Do you know? Do you know? The green thrives, the red withers.（知否，知否？应是绿肥红瘦。）——Li Qingzhao
“知否，知否？应是绿肥红瘦。”Pinyin: Zhī fǒu, zhī fǒu? Yīng shì lǜ féi hóng shòu.Translation: “Do you know? Do you know? The green thrives, the red withers.”Source: Dream Song · Last Night’s Rain (《如梦令·昨夜雨疏风骤》, Rú Mèng Lìng · Zuó Yè Yǔ Shū Fēng Zhòu)Explanation: Juxtaposes vitality and decay; a metaphor for fleeting youth.
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