WONG TAI SIN · 100 LOTS
Lot 39夷齐让园
中平夷齐不忍食周粟
兄弟心甘采蕨餐
让国名应垂万古
可怜饿倒首阳山
Basic reading
AI-assisted readingThe poem in plain language
The brothers Boyi and Shuqi refuse Zhou grain and live on gathered ferns. Praise for their renunciation gives way to pity for their starvation at Shouyang, holding integrity and its painful cost together.
The central idea
This lot honors integrity while grieving the cost borne by those who uphold it. Seeking support for basic needs does not cheapen a conviction, and hardship is neither proof of virtue nor grounds for blame.
Source and edition
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夷齊讓園 · 中平
夷齊不忍食周粟
兄弟心甘採蕨餐
讓國名應垂萬古
可憐餓倒首陽山
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Original text checked: 2026-10-02
Commentary version: tianjige-basic-2026-10-03.4
Basic commentary is AI-assisted and has not yet been individually reviewed by a human. It is not an official temple interpretation.