Shapely and graceful, immortal posture and jade appearance, flying swallows and swimming dragons, flowery face and moonlight, sinking fish and falling geese.
I. Shapely and graceful
Vernacular interpretation: describes the posture is soft and beautiful.
Origin: Luo Shen Fu: "Hua Rong's gracefulness makes me forget to eat."
Dynasty: Wei of the Three Kingdoms
Author: Cao Zhi
Translation: The posture is soft and beautiful is I forget to eat.
Two, immortal posture and jade appearance
Interpretation in vernacular: describes a woman's posture and appearance are beautiful, at a glance is stunning to.
Dynasty: Tang
Author: Zheng Mass
Origin: Poem of "The Gate of Jin Yang": "The palace makeup and forbidden sleeves are all in immortal posture."
Translation:The makeup of the palace and the sleeves forbidden to be worn have the posture of a fairy.
Three: Flying Swallow and Swimming Dragon
The vernacular interpretation: as light and quick as a flying swallow, as soft and curvy as a swimming dragon. It describes the lightness and softness of the body.
Origin: "The Palace of Eternal Life - Dancing Plate": "It is like the flirtatious wind returning to the snow, like a flying swallow swimming in the dragon."
Dynasty: Qing Dynasty
Author: Hong Sheng
Translation: It is as if those winds and snows are as light and swift as flying swallows and as softly curved as swimming dragons.
Four: Flowery Face
Vernacular interpretation: describes a woman's beautiful face, which is stunning at a glance.
Dynasty: Ming
Author: Wu Cheng'en
Origin: Journey to the West, 62nd time: "That Princess has a flowery face."
Translation: That princess seems to have a flowery face.
V. Sinking Fish and Falling Geese
Vernacular interpretation: describes a woman's appearance is extremely beautiful, a glance is stunning to.
Dynasty: Spring and Autumn
Author: Zhuang Zi
Source: "Zhuang Zi - Theory of Qi Matters": "The fish see the depth, the bird sees the high fly, the elk see the sudden decision
Translation: The fish see the depth, the bird sees the high fly, the elk see the sudden escape.