Picture credit: National Palace Museum, Taipei
冉冉淩波洛浦来，
粉蕤雅伴玉堂梅。
衝寒能耐嚴飈拂，
引領羣芳次第開。[1]
小寒三候水仙
Gracefully tripping on the ripples, coming by the riverside of Luo,
The tender burgeons make elegant companions of the plum blossoms at the Jade Hall.[2]
Facing up to the coldness, [they] can withstand the sweep of the harshest tempest,
Leading the host of flowers to blossom, one after another.
The third pentad after Moderate Cold: daffodil
葉青花紫錦雲裳，
耐雪迎風結瑞香。
候近歲寒弥散彩，
先將冷骨傲東皇。
大寒一候瑞香
Green leaves, purple flowers: a garment of flamboyant clouds.
Withstanding snow, facing winds, [they] bear auspicious aroma.[3]
The pentad coming closer to the coldest time of the year, [they] spread colours,
Standing up proudly with icy bones in front of August of the East.[4]
The first pentad after Severe Cold: winter daphne [5]
[1] Red characters rhyme. [2] Yutang 玉堂 (Jade Hall) is a metaphor for palace. [3] The name of the flower ruixiang 瑞香 (winter daphne) literally reads “auspicious aroma”. [4] Donghuang 東皇 (August of the East) is a metaphor for spring. [5] This year, the day of Severe Cold fell on 20 January.
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