Two Allegorical Poems: No. 2
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寓 言： 二 首
君 家 御 沟 上
垂 柳 夹 朱 门。
列 鼎 会 中 贵
鸣 珂 朝 至 尊。
生 死 在 八 议
穷 大 由 一 言。
须 识 苦 寒 士
莫 矜 狐 白 温。
Yu Yan: Er Shou
Jun jia yi gou shang
Chui liu jia zhu men.
Lie ding hui zhong gui
Ming ke chao zhi zhun.
Sheng shi zai ba yi
Qiong da you yi yan.
Xu shi ku han shi
Mo jin hu bai wen.
Two Allegorical Poems: No. 2
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Your house above the imperial palace moat
Willows hang down around vermilion gates.
Rows of cooking vessels at a party for these important palace workers
Horse bell sounds of the courtiers and senior officials.
Life or death sentences determined by these people using the list of eight punishments
Being rich or poor completely depends upon one word.
You must know of the suffering and cold of scholars
Find compassion, even while wearing warm white fox coats.
Notes:
Vermilion gates: The red lacquered gates of the wealthy mansions.