蒹葭 (jiān jiā)
诗经 (shī jīng), Book of Songs

蒹
jiān
蒹
/ reed /
葭
jiā
葭
/ reed / Phragmites communis /
苍
cāng
苍
/ dark blue / fly / musca / deep green /
苍
cāng
苍
/ dark blue / fly / musca / deep green /
，白露
bái lù
白露
/ White Dew (15th solar term) /
为
wéi
为
/ act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become /
霜
shuāng
霜
/ frost /
。
所谓
suǒ wèi
所谓
/ so-called /
伊
yī
伊
/ he / she / (surname) / Iraq (abbrev.) / Iran (abbrev.) /
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
，在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
一
yī
一
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
方
fāng
方
/ square / quadrilateral / direction / just /
。
遡
sù
遡
/ go upstream / trace source / formerly /
洄
huí
洄
/ eddy / whirlpool /
从
cōng
从
/ lax / yielding / unhurried /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
，道
dào
道
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
阻
zǔ
阻
/ to hinder / to block / to obstruct /
且
qiě
且
/ further / moreover /
长
cháng
长
/ length / long / forever / always / constantly /
。
遡
sù
遡
/ go upstream / trace source / formerly /
游
yóu
游
/ to walk / to tour / to roam / to swim / to travel /
从
cōng
从
/ lax / yielding / unhurried /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
，宛
wǎn
宛
/ (surname) / similar / winding /
在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
中央
zhōng yāng
中央
/ central / middle / center /
。
蒹
jiān
蒹
/ reed /
葭
jiā
葭
/ reed / Phragmites communis /
凄
qī
凄
/ intense cold / mournful /
凄
qī
凄
/ intense cold / mournful /
，白露
bái lù
白露
/ White Dew (15th solar term) /
未
wèi
未
/ 1-3 p.m. / 8th earthly branch / not yet / did not / have not / not /
晞
xī
晞
/ dawn / dry in the sun /
。
所谓
suǒ wèi
所谓
/ so-called /
伊
yī
伊
/ he / she / (surname) / Iraq (abbrev.) / Iran (abbrev.) /
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
，在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
湄
méi
湄
/ brink / edge /
。
遡
sù
遡
/ go upstream / trace source / formerly /
洄
huí
洄
/ eddy / whirlpool /
从
cōng
从
/ lax / yielding / unhurried /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
，道
dào
道
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
阻
zǔ
阻
/ to hinder / to block / to obstruct /
且
qiě
且
/ further / moreover /
跻
jī
跻
/ go up /
。
遡
sù
遡
/ go upstream / trace source / formerly /
游
yóu
游
/ to walk / to tour / to roam / to swim / to travel /
从
cōng
从
/ lax / yielding / unhurried /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
，宛
wǎn
宛
/ (surname) / similar / winding /
在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
中
zhōng
中
/ within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese /
坻
chí
坻
/ islet / rock in river /
。
蒹
jiān
蒹
/ reed /
葭
jiā
葭
/ reed / Phragmites communis /
采
cǎi
采
/ to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather /
采
cǎi
采
/ to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather /
，白露
bái lù
白露
/ White Dew (15th solar term) /
未
wèi
未
/ 1-3 p.m. / 8th earthly branch / not yet / did not / have not / not /
已
yǐ
已
/ already / to stop / then / afterwards /
。
所谓
suǒ wèi
所谓
/ so-called /
伊
yī
伊
/ he / she / (surname) / Iraq (abbrev.) / Iran (abbrev.) /
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
，在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
涘
sì
涘
/ river bank /
。
遡
sù
遡
/ go upstream / trace source / formerly /
洄
huí
洄
/ eddy / whirlpool /
从
cōng
从
/ lax / yielding / unhurried /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
，道
dào
道
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
阻
zǔ
阻
/ to hinder / to block / to obstruct /
且
qiě
且
/ further / moreover /
右
yòu
右
/ right (-hand) /
。
遡
sù
遡
/ go upstream / trace source / formerly /
游
yóu
游
/ to walk / to tour / to roam / to swim / to travel /
从
cōng
从
/ lax / yielding / unhurried /
之
zhī
之
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
，宛
wǎn
宛
/ (surname) / similar / winding /
在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
中
zhōng
中
/ within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese /
沚
zhǐ
沚
/ islet /
。 		The reeds were a deep green, the white dew turned into frost.
That woman was by the waterside.
Going upstream, the way was blocked and long.
Swimming upstream, one ends up in the middle of the river.
The reeds were desolate, the white dew had not yet dried.
That woman was at the river's edge.
Going upstream, the way was blocked and slanted upward.
Swimming upstream, one ends up on a rock in the middle of the river.
The reeds were abundant, the white dew was no longer there.
That woman was by the riverbank.
Going upstream, the way was blocked and curved to the right.
Swimming upstream, one ends up on an islet in the middle of the river.

蒹葭-中文翻译英文
Translated from Chinese to English by HM68.COM

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