芙蓉楼送辛渐

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 芙蓉楼送辛渐

王昌龄 (Wang Changling)   唐朝 Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Hán yǔ lián jiāng yè rù wú, píngmíng sòng kè chǔshān gū.

寒雨连江夜入吴， 平明送客楚山孤。

Luòyáng qīnyǒu rú xiāng wèn, yīpiàn bīngxīn zài yùhú.

洛阳亲友如相问， 一片冰心在玉壶。

★ 王昌龄：Wang Changling (698-757) was a great poet in Tang dynasty. He died in the An–Shi Rebellion (安史之乱 755-763).
1. 芙蓉楼：Furong House
2. 送：see off
3. 辛渐: Xīn Jiàn, a friend of the poet
4. 寒雨：chilly rain
5. 连： join, connect, link
6. 江：river
7. 夜：night, evening
8. 入：enter
9. 吴：Wu (in Jiangsu Province)
10. 平明：at dawn
11. 客：guest (Xīn Jiàn)
12. 楚山：mountain Chu
13. 孤：alone
14. 洛阳：Luoyang (city)
15. 亲友：relatives and friends
16. 如：if
17. 相问：ask, query
18. 冰心：my heart as pure as ice
19. 玉壶：jade pot

Last night in Wu, chilly rain covered the whole river.
Seeing you off at dawn, I feel myself as lonely as mountain Chu.
If my relatives and friends in Luoyang inquire about me,
Please tell them, my heart is still pure and transparent, like a piece of ice in a jade pot.