215. Seeing Cui Jiu Off | Pei Di
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English translation
Original Chinese text
归山深浅去，须尽丘壑美。
English translation
As you return to the mountains, whether near or deep within them, take in all the beauty of their hills and valleys.
Deep and shallow gathers up the mountain's varying reaches, while fully urges the friend to experience them without holding back. The farewell begins by asking him not to waste the landscape he has chosen.
Original Chinese text
莫学武陵人，暂游桃源里。
English translation
Do not imitate the man from Wuling, who stayed in Peach Blossom Spring only briefly and then left.
The allusion comes from Tao Yuanming's account: after leaving the hidden settlement, the fisherman could never find the entrance again. The friend is urged to make a real life in the mountains rather than treat retreat as a short visit.
赏析 · Commentary
这不是普通的山中送别 · More Than a Mountain Farewell
题目是送崔九，正文却没有路远、酒尽或离愁。裴迪关心的是朋友进山以后怎样生活。第一联说山水值得尽情领略，第二联提醒他不要很快回来。送别的重点因此从“舍不得你走”转成“既然选择了，就把日子过下去”。
The title announces a farewell, yet the poem has no long road, emptied wine cup, or direct grief. Pei Di is concerned with how his friend will live after entering the mountains. The first couplet says the landscape deserves full attention; the second warns against returning too soon. The emphasis shifts from reluctance to part with a friend to asking him to live out the choice he has made.
桃花源典故的反用 · Reversing the Peach Blossom Spring Story
一般引用桃花源，重点在偶然发现理想世界。裴迪接着往后读：渔人离开、泄露所在，后来再寻不得。诗中的劝告也就有了针对性——好的山居生活不能只靠一时兴起。这里没有把山林说成绝对理想的地方，只提醒友人别像游客一样来去匆匆。
Allusions to Peach Blossom Spring usually emphasize the accidental discovery of an ideal world. Pei Di reads the story one step further: the fisherman leaves, reveals the place, and cannot find it again. The warning becomes practical — a life in the mountains cannot rest on a passing enthusiasm. The poem does not claim that retreat is perfect; it asks the friend not to behave like a hurried visitor.