Leisure comes from the second couplet of a couplet, and its complete sentence is: leisure and elegance are not good at one skill.

1, couplet pronunciation

This is a good example.

2. The source of couplets

Yu Yue's Ci Collection in Qing Dynasty.

Step 3 explain

Literally, it can be understood as "leisure time is not long." Among them, "leisure" can be understood as idleness and leisure, indicating a state of relaxation and freedom; "Not pitiful" means not being proud of it or not being satisfied with it; "A skill" can be understood as mastering or being good at a skill.

From a modern point of view, "leisure is not a skill."

From a modern point of view, "loafing around without boasting about one skill" can also be regarded as an open and inclusive cultural attitude, which encourages people to cross the boundaries of fields and skills in their study and work and give play to their creativity and imagination.

Basic concepts and rules of couplets

I. Basic concepts

Couplets, also known as couplets, couplets, door dangs, etc., are an applied style with a long history and appeal to both refined and popular tastes, and are unique literary treasures of China people. It requires equal words, conciseness, neatness, uniformity and coordination, and it is a unique form of literary expression.

Couplets are composed of three parts: horizontal approval, upper couplet and lower couplet, which are widely used in Chinese New Year, famous mountains and rivers, home, wedding, opening and other occasions. Generally speaking, the knowledge and rules of couplets are mainly aimed at the upper and lower couplets.

Second, the characteristics of couplet rules

1, the number of words is equal. The number of words in the upper and lower couplets must be the same, neither more nor less.

2, the confrontation is neat. Words in the same position should have the same part of speech, all of which are nouns and verbs. The grammar of collocational phrases should be consistent or similar in structure, and they are subject-predicate object and subject-predicate structure. At the same time, the same position cannot be the same word.

3. Plain and harmonious. The final word of the last sentence of the upper couplet is silent, and the final word of the last sentence of the lower couplet is flat. Within a sentence, there should be gaps between words, even between words; The position words corresponding to the upper and lower couplets should be flat. At the same time, the rhythm of the upper and lower links should be consistent.

4. Content-related. The meanings of the upper and lower couplet must be connected and echo each other, but they cannot be repeated.