芙蕖

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芙蕖

1. (literary) lotus

   • 遠而望之，皎若太陽升朝霞；迫而察之，灼若芙蕖出淥波。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     远而望之，皎若太阳升朝霞；迫而察之，灼若芙蕖出渌波。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 223, 曹植 (Cao Zhi),《洛神賦》, translated by Stephen Owen

     Yuǎn ér wàng zhī, jiǎo ruò tàiyáng shēng zhāoxiá; pò ér chá zhī, zhuó ruò fúqú chū lùbō. [Pinyin]

     When I gazed on her from afar,
     she shone like the sun through morning clouds mounting;
     when nearer I viewed her,
     she glowed like a lotus coming out of clear waves.

   • 鳳凰山下雨初晴，水風清，晚霞明。一朵芙蕖，開過尚盈盈。 [Ci, trad.]
     凤凰山下雨初晴，水风清，晚霞明。一朵芙蕖，开过尚盈盈。 [Ci, simp.]

     From: circa 1072~1074, 蘇軾 (Su Shi),《江城子•湖上》, tr. Xu Yuanchong

     Fènghuángshān xià yǔ chū qíng, shuǐfēng qīng, wǎnxiá míng. Yī duǒ fúqú, kāiguò shàng yíngyíng. [Pinyin]

     It turns fine after rain below the Phoenix Mountain.
     Waves and wind light, sunset clouds bright.
     A lotus flower past full bloom beams with smile still.