sòng xiōng
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| 送 | sòng | to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send |
| 兄 | xiōng | elder brother |
| 别 | biè, bié | 1. difference; distinction; 2. classification; category; persuade s.o. to change his opinion or give up his idea; 1. leave; part; turn; change; 2. differenciate; distinguish; 3. fasten s.t. with a pin or clip ta a piece of paper; stick in; 4. don't...; other; another |
| 路 | lù | (surname) / road / path / way |
| 云 | yún | cloud / (abbr.) for Yunnan / surname; (classical) to say |
| 初 | chū | at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise / to raise / to get up |
| 离 | lí | to leave / to depart / to go away / from |
| 亭 | tíng | pavilion |
| 叶 | yè | (surname) / leaf / page |
| 人 | rén | man / person / people |
| 不 | bù, bú | (negative prefix) / not / no; (when directly preceding a tone 4) / not / no |
Seeing off my brother
"Don't set out, the clouds are just rising."
He leaves the pavilion, the clouds flying about.
Sighing for the place, like a wild goose,
He will not once go back.
DJW