In the “Jade Terrace” Style #6, Quan Deyu
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lnhammerTears used up on a coral pillow—
Soul spent upon a tortoiseshell bed—
Fine clothes I cannot bear to wear,
Shamed by embroidered mandarin ducks.
玉台体 之六
泪尽珊瑚枕，
魂销玳瑁床。
罗衣不忍著，
羞见绣鸳鸯。
A woman abandoned or cheated on by her man, possibly a husband or sponsor. Traditional pillows were hard head-rests made of wood, porcelain, or even, expensively, coral. Mandarin ducks mate for life and so are traditional symbols of lifelong fidelity.
---L.
Soul spent upon a tortoiseshell bed—
Fine clothes I cannot bear to wear,
Shamed by embroidered mandarin ducks.
玉台体 之六
泪尽珊瑚枕，
魂销玳瑁床。
罗衣不忍著，
羞见绣鸳鸯。
A woman abandoned or cheated on by her man, possibly a husband or sponsor. Traditional pillows were hard head-rests made of wood, porcelain, or even, expensively, coral. Mandarin ducks mate for life and so are traditional symbols of lifelong fidelity.
---L.
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