1. The beauty rolls up the bead curtain and sits deeply with her eyebrows furrowed. ——Tang Dynasty: Li Bai's "Resentment"
Translation: The beauty rolled up the bead curtain and waited, sitting with her eyebrows tightly closed.
2. There is a beautiful woman in the southern country, as beautiful as a peach or a plum. ——Han Dynasty: "Seven Miscellaneous Poems·Part 4" by Cao Zhi
Translation: In the south, there is a beautiful woman, her face is as bright as a peach blossom and as clear as a plum blossom.
3. The slenderness is in the middle, and the length is shortened. If the shoulders are cut into shape, the waist will be as plain as expected. The neck is extended to show off the neck, and the beauty is revealed. Fragrance is not added, and the lead is beautiful. The cloud bun is in E'e, and the eyebrows are trimmed in Lianjuan. Red lips are bright on the outside and white teeth are fresh on the inside. Bright eyes are good at gazing, and the dimples assist in inheriting the power. ——Han Dynasty: Cao Zhi's "Ode to the Goddess of Luo"
Translation: She has a moderate body shape, her height is well proportioned, her shoulders are as narrow as a shave, her waist is as thin as a bundle, and her beautiful neck reveals her fair skin. Neither grease nor powder is applied, her hair is as high as a cloud, her long eyebrows are curved and slender, her red lips are fresh and moist, her teeth are white, she has a pair of shining eyes that are good at looking at her, and there are two sweet dimples under her cheeks.
4. The hands are like catkins, the skin is like condensed fat, the collar is like a cricket grub, the teeth are like gourd rhinoceros, the head is like a moth and the eyebrows are moth-like, the smile is charming, and the beautiful eyes are looking forward to it. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty: Anonymous "Shuo Ren"
Translation: The hands are as tender as spring catkins, the skin is as white and moist as gelatin, the neck is as graceful as a cricket grub, and the teeth are as neat as gourds. The forehead is plump, the eyebrows are long and slender, the smile is charming and the eyes are charming.
5. Make a raw silk and white round fan with your hands, and the fan hand will look like jade for a moment. ——Song Dynasty: Su Shi's "Congratulations to the Bridegroom·Xia Jing"
Translation: In the cool evening, the beauty has just come out of the bath. He holds a silk-woven white round fan in his hand. The round fan and the plain hand look like white jade.