Bamboo and Rock
郑燮
咬定青山不放松
立根原在破岩中
千磨万击还坚劲
任尔东西南北风
yǎo dìng qīng shān bù fàng sōng
lì gēn yuán zài pò yán zhōng
qiān mó wàn jí hái jiān jìn
rèn ěr dōng xī nán běi fēng
咬定青山不放松，立根原在破岩中。千磨万击还坚劲，任尔东西南北风。
Bamboo rooted in rock—character under pressure.
郑燮《竹石》：咬定青山不放松——以竹写立根与风骨；任尔东西南北风。题画诗的人格宣言。根咬住山，风才奈何不了竹。今日：立场动摇时，先问根咬在哪座山上。
Zheng Xie’s Bamboo and Rock: bite the green mountain and don’t let go—bamboo as rooted character; winds from any side. Persona in a painting poem. Today: when stance wobbles, ask which mountain your roots still grip.
环境差时更要把根扎深——风从哪来，都不松口。
When conditions are hard, deepen roots—wind from any direction, hold on.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
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