遥知兄弟登高处

遙知兄弟登高處

yáo zhī xiōngdì dēng gāo chù

quotation

Meanings

1 I know from afar my brothers are climbing heights today
2 Wang Wei's Double Ninth homesickness — imagining the festival he is missing with his family

Characters

Examples

重阳节在国外出差，他发朋友圈写"遥知兄弟登高处"。

Chóngyángjié zài guówài chūchāi, tā fāpéngyǒuquān xiě " yáozhīxiōngdìdēnggāochù ".

Abroad on business during the Double Ninth, he captioned his post 'I know from afar my brothers are climbing heights today.'

远离家乡的游子最懂那句"遥知兄弟登高处"。

Yuǎnlí jiāxiāng de yóu zǐ zuì dǒng nà jù " yáozhīxiōngdìdēnggāochù ".

Travelers far from home understand best the line 'I know from afar my brothers are climbing heights today.'

Tips

history

From 《九月九日忆山东兄弟》 by 王维 (Wang Wei, Tang dynasty, written at age 17): '独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。遥知兄弟登高处，遍插茱萸少一人.' The festival in question is 重阳节 (Double Ninth), whose custom is climbing heights and wearing 茱萸 (dogwood) sprigs.

culture

重阳节 (9/9 lunar) = Double Ninth / Chongyang Festival, a day for climbing hills and respecting elders. Now also China's official Seniors' Day.

Stroke Order

遥 yáo

知 zhī

兄 xiōng

弟 dì

登 dēng

高 gāo

处 chǔ