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Zhuying Yaohong: The Bride
Candle shadows sway red; she draws the dark brows, brushes the apricot cheek, pins up her hair with jade. Bamboo reeds play the years far away; hands joined, she hides the scented tear-stains.
The curtain stirs, the mandarin ducks blaze bright; the phoenix crown hangs low, the crossed cups linger and cling. One night, one lifetime—what joy that the bond is tied, feeling drawn so tight it will not be exchanged.
Glosses—
Apricot cheek: describes a woman's beautiful face, white with red showing through;
Scented tear-stains: tear-tracks carrying the fragrant powder;
Qian quan: 1. firmly tied; not coming apart. 2. deep in affection.
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