What does Xiyu mean?

"Xiyu" is a commonly used word in poetry. Xi, the same as "hee", is an auxiliary word in ancient Chinese that expresses mood and intonation, expressing emotions such as the poet's emotion, sigh or praise; and rain naturally refers to the water droplets falling from the sky. Therefore, the specific meaning of Xiyu is to express the poet's emotion or reflection in a certain situation.

In ancient culture, there are many poems about Xi Yu, such as "both for Yu Yihui_xi, and also for Yu Yihui_" in "Li Sao", which expresses the poet's self when he is in trouble. comfort. There are also "Fortunately, you are lucky enough to have some spare time, why don't you" in "The Peach Blossom Fan" and "Nan Gezi." In the "Mocking Luck Chapter", "When things are not going slowly, I lean on the railing by the stream and feel empty. I feel light and tired. Ten years of suffering will naturally be leisurely. How can people in such a distant place have enough time to worry about it? The vast sky and earth are open, and all my life The sky is desolate and weeping, but the blue sky is clear. "And so on. These sentences provide sufficient cultural reference for the application of Xiyu.

How to appreciate Xiyu? We can start from both the literal meaning and the extended meaning. First of all, we must understand the literal meaning of Xiyu, master the modal particles of Xi and the entity of rain, so that we can feel the emotions and thoughts expressed by the ancients in specific situations. Then, we can infer the poet's true psychological state by grasping the sentence structure and the overall atmosphere of the poem, and start to understand and appreciate it from this perspective. This kind of interpretation can enrich our cultural vision and literary appreciation ability.