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咏梅

詠梅
Yǒngméi
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Ode to the Plum Blossom, the title of Lu You's ci and of Mao Zedong's reply to it
  2. 2 to write poems in praise of the plum blossom

Examples

HSK 4
毛泽东读了陆游的《卜算子·咏梅》，也写了一首《卜算子·咏梅》。
Máo Zédōng dú le Lù Yóu de 《 Bǔsuànzǐ · Yǒngméi 》, yě xiě le yì shǒu 《 Bǔsuànzǐ · Yǒngméi 》.
After reading Lu You's 'Ode to the Plum Blossom', Mao Zedong wrote one of his own to the same tune.
HSK 6
古代诗人很喜欢咏梅，因为梅花在寒冬里开放。
Gǔdài shīrén hěn xǐhuan yǒngméi, yīnwèi méihuā zài hándōng lǐ kāifàng.
Poets of old loved to write about the plum blossom, because it flowers in the depth of winter.

Tips

culture
In the poem by 陆游 the plum blooms alone by a broken bridge and ends 零落成泥碾作尘，只有香如故 'fallen into mud and ground to dust, only its scent stays the same'. 毛泽东 wrote that he had read it and 反其意而用之 'turned its meaning around': his plum smiles among the spring flowers, 待到山花烂漫时，她在丛中笑 'when the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she will be laughing among them'.
usage
咏 plus a subject is a common old title for a poem in praise of something: 咏柳 'Ode to the Willow', 咏鹅 'Ode to the Goose'.

Stroke Order

咏 yǒng
梅 méi