What do you mean by a tree of pear blossoms pressing begonia?

A tree of pear blossom press begonia comes from Su Dongpo's ridicule work of his good friend poet Zhang Xian, the original text is "mandarin duck quilt into two nights, a tree of pear blossom press begonia." I believe many people have heard of this poem, but few people know what it means. Let's take a look at what a pear blossom press begonia means.

The meaning of a tree of pear blossoms pressing begonia

"A tree of pear blossoms press begonia" is a poetic expression of "an old cow eats tender grass". In this poem, pear blossom is white, referring to her white-haired husband, begonia is red, refers to young women with beautiful faces, and there are countless unsaid words in a "pressing" way.

The provenance of a tree of pear blossoms pressing begonia

"A Tree of Pear Blossom pressing Begonia" is a mockery made by Su Dongpo's good friend Zhang Xian in the Song Dynasty. It is said that Zhang Xian married an 18-year-old concubine at the age of 80 and wrote a poem when he was excited:

I am eighty and eighteen years old. I am a beautiful woman with white hair.

And Qing upside down the same Geng, only separated by a flower armour.

When Su Dongpo knew about this, he joked:

Eighteen brides eighty lang, grey hair to red makeup.

Mandarin duck quilt into two nights, a tree of pear blossom pressure begonia.

The citation of a tree of pear blossoms pressing begonia

In the movie "Tang Bohu points Autumn fragrance", Tang Bohu is caught by four prostitutes in the east, west, south and north. In order to escape his life, he falsely claims that he is also an accomplice, and uses two poems to describe himself. The story is as follows:

Thief A: "it's bad luck to see something so disgusting."

Thief B: "I heard that the four fragrances in spring, summer, autumn and winter are all as beautiful as flowers, especially the autumn fragrance is even more fatal."

Thief C: "Qiuxiang is of course given to the eldest brother."

Thief A: "Brother, what to do with this? kill it."

Thief boss: "Hey, this pair of dogs and men are also regarded as the same kind of people, let's knock them out."

Tang Bohu: "wait a minute, if my younger brother guesses correctly, the four are the four famous prostitutes in Jiangnan."

The four thieves: "exactly, we are the four prostitutes who make love to the east, to the west, to the south and to the north."

Tang Bohu: "Oh, my little brother, I am Zhou Botong, the little whore of Yushu Lin Feng Sheng Pan an, a tree of pear blossoms pressing begonia."

Thief A: "never heard of it."

Thief boss: "Hey, this one even dares to go up with this kind of goods, and the title of little whore is well deserved."

Tang Bohu: "Little case, no matter how bad I have played."

Thief boss: "Oh, then I should call you Big Brother."

Tang Bohu: "I dare not. I heard that the four eldest brothers are going to go in and play Qiuxiang, so let the younger brother lead the way."

Thief boss: "Why, you want the second wave."

Tang Bohu: "hehe."

Thief boss: "you are the first."

Thief boss: "wipe the soles of your shoes clean and don't leave footprints." "