻的東西終究只是徒勞的感受。
這首詩中他引用的兩個中國歷史上的典故，第一個典故是周王朝有一個叫做鄭交甫的年輕男子，有一天他在一條名叫(漢水)的河邊遇到了兩個美麗的女子，這兩個女子的真實身分是掌管(漢水)的河神的女兒，那兩個美麗的女子消失後，鄭交甫的心中感到很惆悵。請參考本部落格於2025/12/05發表的In Han'gao, he took off the jade
pendant he was wearing.(漢皋解佩)的故事。
第二個典故是引用中國的三國時代的曹魏王國的一位天才詩人與文學家所創作的一篇文章。這個詩人的名字叫做(曹植)。
曹植在這篇文章中講述了一個虛構的故事，他說自己遇到了掌管(洛水)這條河流的女神，他與這個女神分開後，內心感到一種又遺憾又悲傷的感受。
謝惠連的這首詩的大概的意思如下。
用繩子去繫住風與用網去捕捉影子，這兩件都是絕對不可能做到的事。
看看我們四周圍那些四處奔波追求的人們，這些人的的內心迷惑，行為反覆，他們做事猶豫不決。
漢水的那兩個女仙突然就消失了，洛水的那位女神的行蹤沒有人可以掌握。
鄭交甫付出的辛勞沒有必要，曹植的追求到最後也是白費力氣。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是用繩子去繫住風與用網去捕捉影子。
這句成語被用來形容一個人想要抓住那些虛幻的東西。
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。
你認為人生中有那些東西是虛幻的呢?你的人生中你覺得最有價值的東西為何呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為樂府詩集-卷36-20條
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Using a rope to tie up the wind and a net
to catch a shadow.(捕風繫影)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
period in China, the Liu Song Kingdom was home to a renowned poet named Xie
Huilian.
One day, he wrote a short poem expressing
the idea that pursuing illusory things was ultimately futile.
In the poem, he referenced two historical
anecdotes. The first is about a young man named Zheng Jiaofu from the Zhou
dynasty. One day, he encountered two beautiful women on the banks of the Han
River. They were actually the daughters of the river god who ruled the river.
After they disappeared, Zheng Jiaofu felt very melancholy. (See the story 'In
Han'gao, he took off the jade pendant he was wearing', published on this blog
on 5 December 2025.)
The second anecdote comes from an article
written by a talented poet and writer from the Cao Wei Kingdom during China's
Three Kingdoms period. This poet's name was Cao Zhi. In this essay, he recounts
a fictional story about encountering the goddess who governs the Luo River.
After parting from her, he was overcome with regret and sorrow.
Xie Huilian's poem roughly translates as
follows:
'Using a rope to tie up the wind and a net
to catch a shadow are both utterly impossible.
Look at those around us who toil and strive
indiscriminately: their hearts are confused, their actions are fickle and they
hesitate in their choices.
The two goddesses of the Han River suddenly
vanished, and the whereabouts of the goddess of the Luo River remain unknown.
Zheng Jiaofu's efforts were in vain, and
Cao Zhi's pursuit ultimately proved futile.
This idiom translates directly as
"Using a rope to tie up the wind and a net to catch a shadow.".
It is used to describe someone trying to
grasp illusory things.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
What do you think are illusory things in
life? What do you consider to be the most valuable thing in your life?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.