1. I have no intention of fighting for spring, but I will be jealous of others. "Bu Shuzi·Yong Mei" [Song Dynasty] Lu You
Translation: Plum blossoms do not want to spend all their efforts to compete for beauty and favor, and they do not care about the jealousy and rejection of Baihua.
2. Plum blossoms without snow are not spiritual, while snow without poetry is too vulgar. "Snow Plum Part 2" [Song Dynasty] Lu Meipo
Translation: If there are only plum blossoms without snowflakes, it seems to have no spiritual temperament. If it snows but there is no poetry to match, it will also be very tacky.
3. The faint fragrance of plum blossoms is ready to be dyed, and the silky willow ribbons are just drying. "Xiangling Yingyue·Part 2" [Qing Dynasty]? Cao Xueqin
Translation: The sparse plum blossoms in the moonlight exude a rich fragrance, and the silvery willow branches seem to be drying with dew.
4. In the deep snow in Qian Village, a branch bloomed last night. "Early Plum Blossoms" [Tang Dynasty] Qi Ji
Translation: White snow covers the mountains and countryside, and last night a plum blossom bloomed against the snow and frost.
5. Although spring is approaching and the cold has turned, the plum blossoms are blooming and the snow is still floating. "Poetry of Plum Blossoms in the Snow" [Southern and Northern Dynasties] Yin Keng
Translation: Spring is approaching, although the weather is getting warmer and the plum blossoms are blooming, the snowflakes are still floating.
6. Hundreds of flowers are blooming, and you can see them in the cold snow and ice. "Shengchazi·Double-leaf Plum" [Song Dynasty]? Xin Qiji
Translation: Plum blossom, you bloom before the flowers bloom and appear in the cold.