金沙水拍云崖暖

金沙水拍雲崖暖

jīnshā shuǐ pāi yún yá nuǎn

quotation

Meanings

1 the Jinsha River slaps against the cloud-wrapped cliffs — and they seem warm
2 (fig.) a triumphant note in the Long March: even harsh terrain felt friendly after the crossing
3 (lit.) Jinsha waters slap cloud-cliff warm

Characters

sand (金沙 = Jinsha, upper Yangtze)

cliff (云崖 = cloud-wreathed cliff)

暖

nuǎn

warm

Examples

回顾长征，毛泽东写下金沙水拍云崖暖，大渡桥横铁索寒。

Huígù Chángzhēng, Máozédōng xiěxià jīnshāshuǐpāiyúnyánuǎn, Dàdùqiáohéngtiěsuǒhán.

Reflecting on the Long March, Mao Zedong wrote 'Jinsha's waters slap the cloudy cliffs — warm; Dadu's iron-chain bridge lies across — cold.'

这首《长征》里的金沙水拍云崖暖一句气势磅礴。

Zhè shǒu 《 Chángzhēng 》 lǐ de jīnshāshuǐpāiyúnyánuǎn yī jù qìshìpángbó.

The line 'Jinsha's waters slap warm against the cloudy cliffs' in this poem 'The Long March' has majestic force.

Tips

history

From 毛泽东《七律·长征》(Mao Zedong, 'Seven-character regulated verse: The Long March,' 1935): 红军不怕远征难，万水千山只等闲...金沙水拍云崖暖，大渡桥横铁索寒。更喜岷山千里雪，三军过后尽开颜 (The Red Army fears no hardship of the long march... Jinsha's waters slap the cloud-cliffs warm; Dadu's iron-chain bridge hangs cold. Happier still — Mount Min's thousand li of snow, past which all three armies broke into smiles). Written soon after the Red Army completed the 1934–35 Long March.

usage

The 暖 (warm) / 寒 (cold) contrast across the couplet is deliberate — Jinsha's crossing was successful (= warm), Dadu's iron-chain bridge was a near-disaster (= cold). Always quoted together with 大渡桥横铁索寒.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

沙 shā

水 shuǐ

拍 pāi

云 yún

崖 yá

暖 nuǎn