lips Posted March 10, 2016 at 10:46 AM Report Posted March 10, 2016 at 10:46 AM Famous essay from the Sung dynasty. Easy to read and not ambiguous. English translation is here: http://crispapples.blogspot.hk/2009/10/on-love-of-lotus.html 《爱莲说》 周敦颐 水陆草木之花，可爱者甚蕃。 晋陶渊明独爱菊； 自李唐来，世人盛爱牡丹； 予独爱莲之出淤泥而不染， 濯清涟而不妖， 中通外直，不蔓不枝， 香远益清，亭亭静植， 可远观而不可亵玩焉。 予谓： 菊，花之隐逸者也； 牡丹，花之富贵者也； 莲，花之君子者也。 噫！菊之爱，陶後鲜有闻； 莲之爱，同予者何人； 牡丹之爱，宜乎众矣。 Quote
skylee Posted March 10, 2016 at 12:16 PM Report Posted March 10, 2016 at 12:16 PM A similar thread that I started almost 10 years ago - http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/10282-fundamental-classical-chinese/ (with 愛蓮說 and some more). Quote
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