It is dusk. A
rainbow rises
rainbow rises
To the east, but
do not look:
do not look:
She travels far
From her family.
A rainbow rises to
the west,
the west,
To honor the
morning with rain:
morning with rain:
She travels far
From her family.
That woman has a
heart
heart
That longs for
marriage:
marriage:
She doesn’t care
for chastity,
for chastity,
For who knows
what life will bring?
what life will bring?
Original Chinese
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Traditional
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Simplified
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Pronunciation
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蝃蝀
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蝃蝀
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dì
dōng |
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蝃蝀在東，
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蝃蝀在东，
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dì
dōng zài dōng ， |
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莫之敢指。
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莫之敢指。
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mò
zhī gǎn zhǐ 。 |
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女子有行，
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女子有行，
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nǚ
zǐ yǒu xíng ， |
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遠父母兄弟。
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远父母兄弟。
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yuǎn
fù mǔ xiōng dì 。 |
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朝隮於西，
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朝隮于西，
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zhāo
jī yú xī ， |
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崇朝其雨。
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崇朝其雨。
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chóng
zhāo qí yǔ 。 |
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女子有行，
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女子有行，
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nǚ
zǐ yǒu xíng ， |
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遠父母兄弟。
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远父母兄弟。
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yuǎn
fù mǔ xiōng dì 。 |
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乃如之人也，
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乃如之人也，
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nǎi
rú zhī rén yě ， |
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懷婚姻也。
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怀婚姻也。
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huái
hūn yīn yě 。 |
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大無信也，
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大无信也，
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dà
wú xìn yě ， |
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不知命也！
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不知命也！
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bù
zhī mìng yě！ |
Translation Notes
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蝃蝀
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Rainbow
Rainbow
[a
symbol of romantic marriage] |
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蝃蝀在東，
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Rainbow rainbow at east,
[At east = the rainbow rises at sunset]
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莫之敢指。
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Do-not
it dare point. |
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女子有行，
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Female
child has travel, |
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遠父母兄弟。
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Distant
father mother elder-brother younger-brother. |
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朝隮於西，
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Morning
rise at west, |
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崇朝其雨。
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Honor
morning its rain. |
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女子有行，
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Female
child has travel, |
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遠父母兄弟。
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Distant
father mother elder-brother younger-brother. |
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乃如之人也，
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Indeed
like her people ! |
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懷婚姻也。
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Bosom
get-married relatives-by-marriage !
[Get-married
relatives-by-marriage = marriage]
[Bosom
= desire] |
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大無信也，
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Great
no trust !
[No
trust = not cling to chastity] |
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不知命也！
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No
know life ! |