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An Inscription Regarding the Ba Yong House
(《 題八詠樓 》)
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Original Chinese
Aeons (千古, 1) of carefree grace (風流, 2) linger at the Ba Yong House (八詠樓, 3),
1. 千古風流八詠樓,
2. 江山留與後人愁.
Let's leave the motherland (江山, 4) to our descendants (後人, 5) to grieve about.
Its grand waterway (水) traverses (通) the southern territories (南國) (6) for thousands (三千) (7) of lis (里) (8),
The surrounding scenery (氣) (9) surpasses (壓) (10) all the Fourteen Prefectures' (十四州) (11) river cities (江城) (12).
3. 水通南國三千里，
4. 氣壓江城十四州.
(translated by KS Vincent POON, November 2024)
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