express one 's hidden sentiments and feelings by means of gentle allusions and ambiguous phrases

express one 's hidden sentiments and feelings by means of gentle allusions and ambiguous phrases

Sang Yu Liu is an idiom, pronunciation is y ǒ ngs ā ngy ù Li ǔ metaphor by topic.

explain

Sang is chanted, but Liu is actually said. It is used as a metaphor to convey feelings.

source

The ninth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "every day when I enter school, I sit around, but my eyes linger, or I set up words to express my feelings, or I chant the mulberry and willow trees, and I take care of them from my heart, but I avoid people's eyes outside."

usage

The ninth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions: "every day when I enter school, I sit around, but my eyes linger, or I set up words to express my feelings, or I chant mulberry and willow, and I care for them from afar."