[Analysis].
Not seen for a day, such as every other three autumnsIt is often used to describe the longing between lovers, and can also be used to describe the longing between mentors and friends.
The first impression of "Three Autumns" to most people should be three autumns. But in fact, there are still different views on this "three autumns", so I will list them first, and then give you comments on them.
The first view: "Three autumns" means that three autumns have passed, so "three autumns" refers to three years.
The second view: Because in ancient times, autumn was divided into early autumn (July), mid-autumn (August), and seasonal autumn (September), so "three autumns" refers to three months.
The third view: "three autumns" is three autumns, that is, three quarters, or nine months.
Judging from the above views alone, it seems to make sense, but if a sentence is detached from the original text and interpreted separately, it is often suspected of being taken out of context, so we might as well take a look at the original text first.
Uttered "The Book of Songs, Wang Feng, Caige".
He is not seen for a day, such as March.
He is depressed, and he doesn't see it for a day, like three autumns.
Picai Aixi, not seen for a day, like three years old.
It is not difficult to see from the original text that the first sentence says that it is March, and the third sentence says that it is three years, so according to normal logical reasoning, this "autumn" between the month and the year is likely to represent the quarter.
Therefore, the gist of the poem is: O man whom I have been thinking about day and night, you are out picking kudzu vines, and if I don't see you for a day, it will be like three months have passed; O man whom I miss day and night, you are out picking grass, and if I don't see you for a day, it's like three seasons have passed; The man I miss day and night, you are picking wormwood in the wild, and if I don't see you for a day, it will be like three years.
Although when we dig deeper, we find that this "three autumns" are likely to represent three quarters, can we understand the "three autumns" as a long time?