<p>From 屈原《离骚》( 'Lisao' by Qu Yuan)</p>

<p>扈(to wear/to carry) | 江篱(a kind of fragrant plant) | 与(and) | 辟芷(a kind of fragrant plant) | 兮(exclamatory particle)</p>

<p>纫(to sew) | 秋兰 (a kind of fragrant plant) | 以为 (to make) | 佩 (sachet)</p>

<p>扈江篱与辟芷兮，纫秋兰以为佩</p>

<p>"Wear verrucosa and angelica dahurica , sew a sachet with autumn orchid inside"</p>

<pre><code>maybe symbolizes a persons nobility?
</code></pre>

<p>This line symbolizes Qu Yuan's high moral standards, and his unwillingness of associate with immoral people. </p>

<p>(<em>bad guys stink</em>)</p>

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<p>善鸟香草以配忠贞。凸现屈原高尚品德，不与世俗同流合污的高尚情操。</p>

<p>This famous idiom comes from QuYuan's works called "LiSao", which was a collection of poets written by him. </p>

<p>The original meaning of the statement is: I put on Cao Zhi around my shoulders, and tied QiuLan to Sope to hang it beside myself.</p>

<p>For Chinese, the plants of "QuiLan" or "Cao Zhi" are of self-contained, so QuYuan used these plants to describe that His passion/sentiment for people, for the motherland is so high that he wasn't willing to associate himself with undesirable elements.</p>

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<p>I think its a line written by the poet Qu Yuan that maybe symbolizes a persons nobility?</p>

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What does the following phrase mean “扈江离与辟芷兮，纫秋兰以为佩.”?
# What does the following phrase mean “扈江离与辟芷兮，纫秋兰以为佩.”?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-04)

I think its a line written by the poet Qu Yuan that maybe symbolizes a persons nobility?

**Tags:** mandarin, traditional-characters, classical-chinese, phrase


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-04. Score: 1

From 屈原《离骚》( 'Lisao' by Qu Yuan)
扈(to wear/to carry) | 江篱(a kind of fragrant plant) | 与(and) | 辟芷(a kind of fragrant plant) | 兮(exclamatory particle)
纫(to sew) | 秋兰 (a kind of fragrant plant) | 以为 (to make) | 佩 (sachet)
扈江篱与辟芷兮，纫秋兰以为佩
"Wear verrucosa and angelica dahurica , sew a sachet with autumn orchid inside"
maybe symbolizes a persons nobility?

This line symbolizes Qu Yuan's high moral standards, and his unwillingness of associate with immoral people. 
(bad guys stink)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-11-08. Score: 0

善鸟香草以配忠贞。凸现屈原高尚品德，不与世俗同流合污的高尚情操。

This famous idiom comes from QuYuan's works called "LiSao", which was a collection of poets written by him.

The original meaning of the statement is: I put on Cao Zhi around my shoulders, and tied QiuLan to Sope to hang it beside myself.

For Chinese, the plants of "QuiLan" or "Cao Zhi" are of self-contained, so QuYuan used these plants to describe that His passion/sentiment for people, for the motherland is so high that he wasn't willing to associate himself with undesirable elements.


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