Lǎoshī jiǎng zhè shǒu shī, zuì xǐhuān nà jù èr yuè chūn fēng sì jiǎn dāo.
The teacher loves that line 'February spring wind like scissors' most when explaining this poem.
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From 贺知章 He Zhizhang 《咏柳》: 不知细叶谁裁出，二月春风似剪刀 — 'who cut out these slender leaves? The second-month wind is like a pair of scissors.' One of the earliest personifications of spring in Chinese verse.
usage
Usually quoted with the preceding 不知细叶谁裁出 to complete the riddle-and-answer. 二月 here refers to the lunar second month = late March in the solar calendar.
