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Archive for July, 2020
Similes for female pulchritude in an ancient Chinese poem
From Shī jīng 詩經 (Poetry Classic), circa 6th c. BC:
(Her) hands are like catkins;
skin is like congealed lard;
neck is like larva of longicorn;
teeth are like calabash seeds;
forehead (like that of) cicada,
eyebrows (like antennae of) moth,
(her) enchanting smile is winsome;
(her) beautiful eyes are clear-set.
— Ode 57, tr. Diana Shuheng Zhang
Shǒu rú róu tí
fū rú níng zhī
lǐng rú qiú qí
chǐ rú hù xī
qín shǒu é méi
qiǎo xiào qiàn xī
měi mù pàn xī.
—— Wèi fēng·shuòrén
手如柔荑
膚如凝脂
領如蝤蠐
齒如瓠犀
螓首蛾眉
巧笑倩兮
美目盼兮。
—— 衛風·碩人
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