In modern Chinese, money mainly uses adjectives and adverbs, meaning light, fast and clever. At the same time, in ancient Chinese, money can also be used as a noun to refer to a semi-mule. The pronunciation, basic meaning and related usage of the word "money" will be introduced in detail below.
In modern Chinese, the word money often appears in poems and literary works, such as Qian Yongjian, Qian, and so on. Among them, Ode to Money was written by Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty, praising an extraordinary kind of cattle and horses.
"Qian Chongtian" comes from "On the Rooftop" written by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. It describes the rushing forward and the momentum is like a rainbow. And "Fierce Flying" comes from the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chen Bing written by Xin Qiji, a writer in the Song Dynasty, which describes the scene of a brave and incomparable war horse charging from the front.
In addition, the word money can also be used to describe a person's character or style. For example, "Qian Xi moves lightly" refers to a light, flexible and agile person; "Thousands of townships are upright" means a person who is extraordinary and radiant. In these usages, "money" often has noble, lofty, handsome and other positive meanings.
As for another meaning of money-a kind of half-mule and half-horse, it also appeared in ancient literature. For example, there is a saying in Du Fu's Song of Drinking Eight Immortals in the Tang Dynasty: "If you are the top scholar, you will take the lead. Riding a horse and shaking the moon in Xia Hong. " The "riding" referred to here is the donkey.
According to historical records, money is the offspring of wild horses and mules. He has the endurance of a mule and the speed of a wild horse, and can run fast in hilly areas. Because of its slim figure, lightness and quickness, it is often used by princes and nobles for itinerant hunting and other activities, and is regarded as a noble variety.
Besides, money has a special meaning, which refers to a wind instrument made of reeds in ancient China, also known as "reed pipe" and "bamboo leak", which belongs to wind instruments.
The traditional tapir is made of several reed pipes with the same length arranged and processed in a certain order, including a fixed mouth in front of the pipe, a pipe body and a closed mouth behind the pipe, which looks like a structure of "one bite with many insects". When playing, you can hold the two ends of the tube and play the sound hole in front of the tube, which can make melodious and direct music sound.
Money music originated in the Han Dynasty, also known as "Chinese rhyme". According to records, when the Huns paid tribute to the Han Dynasty, they presented a musical instrument made of reeds. After hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deeply loved it, so he asked musicians to copy it, improve it and innovate it. Money music, with its fresh and euphemistic style and rich cultural characteristics of Han nationality, has been widely spread and used in ancient Chinese courts, folk and military occasions for a long time, and has been refined and developed in modern performing arts.
In short, the word money has multiple meanings and usages, involving literature and art, personality and demeanor, animal species and musical instruments. For different scenes and contexts, we need to understand and use them in combination with the actual situation.