1. Hibiscus is not as beautiful as beauty, and the breeze from the water palace brings the fragrance of pearls and green flowers. ——Wang Changling's "Autumn Resentment in the West Palace"
Interpretation: The hibiscus is not as beautiful as the beauties in full makeup. The gentle breeze blows from the water palace, and the fragrance of pearls and greens overflows.
2. The attitude is strong, the meaning is distant and true, the texture is fine and the bones are even. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "The Journey of Beauty"
Interpretation: The posture is dignified, the expression is noble, quiet and natural, the skin is plump, fat, thin, moderate and well-proportioned.
3. As pretty as a peach in three springs, as pure as a chrysanthemum in nine autumns. ——Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions"
Interpretation: Handsome and beautiful like the peach blossoms in March in spring, fragrant and charming, just like patches of red clouds; noble and elegant like chrysanthemums in September, winning with elegance and perseverance, blooming in After the flowers wither.
4. The eyebrows are delicate and the corners of the eyes are delicate, and the voice and smile are gentle. ——Liang Yuezou Huangmei Opera "Sister Lin Falls from the Sky"
Interpretation: Used to describe Lin Daiyu's gentleness and delicateness.
5. There is a beautiful woman in the north, peerless and independent. ——Li Yannian, an ancient poem of the Western Han Dynasty, "Li Yannian's Song"
Interpretation: There was a beautiful girl in the north, independent from the world.
6. The people beside you are like the moon, with frost and snow on your bright wrists. ——Wei Zhuang's "Bodhisattva Barbarian"
Interpretation: The woman selling wine in a Jiangnan restaurant is very beautiful. When she sells wine and rolls up her sleeves, her arms are as white as snow.
7. The beautiful scenery conceals the present and the past, and the lotus flowers shame the jade face. ——"Xishi/Ode to Zhuluo Mountain" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: No one can match the beauty of ancient and modern beauties, and the beauty of her face is enough to put the lotus flower to shame.
8. Invite people to put on makeup, but don’t wear robes on your own. ——The ancient poem "Ode to Xi Shi" by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: It was only when she became noble that she realized that her beauty was rare in the world. There have been many palace maids applying makeup and powder on her, but she has never had to wear robes herself.
9. Bing Ji is born thin, so let’s get more points. —— Su Shi's "Poppy Poppies"
Explanation: Beauty is born very thin, let alone after she and her husband Lao Yan separated!
10. When a beauty is drunk, her face becomes more rosy. ——The Warring States Period·Song Yu's "Evocation of Souls"
Interpretation: The beauty is already slightly drunk, and her rosy face is even more rosy.