"Eight kings of harps, Wang Wang acceded to the throne. Charming four little devils, ghosts commit crimes. " How to understand?

It is said that when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, a foreigner representative arrogantly made the first couplet: Eight kings of harps and lutes, and the king is king. An official of the Qing dynasty proudly told the next couplet: ghosts and ghosts are four little kids, and ghosts invade the border.

This couplet is a typical split-word couplet.

In the first part of the couplet, the words "Qin, Qin and Pipa" have the characters of the king, meaning Eight-Nation Alliance and the arrogance of the invaders.

The second couplet is the clever use of "ghost" in the word "ghost" by honest officials, which implies that Eight-Nation Alliance rashly invaded the border of China.

This alliance has effectively cracked down on the arrogance of foreign devils.

Eight kings of pipa, harp and harp, the king is on the throne.

Ghosts, ghosts, four kids, ghosts invade the border.

Qin, Qin and Pipa: refers to the ancient Qin, Qin and Pipa in China, which are one of the oldest plucked instruments in China. They are also called lyre, Qin Yuqin and lyre respectively.

Ghost: a metaphor for all kinds of bad people, and it is also the general name of ghosts that harm people in ancient legends. This word comes from Selected Works of Zhang Heng: "Charm is hard to meet.

Evil spirits

[chǎI Wu ng Liǎng]？

Basic explanation

It turned out to be a ghost in ancient legends. Refers to all kinds of bad people.

detailed description

1.？ Explanation: It turned out to be a ghost in ancient legends. Refers to all kinds of bad people.

2.？ From: Three Years of Zuo Zhuan Gong Xuan: "You can't meet ghosts."

3.？ Example: Now that the facts have been pointed out, there is nothing to hide in broad daylight! ◎ Zou Taofen's The Suffering of Progressive Culture

4.？ Grammar: combination; As subject, object and attribute; Having a derogatory meaning, used in written language.