The Chinese character "zh ? ng" is a polyphonic character, which can be pronounced in two ways: "cháng" and "zhǎng". When pronounced as "cháng", it can indicate distance, length, strength and long taste, and its usage is such as "long river", "this road is 40m long" and "this wine has a long aroma".

When it is pronounced as "zh m \u ng", it can mean leadership, growth and birth, and its usage is such as "minister", "tree growth" and "iron rust".

The meaning of this poem is "Don't say that the taste of porridge is light, but there is a long taste in it", which is used to describe the long taste, so you should read "cháng".

This poem was written by Zhang Fangxian in Ming Dynasty, and the original text is as follows:

Porridge poem

Zhangmingfang county

Cooking is better than cooking porridge. I can discuss it with my children.

One liter can be used for two liters, and two days can be counted as six diets.

A guest only needs to add fire and water, and there is no need to pour soup if he has no money.

Mo Yan's weak taste is small and long.

Interpretation of vernacular:

How can cooking be better than porridge? Discuss it with your children.

When cooking porridge, one liter of rice can be eaten as two liters, and two days of food can be eaten for six days.

When guests come, they only need to add a bowl of water and a fire, and they can also avoid making another bowl of soup when they have no money.

Don't say the taste of porridge is light, but there is a long taste in it.

Extended data:

Ancient poems describe porridge:

1, porridge

Song okra

Sweep pine leaves in the morning and bake them in the oven.

The hand pumping the well is whispering and the smell is full.

Mother and son are full of houses, and the eaves are happy.

Although there is no service, it is worthy of this heart.

Interpretation of vernacular:

Sweep pine leaves in the morning and burn them in the stove.

I personally pumped the water and washed it, and soon made a delicious pot of porridge.

The mother and the son ate together under the thatched cottage, which was very enjoyable.

Although there is no delicious food to feed my mother, I am not ashamed of my conscience.

Step 2 eat porridge

Song luyou

Everyone in the world is a senior, and I don't believe that many years are in the present.

I had to follow the popular method and only give porridge to the gods.

Interpretation of vernacular:

Everyone in the world wants to learn the law of longevity, but they don't know that the law of immortality is just around the corner.

I got the plain regimen of Wan Qiu. As long as I drink more porridge on weekdays, I can live forever.