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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
黍離
- (literary) sorrow; sadness
Proper noun
黍離
- Shuli (the title of the 65th poem in the Classic of Poetry)
因自度此曲,千巖老人以為有《黍離》之悲也。
因自度此曲,千岩老人以为有《黍离》之悲也。 - From: 1176 Dec. 14, Jiang Kui (姜夔), 《揚州慢•淮左名都》, translation based on the work by Zhuo Zhenying
- Yīn zì dù cǐ qū, Qiānyánlǎorén yǐwéi yǒu “Shǔlí” zhī bēi yě.
- Thus I composed this piece, which is regarded by Qianyan the senior as rivalling Shuli.
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