- 对宿烟收duì sù yān shōu
- duì sù yān shōu: the mist that hung all night across the way has just cleared. Sù means "from the night before".对宿烟收:对面一夜的烟雾刚刚散去。宿,隔夜的。
- 春禽chūn qín
- chūn qín: spring birds.春禽:春天的鸟。
- 高屋gāo wū
- gāo wū: the high roof.高屋:高高的屋顶。
- 青玉旆qīng yù pèi
- qīng yù pèi: green-jade banners, meaning the new bamboo stalks above the wall.青玉旆:青玉色的旗子,比喻墙头一竿竿新竹。
- 铅霜qiān shuāng
- qiān shuāng: the white powder on new bamboo, like lead powder or frost.铅霜:新竹表面那层白粉,像铅粉和霜。
- 嫩梢相触nèn shāo xiāng chù
- nèn shāo xiāng chù: the tender bamboo tips brush against each other.嫩梢相触:嫩嫩的竹梢互相碰来碰去。
- 润逼琴丝rùn bī qín sī
- rùn bī qín sī: the damp presses into the qin strings.润逼琴丝:潮气逼进了琴弦。
- 枕障zhěn zhàng
- zhěn zhàng: the little screen by the pillow.枕障:枕边的小屏风。
- 虫网chóng wǎng
- chóng wǎng: cobwebs.虫网:蜘蛛网。
- 帘竹lián zhú
- lián zhú: the bamboo blind.帘竹:竹帘。
- 邮亭yóu tíng
- yóu tíng: a roadside post station where messengers and travelers rested.邮亭:古代路边给送信的人和旅客歇脚的驿站。
- 檐声yán shēng
- yán shēng: the sound of rain dripping from the eaves.檐声:雨水从屋檐滴下的声音。
- 困眠初熟kùn mián chū shú
- kùn mián chū shú: tired, just fallen sound asleep.困眠初熟:困了,刚刚睡熟。
- 奈nài
- nài: alas.奈:无奈,可惜。
- 顿惊dùn jīng
- dùn jīng: suddenly woken.顿惊:一下子惊醒。
- 梦轻mèng qīng
- mèng qīng: the dream was light and faint.梦轻:梦很浅很淡。
- 幽独yōu dú
- yōu dú: lonely and alone.幽独:孤孤单单,冷冷清清。
- 行人xíng rén
- xíng rén: a traveler on the road, here the poet himself.行人:在外赶路的人,这里是词人自己。
- 妨车毂fáng chē gǔ
- fáng chē gǔ: getting in the way of the wheels so the cart cannot go. The gǔ is the hub at the center of a wheel.妨车毂:妨碍车轮转动,车走不了。车毂是车轮中心的圆木。
- 怎奈向zěn nài xiàng
- zěn nài xiàng: how can one bear it. Xiàng is just a filler word here.怎奈向:怎么受得了,无可奈何。“向”是语气词。
- 兰成lán chéng
- lán chéng: the childhood name of Yu Xin, a poet of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Kept in the north and unable to go home, he wrote many sad works of homesickness.兰成:南北朝诗人庾信的小名。他被留在北方回不了南方,写过很多思念故乡的悲伤作品。
- 憔悴qiáo cuì
- qiáo cuì: thin and worn out.憔悴:又瘦又疲惫的样子。
- 卫玠wèi jiè
- wèi jiè: Wei Jie, a famously handsome man of the Jin dynasty who was frail and often ill.卫玠:晋朝有名的美男子,身体很弱,常常生病。
- 清羸qīng léi
- qīng léi: thin and weak.清羸:清瘦虚弱。
- 等闲时děng xián shí
- děng xián shí: at any ordinary moment.等闲时:平平常常的时候,随随便便。
- 易伤心目yì shāng xīn mù
- yì shāng xīn mù: what the eyes see easily hurts the heart.易伤心目:眼里看到的东西很容易让人伤心。
- 平阳客píng yáng kè
- píng yáng kè: the guest at Pingyang. Ma Rong of the Eastern Han, staying away from home at Pingyang, heard someone play the flute, was deeply moved, and wrote a famous piece about the flute. The poet compares himself to him.平阳客:东汉马融在平阳客居时,听到有人吹笛,非常悲伤,写下了《长笛赋》。这里词人用来比自己。
- 况kuàng
- kuàng: what's more.况:何况。
- 萧索xiāo suǒ
- xiāo suǒ: bleak and desolate.萧索:冷落凄凉。
- 青芜国qīng wú guó
- qīng wú guó: a land overgrown with green weeds.青芜国:长满青草的地方。芜,杂草。
- 红糁hóng sǎn
- hóng sǎn: red bits, meaning petals knocked down by the rain.红糁:红色的碎粒,指被雨打落的花瓣。
- 荆桃jīng táo
- jīng táo: cherries.荆桃:樱桃。
- 如菽rú shū
- rú shū: as small as beans.如菽:像豆子一样小。菽,豆子。
- 秉烛bǐng zhú
- bǐng zhú: holding a candle. An old poem said that since days are short and nights long, why not go out at night with a candle in hand.秉烛:拿着蜡烛。古诗里说“昼短苦夜长,何不秉烛游”,劝人抓紧时间夜里也去游玩。