The Book of Songs appreciates the wolf

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-31

159 Wolves.

The wolf is on its beard and carries its tail. Gongsun Shuo skin, a few bare.

The wolf has its tail and its beard. Gongsun is skinny, and his German voice is flawless.

[Notes] of the predecessors

01, trek: step, step 02, hu: the hanging flesh or beard under the jaw of the beast.

03, loaded: again. This refers to the wolf stepping on his beard and tripped his tail backwards.

04, 疐 (zhàng): stumbling forward, that is, the appearance of stumbling when encountering obstacles.

05, Gongsun: The name of the nobles in ancient times 06, Shuo skin: big belly, fat state.

07, red (xi): red shoes. Shoes, double-soled shoes 08, several: luxurious, steady or curved look.

09. Flaws: flaws and spots of jade. No flaws, i.e. no flaws.

Translations of predecessors:

The old wolf stepped on the neck meat forward, retreated and stumbled and fell. Gongsun held a big belly and wore red shoes on his feet and stepped steadily.

The old wolf stumbled backwards, stepped forward and stepped on his fat chin. Gongsun has a big belly, and his moral reputation is flawless.

When I saw this translation, I was speechless. Wolves will step on their own neck meat?Will it trip to its own tail?It's as ridiculous as biting your own nose!

My understanding (attached original text for easy comparison):

The wolf is on its beard and carries its tail. Gongsun Shuo skin, a few bare.

The wolf has its tail and its beard. Gongsun is skinny, and his German voice is flawless.

Translation: The wolf raises its head to the sky and its tail points to the ground. The tall grandson chirped under the red soles.

The wolf's tail pointed to the ground and raised its head to the sky. A tall grandson, with a noble character and a good reputation.

Notes: 疐 (zhì), servant, fall. Domineering, domineering, domineering. When the wolf howls, it turns its chin and beard to the sky, like a towerand his tail was pointed to the ground, as if he were a servant;The wolves greet the wolf king's posture: rub the wolf king's chin with their heads, and hang their tails to the ground. Gongsun, tall appearance, flawless in virtue, like a wolf;Walk gently, like a wolf's tail. A few times, the slight sound of the shoe rubbing against the ground echoes the German sound in the back. Skin, big, beautiful. Big, big, stout.

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