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Vocabulary

1. Wáng Wéi 王維, “Sòng bíe” 送別

王維 Wáng Wéi (699-759)

送 sòng (V) to send off, to send

別 bíe (V) to part, to distinguish; (N) a parting

下 xìa *(V) to descend, to dismount

所 sǔo *(N) a place

得意 dé yì (V-O) to gain one’s wishes (said of career goals, political aims)

臥 wò (V) to recline

Allusion: Nánshan 南山 refers to a mountain visible from
Cháng’an, often called Zhongnánshan 終南山 . It was once viewed
as the great divide between north and south – an axial mountain of
mythical importance.

垂 chúi (N) a border area, the edge of some territory; (V) to hang down

莫 mò *(Neg. particle) not

2. Mèng Hàorán 孟浩然, “Xìa rì nántíng húai Xin Dà” 夏日南亭懷辛大

孟浩然 Mèng Hàorán (689-740)

夏 xìa (N) summer, name of the first Chinese dynasty

亭 tíng (N) a pavilion (usually small, often private)

辛大 Xin Dà: the name of an old friend of the poet

光 guang (N) light, gleam

落 lùo (V) to descend, to set (of the sun)

池 chí (N) a pool