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Allusion: 知音 refers to a tale of two close friends who shared an
appreciation of the qín 琴, and whose sympathy was so close that
they communicated through music. When one died, the other
destroyed his instrument and never again played.

賞 shăng *(V) to appreciate

霄 xiao (N) the middle of the night

中霄 zhong xiao (N) midnight

勞 láo (V) to labor; (N) labor

夢 mèng (N) a dream; (V) to dream

想 xǐang (V) to think; (N) thoughts

3. Lǐ Bó 李白, “Yùe xìa dú zhúo” 月下獨酌

李白 Lǐ Bó (Lǐ Bái, 701-762)

酌 zhúo (V) to pour

間 jian (Prep) among, amidst

壺 hú (N) a pot

相 xiang (Adv) mutually, reciprocally; (Adj) reciprocal

舉 jǔ (V) to raise up

盃 bei (N) a cup [more frequently written 杯, as in Dù Fǔ poem below]

邀 yao (V) to invite

影 yǐng (N) shadow

解 jǐe (V) to understand

徒 tú *(Adv) merely, by foot

暫 zhàn (Adv) for a brief time, temporarily

伴 bàn (V) to accompany as a friend