1, "Sesame blossoms higher and higher" is a two-part allegorical saying.
2. Translation: Every time sesame seeds enter maturity, they will be lifted by a knot, then bloom and continue to be lifted. Flowering means bearing seeds. Therefore, in our life, we use "sesame blossoms are rising day by day" to describe the good and the good.
There is a kind of sesame in the countryside. The "conveying pipe" in the middle of sesame stem is thick, and nutrients will be absorbed by the leaves and fruits below first, so it will gradually open from bottom to top when flowering. Flowers are like morning glory, but they are very small, about 1 cm, only white, and fruits are very similar to flowers. When they are mature, they will explode in the strong sunlight. The mature main stem and branches are hollow in the middle.
Two-part allegorical saying is a special language form created by working people in China since ancient times. This is a short, interesting and vivid sentence. It consists of two parts: the former part plays the role of "introduction", like a riddle, and the latter part plays the role of "backing", like a riddle, which is very natural and appropriate. In a certain language environment, you can understand and guess the original intention by saying the first half sentence and "resting" the second half sentence, so it is called two-part allegorical saying. Han civilization has a long history. Five thousand years of historical vicissitudes have precipitated, refined and condensed into a wonderful Chinese language art, in which two-part allegorical sayings have their unique expressive force. Give people profound thinking and enlightenment, spread through the ages. It reflects the unique customs, traditions and national culture of the Chinese nation, tastes life, understands philosophy and improves wisdom.
The name "Duanhou" first appeared in Tang Dynasty. The so-called "Wu Hou of Zheng" (a kind of "Hou Hou" poem) has been mentioned in the biography of the old Tang Dynasty. However, as a language form and phenomenon, it appeared as early as the pre-Qin period. For example, The Warring States Policy. Chu Ce IV: "It's not too late to mend." In other words, it is not too late to repair the sheepfold after the sheep is lost. This is the two-part allegorical saying we saw today.
Two-part allegorical sayings, with distinctive national characteristics, rich flavor of life and intriguing humor, are loved by the broad masses of the people. Although ancient two-part allegorical sayings are rare in written records, they must have been circulated among the people. For example, Qian Daxin's "Constant Yan Lu" contains: "Sending goose feathers a thousand miles away, light and heavy, is also contained in the Song Dynasty." This kind of two-part allegorical saying has been used to this day.