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Her charming smile is lovely; her beautiful eyes glance brightly.
Plain meaningYour smile and your eyes are captivating.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
At one backward glance and smile, a hundred charms came alive; the painted beauties of the six palaces lost their color.
Plain meaningHer smile outshines everyone around her.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
Clouds would borrow her robes and flowers her face; spring wind brushes the railing, and the dew glows richly.
Plain meaningHer beauty calls to mind clouds, blossoms, spring wind, and luminous dew.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
Lotus leaves reach the sky in endless green; beneath the sun, lotus flowers glow with an unmatched red.
Plain meaningSummer opens into boundless green and radiant color.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
In the north there is a beautiful woman, peerless and standing alone.
Plain meaningShe is strikingly beautiful and entirely her own.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
From afar I know it is not snow, because a hidden fragrance reaches me.
Plain meaningQuiet beauty reveals itself even in winter.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
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