zá shī (by Wang Wei)
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| 雜 or 杂 | zá | mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix |
| 詩 or 诗 | shī | poem; poetry; verse |
| 君 | jūn | monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler |
| 自 | zì | from; self; oneself; since |
| 故 | gù | happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old |
| 鄉 or 乡 | xiāng | country; village |
| 來 or 来 | lái | to come |
| 應 or 应 | yīng, yìng | (surname); to answer; to respond; ought |
| 知 | zhī | to know; to be aware |
| 故 | gù | happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old |
| 鄉 or 乡 | xiāng | country; village |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair |
| 來 or 来 | lái | to come |
| 日 | rì | Japan; day; sun; date; day of the month |
| 綺 or 绮 | qǐ | beautiful; open-work silk |
| 窗 | chuāng | shutter; window |
| 前 | qián | before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front |
| 寒 | hán | cold; poor; to tremble |
| 梅 | méi | plum flower |
| 著 | zhāo, zháo, zhe, zhù, zhuó | to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; plan; settlement; to wear; part. indicates accompanying action; catch; receive; suffer; (resultat. compl.); ignited; to touch |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern |
| 未 | wèi | 1-3 p.m.; 8th earthly branch; not yet; did not; have not; not |
Some lines
The ruler, since leaving his hometown
Ought to follow his hometown's news.There, the sun shines through a lattice window
But it does not touch the shivering blossoms.DJW
Miscellaneous poem
The king himself came to the old country.
Ying was aware of 'something' going on there.
The beautiful Japanese had come to the front window.
The cold plum flower blossoms were ignited between 1 and 3pm.
MAW
The old master coming to the village in person
comes to know every matter in the villageas the sun, shining through the silkwork of the window
catches the fine trembling pattern of the plum flowers.CMW
Some poetry
The old monarch himself came to the village,
aware that he ought to respond to village matters.He came during the day and stood in front of a beautiful window
and tried to touch a trembling plum flower, but did not.IW