The meanings of Chishang and Xiaochi are as follows:

Chishang translation

The little boy held a boat and secretly picked white lotus from the pond.

He did not know how to hide his whereabouts. The duckweed was swung away by the boat, leaving a long water line on the water.

Original text by Chi Shang

Bai Juyi? [Tang Dynasty]

The little boy held a small boat and secretly collected white lotus.

If you don’t hide the traces, the duckweeds will bloom together.

About the author:

Bai Juyi, also known as Letian, also known as Xiangshan Jushi, also known as Mr. Zuiyin, his ancestral home is Taiyuan. He was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three major poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen jointly advocated the New Yuefu Movement, known as "Yuan Bai" in the world, and "Liu Bai" together with Liu Yuxi. Bai Juyi's poetry has a wide range of themes, diverse forms, and simple and popular language. He is known as the "Poetry Demon" and the "Poetry King". He became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a doctor of Zuo Zanshan. In 846 AD, Bai Juyi died in Luoyang and was buried in Xiangshan. There is "Bai's Changqing Collection" handed down from generation to generation, and his representative poems include "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", "Charcoal Seller", "Pipa Play" and so on.

Koike Translation

The spring is silent because it is reluctant to let go of the thin water. The shade of the trees reflected in the water likes the soft scenery on this sunny day.

As soon as the pointed corners of the little lotus leaf emerged from the water, there was already a little dragonfly standing on it.

Original text by Xiaochi

Yang Wanli? [Song Dynasty]

The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water and loves the clear and soft water.

The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it.

About the author:

Yang Wanli, courtesy name Tingxiu and nickname Chengzhai. A native of Jishui, Jizhou. A famous poet and minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, he is known as the "four great poets of the Zhongxing Dynasty" together with Lu You, You Miao and Fan Chengda. Because Song Guangzong once wrote the word "Chengzhai" to him personally, scholars called him "Mr. Chengzhai". Yang Wanli wrote more than 20,000 poems in his lifetime, and has 4,200 poems handed down from generation to generation. He is known as the master of poetry of his generation. He created the "Chengzhai style" with simple, clear, fresh and natural language and full of humor. Most of Yang Wanli's poems describe natural scenery, and he is famous for this. He also has many works that reflect the sufferings of the people and express patriotic feelings. He is the author of "Chengzhai Collection" and so on.