Ladiesfileouttotheirpavilionofjade, Abrimtothelipswithimperialgossip Butnotdaringtobreatheitwithaparrotamongthem. 288 七言绝句 朱庆余 近试上张水部 洞房昨夜停红烛，待晓堂前拜舅姑。 妆罢低声问夫婿，画
Ladies file out to their pavilion of jade,
Abrim to the lips with imperial gossip
But not daring to breathe it with a parrot among them.
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七言绝句
朱庆余
近试上张水部
洞房昨夜停红烛， 待晓堂前拜舅姑。
妆罢低声问夫婿， 画眉深浅入时无。
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Seven-character-quatrain
Zhu Qingyu
ON THE EVE OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS
TO SECRETARY ZHANG
Out go the great red wedding-chamber candles.
Tomorrow in state the bride faces your parents.
She has finished preparing; she asks of you meekly
Whether her eyebrows are painted in fashion.
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