What is a turtle?

1. A kind of tortoise. Alias for newt. Erya Shi Yu: "The second place is Gui Ling." Guo Pu's Note: "There is a big turtle in Fuling County, which can be predicted by a turtle, and looks like a turtle in Chinese, commonly known as a turtle. Today's jackal turtle, an elf, can sing. " "Mozi is a scholar": "Ganjing is nearly exhausted, firewood is nearly cut, turtles are nearly burned, and snakes are nearly violent."

2. Generally refers to the tortoise for divination.

There are signs that turtles will respond to the holy spirit. Yiyi: "Shel Gui Ling, watch me." Confucius' Ying Da Shu: "Gui Ling is the omen of the tortoise."

4. tortoise. Selected Works of Cao Zhi's "Seven Wonders": "A fake turtle is a metaphor, it is better to fall into the middle." Shan Li's Note: Zhuangzi said: The King of Chu sent a doctor to hire Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi said: "I heard that there was a turtle in Chu State, and it died at the age of three thousand!" Jong Li's poem "Crane" in the Southern Tang Dynasty: "Good * * * Gui Ling as a companion, ten continents and three islands chasing immortals." Qing Jinnong's poem "Living in Jingshan on a Cold Night": "If you want to see the bitter wind candle, the turtle will die. "

5. Metaphor is a talented person. Tang Yuanzhen's "Li Liu sees you after getting drunk": "Being down and out, knowing shame, life is quite strange. Gong Ming will ask, there is a turtle under the forest. "

6. refers to the money turtle. Because it is small and exquisite, it is called. Guan Xiu's second poem "Meeting Taoist again in vain": "The turtle in the bag is as small as money, and Yi Dao is the same age as me."