Exchange wine for scarlet beetle

Exchange wine for scarlet beetle

Golden turtle for wine, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NGU ī Hu à NJI ǔ, which means to exchange golden turtle for wine. He is described as open-minded and indulgent in drinking. It comes from the preface to Hejian's poems on wine.

Idiom explanation

Golden turtle: bag name, a kind of official ornament in Tang Dynasty. Take off the golden turtle and exchange it for wine. He is described as open-minded and indulgent in drinking.

The origin of Idioms

Li Bai of Tang Dynasty wrote a preface to the poem of He Jian in memory of wine: "the prince's guest, he Gong, met Yu at Ziji palace in Chang'an. He called Yu a" exiled immortal "because he understood the golden turtle and changed wine for pleasure."

Idioms and allusions

In the third year of Tang Tianbao (744), he Zhizhang returned home, and Li Bai was very affectionate. He wrote a poem to celebrate the guests' return to Vietnam: "the water of Jinghu Lake is rippling with clear waves, and there are many geeks returning to the boat. If the Taoist priest in Shanyin meets each other, he should write that Huang Ting changes for white geese. " He expressed his friendship to he Zhizhang and his wish to see you later. Unfortunately, less than a year after he Zhizhang returned to his hometown, he passed away. Li Bai was very sad about this. He wrote two poems of wine remembrance of He Jian. The preface said: "when he Gong, the prince's guest, met Yu at Ziji palace in Chang'an, he called Yu a" exiled immortal "and was happy to exchange wine for gold tortoise. It's a poem to write when you feel sad. " One: "there are geeks in Siming. He Jizhen is romantic. Chang'an a meet, call me relegation immortal. It used to be a good cup, but now it's Matsushita dust. At the place where the scarlet beetles exchange wine, I remember tears stained with scarves. " Second: "the madman returns to Siming, and the Shanyin Taoist welcomes him. The imperial edict bestows the mirror lake water, for Jun Tai marsh glory. The former residence of the dead, empty lotus life. Reading this is like a dream. I feel sad. " It can be seen that the event of "exchanging wine with tortoise" has left a deep impression on Li Bai and produced a deep affection. In a poem "recollection", he also read he Zhizhang: "who will raise your glass to Jiangdong? There's no way to celebrate the old man in Jishan, but he's coming back by wine boat. " Later on, the two poets and wine immortals were very envious and appreciated.