Laughing and scolding are all articles

Laughing and scolding are all articles

[interpretation] it means that no matter what the subject matter or form is, it will become a wonderful article if it is brought into full play.

[source] song · Huang Tingjian's "Mr. Dongpo's true praise" is one of three poems: "Dongpo's wine, Chibi's Flute, laughing and scolding, all become articles."

source

Huang Tingjian, Song Dynasty, wrote one of the three songs of "Mr. Dongpo's true praise": "Dongpo's wine, Chibi's Flute, laughing and scolding are all articles."

Examples

Dongpo ～; but when it comes to language, words should not be harmful to meaning. Yuan Mei's Sui Yuan Shi Hua (Volume 7)