“看取晚来风势，故应难看梅花。”Pinyin: Kàn qǔ wǎn lái fēng shì, gù yīng nán kàn méi huā.Translation: “Observe the evening wind’s force—plum blooms will surely suffer.”Source: Pure Serene Music · Eternal Regret (《清平乐·年年雪里》, Qīng Píng Yuè · Nián Nián Xuě Lǐ)Explanation: Foreboding fragility; ecological metaphor.
“年年雪里，常插梅花醉。”Pinyin: Nián nián xuě lǐ, cháng chā méi huā zuì.Translation: “Yearly in snow, drunk with plum blossoms in my hair.”Source: Pure Serene Music · Eternal Regret (《清平乐·年年雪里》, Qīng Píng Yuè · Nián Nián Xuě Lǐ)Explanation: Rituals of nostalgia; cyclical time perception.
“春到长门春草青，江梅些子破，未开匀。”Pinyin: Chūn dào cháng mén chūn cǎo qīng, jiāng méi xiē zǐ pò, wèi kāi yún.Translation: “Spring greens the Changmen grass; river plums bud unevenly, yet to bloom.”Source: Small Hill Pavilion · Spring to Changmen (《小重山·春到长门春草青》, Xiǎo Chóng Shān · Chūn Dào Cháng Mén Chūn Cǎo Qīng)Explanation: Observes nature’s subtle transitions; ideal for descriptive writing.
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