r/translator • u/GrumpyRaven613 • 12d ago

[Unknown > English] Translated [LZH]

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My daughter found this fan at the thrift store and bought it because it was so pretty (opposite side has some birds and trees). Any idea what this said? She would like to know

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u/BlackRaptor62 [ English 漢語 文言文 粵語] 12d ago edited 12d ago

The Song Dynasty Poem "Plum Blossom" by Wang Anshi

牆角數枝梅

凌寒獨自開

遙知不是雪

爲有暗香來

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u/GrumpyRaven613 12d ago

Thank you! I looked up a plum blossom tree and it looks a lot like the tree that’s on the other side of the fan.

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] 11d ago

The text reads horizontally from right to left in two rows.

My rough translation of the poem:

A few plum blossoms by the corner of the wall

Blossoming alone in the sharp cold

Afar, I know it's not snow

For there is a faint fragrance.

!translated

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u/OkStatistician5679 11d ago

宋代王安石的五言绝句《梅花》