The shad is thorny. According to the query Chinese literature network learned that "begonias without incense" the next sentence is "anchovies thorny", is a summary of Eileen Zhang's three regrets of life once said "begonias without incense, anchovies thorny, red chamber is not finished! ", meaning that although the begonias are beautiful but no flavor, shad flavor but too many bones, not good to swallow, the Dream of Red Mansions novel is well written, but not finished.