Ah, that makes sense re the final line. I do wonder if it's pulling on like, friends of winter bamboo imagery et al that doesn't occur to me. And of course that bamboo kicker works better if you take Baike's line on the immediately preceding spring water question as relating to her withdrawal as moral choice, as abstention from sin.
Re: 12. 佳人 Jiā-rén
Date: 2021-10-18 10:24 am (UTC)