Qiūfēng yì qǐ, Zhāng Hàn jiù xiǎngqǐ le jiāxiāng de chúncài hé lúyú, yúshì cíguān huí jiā.
When the autumn wind rose, Zhang Han thought of the water shield and perch of his home town, so he resigned and went home.
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The story gave 莼鲈之思, 'thoughts of water shield and perch', a literary word for homesickness. In 《世说新语》 he explains himself with 人生贵得适意尔: 'what matters in life is to do as one pleases'.
