How deep the courtyard? Clouded windows, foggy towers—always locked.（庭院深深深几许，云窗雾阁常扃。）——Li Qingzhao (1084 – 1155)
“庭院深深深几许，云窗雾阁常扃。”Pinyin: Tíng yuàn shēn shēn shēn jǐ xǔ, yún chuāng wù gé cháng jiōng.Translation: “How deep the courtyard? Clouded windows, foggy towers—always locked.”Source: Courtyard Deeply Deep (《临江仙·庭院深深深几许》, Lín Jiāng Xiān · Tíng Yuàn Shēn Shēn Shēn Jǐ Xǔ)Explanation: Spatial metaphors for isolation; Gothic atmosphere inspiration.
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