Newly sewn golden robe; tilted mountain pillow—my phoenix hairpin bends.（乍试夹衫金缕缝，山枕斜欹，枕损钗头凤。）——Li Qingzhao (1084 – 1155)
“乍试夹衫金缕缝，山枕斜欹，枕损钗头凤。”Pinyin: Zhà shì jiá shān jīn lǚ fèng, shān zhěn xié yī, zhěn sǔn chāi tóu fèng.Translation: “Newly sewn golden robe; tilted mountain pillow—my phoenix hairpin bends.”Source: Butterfly Love · Early Spring (《蝶恋花·暖雨晴风初破冻》, Dié Liàn Huā · Nuǎn Yǔ Qíng Fēng Chū Pò Dòng)Explanation: Material beauty vs. inner unrest; fashion symbolism.
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