Oh, euphuism sounds fascinating, esp since the wiki article says similar phenomena appeared in other European languages?
Optimally, Chinese buildings face south to maximize sunlight.
Weirdly, Baike says Du Fu was 6 when he saw the dancer?
Hawkes' “Bō-làn: lit. ‘big waves and little waves’: i.e. every movement and gesture.” is a bit odd to me. Baike's gloss is more like, "something with varying undulations, here used to indicate the artistic style of the dance".
I'd think the dead grasses are just to show how desolate it is?
The ending is lamenting the vicissitudes of life, no?
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Re: 31. 觀公孫大娘弟子舞劍器行 Guān Gōng-sūn dà-niáng dì-zǐ wǔ jiàn-qì xíng
Date: 2021-11-14 07:42 pm (UTC)Optimally, Chinese buildings face south to maximize sunlight.
Weirdly, Baike says Du Fu was 6 when he saw the dancer?
Hawkes' “Bō-làn: lit. ‘big waves and little waves’: i.e. every movement and gesture.” is a bit odd to me. Baike's gloss is more like, "something with varying undulations, here used to indicate the artistic style of the dance".
I'd think the dead grasses are just to show how desolate it is?
The ending is lamenting the vicissitudes of life, no?