双语:中国古典诗词中的“绝代佳人”
——盘点中国古典诗词中的30种“美女”雅称

佳人
《古诗十九首》:
“燕赵多佳人,美者颜如玉。”
So
many beauties are in the Yan and Zhao
land;So
shiny are their faces same as
jade.
丽人
杜甫《丽人行》: “三月三日天气新,长安水边多丽人。”
On the third day of the
Third-month in the
freshening weather;Many beauties take the air
by the Changan waterfront.
玉人
杜牧《寄扬州韩绰判官》: “二十四桥明月夜,玉人何处教吹箫。”
24 Bridge moon night, where the partner
in
education Chuixiao.
美人
高适《燕歌行》:
“战士军前半死生,美人帐下犹歌舞。”
仙子
白居易《长恨歌》: “楼阁玲珑五云起,其中绰约多仙子。”
With pavilions and fine towers in the
five-
coloured air, And of exquisite immortals moving
to and fro.
碧玉
郭茂倩《乐府诗集》: “碧玉小家女,不敢贵德攀。”
a
daughter of a humble family; a pretty girl of
humble birth(“小家碧玉”的英语译文)
娇娥
唐寅《美人对月》:
“斜髻娇娥夜卧迟,梨花风静鸟栖枝。”
红颜
吴伟业《圆圆曲》: “痛哭六军皆缟素,冲冠一怒为红颜。”
In great fury with hair standing on end
be
beautiful woman.(“冲冠一怒为红颜”英语译文)
红玉
李贺《贵主·征行状》: “春营骑将如红玉,走马捎鞭上空绿。”
红袖
杜牧《南陵道中》:
“正是客心孤迥处,谁家红袖倚江楼。”
when the traveller is lonely,see a
beautyful
lady stand by the river tower.
红裙
万楚《五日观妓》: “眉黛夺将萱草色,红裙妒杀石榴花。”
红妆
苏轼《海棠》:
“只恐夜深花睡去,更烧高烛照红妆。”
海棠
陈允平《清平乐》: “误了海棠时候,不成直待花残。”
(唐玄宗戏称杨贵妃醉态为“睡海棠”,因此,后人多用
“海棠”喻美女。)
红粉
李商隐《马嵬》: “冀马燕犀动地来,自埋红粉自成灰。”
bosom friend,close
friend(“红粉知己”的英语译
文)
红楼 李白《侍从谊春苑奉诏赋》
“长安春色本无主,古来尽属红楼女。”
倾国
白居易《长恨歌》: “汉皇重色思倾国,御宇多年求不得。”
China's Emperor, craving beauty that might
shake
an empire, Was on the throne for many years,
searching, never finding.
倾城
李商隐《北齐》: “巧笑知堪敌万机,倾城最在著戎衣。”
Her smiles are bright and her eyes are limpid
.
(“巧笑倩兮美目盼兮”的英语译文)A
girl's
comeliness overwhelmed the people of a country
or a city.(“倾国倾城”的英语译文)
惊鸿
陆游《沈园》: “伤心桥下春波绿,曾是惊鸿照影来。”
Walking across the bridge where I had broken my
heart, I saw the spring water was still green,
in which it seemed that I could still find your
beautiful
shadow as I had enjoyed before.
娇娆
温庭筠《怀真珠亭》: “珠箔金钩对彩桥,昔年于此见娇娆。”
娇娘
李贺《唐儿歌》: “东家娇娘求对值,浓笑书空作唐字。”
萧娘
周邦彦《四园竹》: “奈向灯前堕泪,肠断萧娘,旧日书辞。”
How can I not shed tears by
candlelight,
To think with broken heart of you,And read
your
oldened billet-doux?
姝丽
柳永《玉女摇仙佩》: “有得许多姝丽,拟把名花比。”
佳丽
白居易《长恨歌》: “后宫佳丽三千人,三千宠爱在一身。”
There
were other ladies in his court, three
thousand of rare beauty, But his favours to
three thousand were concentered in one body.
佳侠
《汉书·孝武李夫人传》: “佳侠函光,陨先荣兮。”
佳冶
《楚辞·九章》: “妒佳冶之芬芳兮,嫫母姣而自好。”
(嫫母:传说中的古代丑妇)
徐娘
刘禹锡《梦扬州乐妓和诗》 “花作婵娟玉作妆,风流争似旧徐娘。”
Xuniang
in middle age, attractive all
the
dame;an
attractive middle-aged woman.(“徐娘半
老”的英语译文)
谢娘
纳兰性德《采桑子》: “谢娘别后谁能惜?飘泊天涯。”
(注释:晋王凝之妻谢道韫美貌且很有才,于是后世称有
才有貌的女子为谢娘或谢女。)
罗敷
古乐府《孔雀东南飞》:
“东家有贤女,自名秦罗敷,可怜体无比。”
茜袖
纳兰性德《秋千索》:
“茜袖谁招曲栏边,弄一缕,秋千索。”
桃花人面
蔡伸《苏武慢》词: “忆旧游,邃馆朱扉,小园香径,尚想桃花人面。”
(桃花人面:用唐代崔护“人面不知何处去,桃花依旧
笑东风”诗意,指年轻貌美的女子。)
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