<p>狗尾巴草 <code>Setaria viridis</code> ，古稱「莠」，令人想到「良莠不齊」</p>
<p>Therefore, 在人們心中印象便是不好</p>

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envs_h_gang_5
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<p>心中长出一棵灰暗的狗尾巴草</p>
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<p>We can take the whole phrase to mean <em><strong>a sin growing from the bottom of his heart</strong></em>.</p>
<p>灰暗的狗尾巴草 just gives us a bad feeling/impression about his mind and here is metaphorically representing <em><strong>a (dark)sin</strong></em>.</p>

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<p>The hidden meanings of 狗尾草 are as follow:</p>
<p>&quot;狗尾草很普通，不被人注意，也不被重视，只是一棵默默无闻的野草，但是它的生命力十分顽强，它的寓意是<strong>坚忍、暗恋，不被人了解的爱、艰难的爱</strong>，狗尾巴草寓意着喜欢一个人却不敢表白，它还象征着坚忍的品格，不为环境所屈服，不可轻言放弃。在生活中我们也应该学习狗尾巴草的品格和精神，<strong>不言弃、坚强、坚忍</strong>&quot;</p>
<p>If you read through the story, you shall be able to pick one implication that fits the best.</p>
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<p>狗尾巴草 is a kind of weed against which peasants need to fight all the time, and it is famous for its strong vitality. So peasants and poets see 狗尾巴草 as a tough enemy. For a long time, 狗尾巴草 is called 莠 and had appeared in ancient poems and articles. Of course, its image is bad and negative.</p>
<p>In the paragraph you mentioned, 灰暗 plus 狗尾巴草 together imply evil thoughts.</p>

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Yes, these weeds are like politicians; the more you hate them, the faster they grow.
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<p>The following quote is from the short story 1934年的逃亡 by Su Tong.</p>
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<p>陈宝年心中长出一棵灰暗的狗尾巴草，他在祖宗像前跪拜天地的时候，不时蜷起尖锐的五指，狠掐女人伸给他的手。</p>
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<p>What does it mean to grow a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setaria_viridis" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Setaria_viridis</a> in one's heart?</p>

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What does 狗尾巴草 mean in the following context?
# What does 狗尾巴草 mean in the following context?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-06-14)

The following quote is from the short story 1934年的逃亡 by Su Tong.

> 陈宝年心中长出一棵灰暗的狗尾巴草，他在祖宗像前跪拜天地的时候，不时蜷起尖锐的五指，狠掐女人伸给他的手。

What does it mean to grow a [Setaria\_viridis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setaria_viridis) in one's heart?

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2022-06-15. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

狗尾巴草 is a kind of weed against which peasants need to fight all the time, and it is famous for its strong vitality. So peasants and poets see 狗尾巴草 as a tough enemy. For a long time, 狗尾巴草 is called 莠 and had appeared in ancient poems and articles. Of course, its image is bad and negative.

In the paragraph you mentioned, 灰暗 plus 狗尾巴草 together imply evil thoughts.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Yes, these weeds are like politicians; the more you hate them, the faster they grow.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-06-14. Score: 2

狗尾巴草 `Setaria viridis` ，古稱「莠」，令人想到「良莠不齊」

Therefore, 在人們心中印象便是不好


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-06-15. Score: 1

> 心中长出一棵灰暗的狗尾巴草

We can take the whole phrase to mean ***a sin growing from the bottom of his heart***.

灰暗的狗尾巴草 just gives us a bad feeling/impression about his mind and here is metaphorically representing ***a (dark)sin***.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-06-14. Score: 1

The hidden meanings of 狗尾草 are as follow:

"狗尾草很普通，不被人注意，也不被重视，只是一棵默默无闻的野草，但是它的生命力十分顽强，它的寓意是**坚忍、暗恋，不被人了解的爱、艰难的爱**，狗尾巴草寓意着喜欢一个人却不敢表白，它还象征着坚忍的品格，不为环境所屈服，不可轻言放弃。在生活中我们也应该学习狗尾巴草的品格和精神，**不言弃、坚强、坚忍**"

If you read through the story, you shall be able to pick one implication that fits the best.

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