1 半空月明巳矇矓 The light of the half risen moon had already become hazy,
2 後庭小閣醉花紅 And the small pavilion in the backyard is tipsy in red.
3 離天三尺恨太近 It was then that three feet away from Heaven was too near,
4 金屋有嬌曾經夢 A pampered beauty in the Golden House is now once upon a dream.
1 濛矓 can mean foggy or the befuddled mind.
3 Heaven here means the emperor. To be so close to the emperor means that person is the second most powerful person in the empire. This line shows resentment for being too close to him
4 嬌 means pampered girl, beautiful, adorable etc. However, here it alludes to Emperor Han Wu Ti’s first empress whom he owed his position to marrying her, his aunt. Both sides are to be blamed for their failure in their marriage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Jiao
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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