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《诗经·溱洧》中的"勺药"应当是生长于溱洧之畔的一种野生芍药花,而不是一种不知名的香草或者调料。士与女在临别之际以芍药花相赠,谐音是"妁"的芍药花就如同媒人一样向对方传达了求偶的愿望,"赠之以勺药"的行为内涵就是愿与对方结为夫妇。诗中的士与女互赠芍药,看似只是质朴爱情的体现,其实他们的行为已经违背了昏礼,是礼崩乐坏的写照,故而《溱洧》的主旨应当是刺乱,其深意在于匡正礼教。

Shaoyao in The Book of Songs·Zhen Wei should be a wild Chinese peony flower that grows on the banks of Zhen Wei,not an unknown herb or seasoning.Man and woman presented each other with Shaoyao at parting time,and Shaoyao,which is homophonic with the word "妁"(sound as shuo in Chinese),conveys the desire of courtship to each other like a matchmaker.So the connotation of the behavior of "giving Shaoyao " is that they are willing to marry each other as husband and wife.In the poem,the man and the woman exchanged peony,which seems to be a manifestation of simple love.In fact,their behavior has already violated the etiquette and is a portrayal of the collapse of ritual and music.Therefore,the main theme of Zhen Wei should be a satire of social chaos,and its deep meaning is correcting that bad social status.