What does it mean to give while you are eating ?

Feed the snake carefully, and when it is time to offer the snake, offer it.

From: The Snake Catcher Says

Introduction: The Snake Catcher Says", from the Tang Dynasty writer Liu Zongyuan.

Famous prose essays. The text captures the connection between snake venom and the venom of tyranny, and skillfully contrasts it through snake catchers and venomous snakes.

The poison of taxation highlights the darkness of society. The writing is sharp and emotional, and it can be called a masterpiece of prose. It has been widely praised for thousands of years. The article was included in the first volume of the ninth grade of the Chinese version and the first volume of the ninth grade of the Sujiao edition.

Creation background: The era in which Liu Zongyuan lived was a historical turning point from the prosperity to the decline of the Tang Dynasty. 755 A.D. An Lushan.

After the rebellion, the ** regime and the feudal town.

Constantly consolidate their own power and increase taxes on the people. Historical records: The Tang Dynasty was rich and heavy, and in addition to the statutory summer and autumn taxes, various harsh taxes were levied.

The heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes have made the working people miserable, and if there is another natural disaster, it will undoubtedly make the situation worse, and they have fled and wandered one after another, so that ten rooms are empty.

Eat it carefully, and offer it sometimes.

From Liu Zongyuan's "The Snake Catcher Said" in the Tang Dynasty

The preposition in "to wait for the hungry to eat" means to use, to take. The pronoun or its is omitted after it. The modern Chinese meaning of the whole sentence is: to feed the hungry people passing by.

Eating from the Mouth: It originally refers to compassion for people's hunger and calling them to eat. The latter mostly refers to insulting almsgiving.

The idiom "food of the mouth" means insulting or ill-intentioned almsgiving. Whew: An impolite greeting is the equivalent of "Hey" now.

Derogatory terms. jiēláizhīshí means a general reference to insulting almsgiving, the source of the "Book of Rites: Tan Gong", the food that comes to the country, and there is a famine in the country of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there are people on the road.

To wait for the hungry to eat, here "food" is pronounced sì, which means to feed, to take something for others to eat.

To feed the hungry means to wait for the hungry poor to pass by and give alms to them.

From: "The Book of Rites: Under the Tan Bow": "Qi is hungry, Qian Ao is to feed on the road, and to wait for the hungry to eat."

There are hungry people who come rashly under their covers. Mo Ao Served food on the left and drank on the right, saying: 'Whew!

Come and eat. He raised his eyes and said, "Give only the food that comes from the mouth, so that you will also!"

So thanksgiving, and finally died without eating. ”

From "The Snake Catcher Says" by Liu Zongyuan

Eat it carefully, and offer it sometimes.

Feed the snake carefully, and when it is time to offer it, offer it.

Caution: Be careful.

The words of "The Book of Rites: Under the Tan Bow": Qi is hungry, and Qian Ao eats it for the food on the road, waiting for the hungry. So thanksgiving, and finally died without eating.

The vernacular explanation is: There was a famine in Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Qian Ao prepared food and put it on the side of the road, but the hungry people still resolutely refused to eat it, and finally starved to death.

Tse: Apologies.

Feed it (the snake) carefully, and when it is time to offer it, offer it.

From "The Snake Catcher Says" by Liu Zongyuan