Wash off the makeup on your face(洗淨鉛華)
There was a famous writer and playwright in
China's Ming Dynasty, his name was Tang Xianzu.
The name of one of his most famous works is
(The Peony Pavilion).
The name of the heroine in The Peony
Pavilion is Du Liniang, and the name of the hero is Liu Mengmei. This work
depicts their unique love story.
A passage from the work reads as follows
Du Liniang's father hired a tutor for her.
One day, the tutor analysed some poems from the oldest Chinese poetry
collection for Du Liniang in class.
The tutor said to Du Liniang.
The Book of Songs is one of the classic
books of ancient China.
Reading the Book of Songs can help you
learn many virtues that a woman should have, such as not being jealous and
being wise and understanding. A girl should not only pursue physical beauty.
There are many examples of this in the Book of Songs. In these examples, women
wash the make-up off their faces. These women lead their families with
morality. These women treat others harmoniously and help their families become
stable and elegant.
This collection of poems was summed up by
Confucius, the most famous educator in ancient China.
Confucius said.
After reading the Book of Songs, I think
this book shows the state of people in ancient times who were simple-minded and
had no bad thoughts.
The literal translation of this idiom is to
wash off the make-up from one's face.
It is extended to describe a person's
return from a splendid life to a dull life.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you read any poems that have moved
you? What do you think is the most important quality of a woman?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
洗淨鉛華(Wash off the makeup on your face)
中國的明王朝有一個著名的文學家與劇作家，他的名字叫做湯顯祖。
他最著名的一個作品的名字是(牡丹亭)。
牡丹亭的女主角的名字叫做杜麗娘，男主角的名字叫做柳夢梅，這部作品描繪他們兩個人的奇特的愛情故事。
這部作品中有一段內容如下。
杜麗娘的父親為她請了一個家庭教師，有一天，這個家庭教師在上課中為杜麗娘解析中國最古老的詩歌總集中的幾首詩。
家庭教師對杜麗娘說。
詩經是中國古代的所有經典書籍中，。
讀詩經可以讓你學習到很多一個女子應該有的美德，例如不忌妒與賢明通達。一個女孩子不應該只會追求外表的美麗，詩經中有很多典範，這些典範中的女子都洗掉臉上的化妝品，這些女子用道德管理她的家庭。這些女子待人和睦並且幫助自己的家庭變得穩定與高雅。
關於這本詩集，中國古代的最著名的教育家孔子說過一句總結。
孔子說。
讀完詩經這本書後，我認為這本書表現出古代那些人們思想單純而且沒有任何不好的念頭的狀態。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是洗掉臉上的化妝品。
這句成語引申用來形容一個人從絢爛的生活轉歸於平淡的生活。
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。
你讀過那些令你覺得感動的詩嗎?你認為一個女子最重要的品德是什麼呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為湯顯祖-牡丹亭-閨塾