日出日落 镌刻阑珊 捨吾有型 生死无关 · Sunrise, sunset, engraved remanent, abandon my form, put life and death behind. The elegiac couplet here signified the Chinese guardian lion's life.
日出日落 richu riluo · Sunrise, sunset
Refers to the decades he has lived carrying prayers from the people.
镌刻阑珊 juanke lanshan · Engraved remanent
The idiom 灯火阑珊处 denghuo lanshan chu comes from 青玉案·元夕 Qingyu an· Yuanxi by 辛棄疾 Xin Qiji, to describe a place as disordered and withering where little light reaches. The guardian stone lion was once worshiped is now sunk to the bottom of the river where the sun never sees.
捨吾有型 she wu you xing · I sacrifice myself, my form
In EP2 he says, “The strength of human heart is much stronger than skin, bones and flesh”. He was born out of people's worship, but as time passed, it faded away. He no longer serves his original purpose. However, Zheng Lisong’s obsession summoned him from the bottom the river once more.
生死无关 shengsi wuguan · To put all life and death behind
Final words to release him from his burdens as a guardian. He will never have to bear the responsibilities of life and death for those who had previously bestowed their wishes upon him.
