【Traditional Chinese Culture】Which ancient poems and verses are the sources of these autumn-related idioms?

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【Traditional Chinese Culture】Which ancient poems and verses are the sources of these autumn-related idioms? 　　It is autumn, and the scenery is beautiful. Do you know any idioms related to autumn? Which ancient poems do they all come from? Today, the editor will share with you idioms related to autumn, as well as the ancient poems from which they originate and what their meanings are. Be sure to save this information! 【Secretly sending Autumn waves】 Source: Song Dynasty, Su Shi’s poem \"Bai Bu Hong\", Part 2: \"The beautiful lady refuses to return her Autumn waves; the young girl tries to speak but is afraid of the flying shuttle.\" ” Explanation: In the past, it was used as a metaphor to describe a beautiful woman’s eyes as being like the clear waves of water in autumn. It refers to exchanging secret glances and signals. 【Clear and crisp autumn weather】 Source: From Du Fu’s poem \"Cui’s Hermitage on the Eastern Hill\": \"I love the tranquility of Cui’s hermitage in the mountains; the clear autumn air is fresh and invigorating.\" ” Explanation: Describes the clear skies and pleasant weather in autumn. 【Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon】 Source: Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty, from his poem \"Yu Meiren\": \"When will spring flowers and autumn moon cease? How many past events remain in memory?\" ” Explanation: Flowers in spring, the moon in autumn. Refers generally to the beautiful scenery of spring and autumn. 【Spring Blossoms, Autumn Fruits】 Source: Qian Yong of the Qing dynasty, from \"Lüyuan Conghuo·Menghan·Yonghe Ginkgo\": \"To the east of the customs office in Yangzhou, there is a ginkgo tree; it is extremely large in circumference, with a straight trunk that reaches high into the sky. It blooms in spring and bears fruit in autumn.\" ” Explanation: It blooms in spring and bears fruit in autumn. It is a metaphor for a person’s literary talent and moral character. It is now also used as a metaphor for achieving results in learning*. 【Gazing Longingly】 Source: Pu Songling’s \"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio\" from the Qing dynasty: \"At dusk, the day’s efforts come to an end; the cold west wind seeps through the curtains outside the window.\" Hearing the sound of bananas, a light rain falls; where can I find someone to chat with in peace? Gazing into the distance through the autumn waters, I see no sign of him returning home; tears stream down like threads. ” Explanation: Gazed until one’s eyes tired out. Describes the degree of anticipation. Autumn waters: A metaphor describing someone’s eyes as clear and bright as autumn waters. 【Eternal Prosperity】 Source: From the third act of \"Celebrating the Lantern Festival\" by an anonymous author from the Ming dynasty: \"The current sovereign is kind and filial; peace and prosperity will last for ages to come.\" ” Explanation: Refers to having gone through an extremely long period of time. Same as “Eternal Ages”. 【One leaf tells of autumn】 Source: «Huainanzi·Shuoshan Xun»: «By seeing a single leaf fall, one can know that the year is coming to an end.» ”Song Tanggeng’s “Wen Lu” quotes a poem by a Tang dynasty poet: “The mountain monk does not understand the concept of decades; yet when one leaf falls, he knows that autumn has arrived in the world.” ” Explanation: The fall of a single leaf signals the arrival of autumn. A metaphor allows one to discern the overall trend and outcome of a situation through individual, subtle signs. 【Glistening Autumn Waters】 Source: From Wang Shifu’s Yuan dynasty play \"The Romance of the Western Chamber\", Act 3, Scene 2: \"Watching until her glistening autumn waters seem to fade away, and her delicate spring-like brows become furrowed.\" ” Explanation: It is a metaphor comparing a beautiful woman’s eyes to the clear waves of water in autumn. Describes a woman’s gaze as being full of emotion. 【One Day Feels Like Three Autumns】 Source: From The Book of Songs, Wang Feng, ‘Picking Lotus’: ‘When she picks kudzu, one day of not seeing her feels like three months; when she picks mugwort, one day of not seeing her feels like three autumns; when she picks artemisia, one day of not seeing her feels like three years.’ ” Explanation: Sanqiu: three quarters. It means that not seeing each other for a day is like three quarters having passed. Although the time apart in a metaphor is short, it feels very long. Describes intense longing. 【Each has its merits】 Source: Han Li Ling’s “Three Poems to Su Wu”: “Such wonderful gatherings are hard to encounter again; three years seem like an eternity.” ” Explanation: Chikyu: a thousand years, extended to mean a very long time. Each has its own value of existence. It means that everyone has their own strengths and their own unique qualities. 【A Season of Trouble】 Source: Sun Guangxian’s \"Beimeng Suoyan\", Volume 12, from the Song Dynasty: \"That is why, in a season of trouble, one should hide one’s traces and avoid becoming the first to take action in the rebellious movements.\" ” Explanation: Many incidents: numerous accidents or events; Autumn: a period of time. A period with many accidents or incidents