Poetry describing ugly appearance
1. Before leaving the courtyard for three to five steps, his forehead was already in front of the painting hall.
——Su Dongpo
This is a poem that Su Shi used to joke with his sister Su Xiaomei. It means: Before Su Xiaomei walked out of the door a few steps, her forehead was painted first. In front of the hall. Used to exaggerately allude to Su Xiaomei's protruding forehead and ridicule her for being ugly.
2. A little tears of lovesickness last year have not reached my ears yet.
——Su Xiaomei
Su Shi brother and sister often wrote poems to tease each other about playing. This poem was used by Su Xiaomei to retaliate to Su Shi. Su Xiaomei is a well-known talented woman, and her talents are not inferior at all. It is very vivid to say that the tears shed by Su Shi last year have not flowed to his ears and cheeks now, and to laugh at his long face.
3. When an ugly girl comes to imitate her, she will shock her neighbors when she returns home.
——Li Bai's "Ancient Style"
A Xi Shi smiles and frowns gracefully, but an ugly girl is tired of imitating her.
——Li Bai's "Jade Pot Song"
The beauty Xi Shi covered her heart with a pitiful and attractive look. Dong Shi envied her and imitated her to cover her heart. Unfortunately for Dong Shi Being ugly only scares other people away, which is really self-defeating. No matter how beautiful you are, you will look good, but if you imitate an ugly face, it will be in vain and counterproductive.
4. Ugly women compete for hairpin flowers. The more flowers they reflect, the uglier they become.
——Sikong Tu's "Xiao Shiyi Chen Zi'ang"
This poem is very straightforward. It tells about an ugly woman who put many flowers on her head in order to become beautiful, but the flowers are so delicate. It made her look even more ugly, making her feel both sympathetic and funny.