Author: 蘇軾 (sū shì)
Song Dynasty, 宋朝 (sòng cháo)
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元元 豐豐 六六 年年 十月十月 十二十二 日日 ，夜夜 。解解 衣衣 欲欲 睡睡 。月月 色色 入入 戶戶 。欣欣 然然 起起 行行 。念念 無無 與與 樂樂 者者 ，遂遂 至至 承承 天天 寺寺 ，尋尋 張張 懷懷 民民 。懷懷 民民 亦亦 未未 寢寢 ，相相 與與 步步 于于 中庭中庭 ，庭庭 下下 如如 積積 水水 空空 明明 ，水水 中中 藻藻 荇荇 交交 橫橫 ，蓋蓋 竹竹 柏柏 影影 也也 。何何 夜夜 無無 月月 ? 何處何處 無無 竹竹 柏柏 ? 但但 少少 閒閒 人人 如如 吾吾 兩兩 人人 耳耳 ！
/ (dynasty) / dollar / primary / first /
/ (surname) / abundant / plentiful / great /
/ six / 6 /
/ year /
/ October /
/ 12 / twelve /
/ day / sun / date / day of the month / Japan (abbrev.) /
/ night /
/ to separate / to divide / to break up / to loosen / to explain / to untie / to emancipate /
/ clothes /
/ desire / wish /
/ to sleep /
/ moon / month /
/ color / look / appearance /
/ to enter /
/ a household / door / family /
/ happy /
/ correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly /
/ to rise / to raise / to get up /
/ a row / profession / professional /
/ read aloud /
/ -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- /
/ (interrog. part.) /
/ (surname) / happy / laugh / cheerful /
/ -ist, -er (person) / person (who does sth) /
/ forthwith /
/ arrive / most / to / until /
/ to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive /
/ day / sky / heaven /
/ Buddhist temple /
/ to search / to look for / to seek /
/ (a measure word) / (a surname) / open up /
/ to think of / to cherish / mind / heart / bosom /
/ the people / nationality / citizen /
/ to think of / to cherish / mind / heart / bosom /
/ the people / nationality / citizen /
/ also /
/ 1-3 p.m. / 8th earthly branch / not yet / did not / have not / not /
/ lie down /
/ each other / one another / mutually /
/ (interrog. part.) /
/ a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process /
/ (surname) /
/ courtyard /
/ court / courtyard /
/ under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter /
/ as (if) / such as /
/ to amass / to accumulate / to store / old / long-standing /
/ water / river /
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
/ clear / bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty /
/ water / river /
/ within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese /
/ (aquatic grasses) / elegant /
/ Limnanthemui nymphoides /
/ to deliver / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / to pay (money) /
/ horizontal / across / (horizontal character stroke) /
/ lid / top / cover / canopy / to build /
/ bamboo /
/ (surname) / cedar / cypress /
/ picture / image / reflection / shadow /
/ also / too /
/ carry / what / how / why / which /
/ night /
/ -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- /
/ moon / month /
/ whence / where /
/ -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- /
/ bamboo /
/ (surname) / cedar / cypress /
/ but / yet / however / only / merely / still /
/ few / little / lack /
/ interstice / separate /
/ man / person / people /
/ as (if) / such as /
/ I / my /
/ both / two / ounce / some / a few / tael /
/ man / person / people /
/ ear /
Translation:
Year 1083 A.D on the tenth month and twelfth day, night. I was undressing to go to sleep. The moonlight entered the doorway. Gladly consenting, I went on a trip. Because there was no one to share the experience, I ended up at the Cheng Tian Temple, looking for Zhang Huai Min. Huai Min had also not yet lain down to sleep, together we walked around the middle courtyard, along the courtyard it seemed that the long-standing pools of water were bright and effulgent, within the water grew the wild aquatic grasses, which are actually the shadows of the bamboos and cypresses. Which night does not have a moon? Which place does not have bamboos and cypresses? However, there are few people such as us who are so relaxed!
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