Talk:Dreaming of Home and Mother
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"残" does not necessarily mean "destructive"
editIn the references it is said:
> 残 means violent, destructive. Even in the term 残留, "left over," it does not mean waning down, because a violent act proceeded; a destructive act has happened which has resulted in 残留。
As a native Mandarin Chinese user, I can hardly agree on this. To me it means more of "broken and remaining" than "violent, destructive". E.g. "残雪" means the broken layer of snow long after when it fell; "残念" means some whining thoughts that one failed to ever speak out. As of the original sentence, "晚风拂柳笛声残", which is directly translated word by word into "late wind breezes-over willow, flute sound breaks/is-broken", can mean nothing violent or destructive to me. It's simply using those broken yet beautiful and touching cultural symbols to better illustrate the scene the author wanted to present. Wang Nianyi (talk) 08:44, 4 September 2023 (UTC)