He Zhizhang in Tang Dynasty
Jasper (2) makeup (3) growing into a tree (4) high,
ten thousand green silk tapestries hanging down (5).
I don't know who can cut out the thin leaves [6].
The spring breeze in February is like scissors.
Note
(1) Willow: willow, deciduous tree or shrub with long and narrow leaves and many kinds. This poem describes weeping willows.
(2) Jasper: turquoise jade. Here is a metaphor for the green leaves in spring.
(3) make-up: decorate and dress up.
(4) a tree: full of trees. One, full, full. In China's classical poems and articles, the use of quantifiers does not necessarily mean the exact number. The "ten thousand" in the next sentence means a lot.
(5) Tapestry: a rope made of silk. Silk tapestry: describes a silk ribbon-like wicker.
[6] cutting: cutting, that is, dividing a flaky object into several parts with a knife or scissors.
(7) February: February of the lunar calendar is the mid-spring season.
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