我的失戀 My Lost Love

我的所愛在山腰；My beloved dwells on the mountainside;

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

山腰

shān yāo — the mid-slope of a mountain

我的所爱在山腰；

想去尋她山太高，I would go and find her, but the mountain's too high,

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

太

tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

想去寻她山太高，

低頭無法淚沾袍。I bow my head, helpless, tears soaking my robe.

低頭

dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (HSK 6)

無法

wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

沾

zhān — 1. to moisten 2. to be infected by 3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact 4. to touch (HSK 7-9)

袍

páo — gown (lined)

低头无法泪沾袍。

愛人贈我百蝶巾；My love gave me a handkerchief embroidered with a hundred butterflies;

愛人

ài ren — 1. spouse (PRC) 2. lover (non-PRC) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

贈

zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

蝶

dié — (bound form) butterfly

巾

jīn — 1. towel 2. general purpose cloth 3. women's headcovering (old) 4. Kangxi radical 50

爱人赠我百蝶巾；

回她什麽：貓頭鷹。What did I give her in return: an owl.

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

貓頭鷹

māo tóu yīng — owl

回她什么：猫头鹰。

從此翻臉不理我，From then on she turned her face from me and paid me no heed,

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

翻臉

fān liǎn — to fall out with sb; to become hostile

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

从此翻脸不理我，

不知何故兮使我心驚。I know not why—it made my heart leap with fright.

不知何故

bù zhī hé gù — somehow

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

心驚

xīn jīng — 1. fearful 2. apprehensive

不知何故兮使我心惊。

我的所愛在鬧市；My beloved dwells in the busy marketplace;

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

鬧市

nào shì — 1. downtown area 2. city center

我的所爱在闹市；

想去尋她人擁擠，I would go and find her, but the crowds are too thick,

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

擁擠

yōng jǐ — 1. crowded 2. to throng 3. congestion (HSK 7-9)

想去寻她人拥挤，

仰頭無法淚沾耳。I tilt my head back, helpless, tears soaking my ears.

仰頭

yǎng tóu — to raise one's head

無法

wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

沾

zhān — 1. to moisten 2. to be infected by 3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact 4. to touch (HSK 7-9)

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

仰头无法泪沾耳。

愛人贈我雙燕圖；My love gave me a painting of a pair of swallows;

愛人

ài ren — 1. spouse (PRC) 2. lover (non-PRC) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

贈

zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

雙

Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)

燕

Yān — 1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning 2. north Hebei 3. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (Qián Yān) (337–370), Later Yan 後燕 (Hòu Yān) (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (Nán Yān) (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (Běi Yān) (409–436) 4. surname Yan

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)

爱人赠我双燕图；

回她什麽：冰糖壺盧。What did I give her in return: candied haws on a stick.

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

冰糖

bīng táng — 1. crystal sugar 2. rock candy

壺

hú — 1. pot 2. classifier for bottled liquid (HSK 6)

盧

Lú — 1. surname Lu 2. abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡 (Lú sēn bǎo)

回她什么：冰糖壶卢。

從此翻臉不理我，From then on she turned her face from me and paid me no heed,

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

翻臉

fān liǎn — to fall out with sb; to become hostile

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

从此翻脸不理我，

不知何故兮使我胡塗。I know not why—it left me all befuddled.

不知何故

bù zhī hé gù — somehow

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

胡塗

hú tu — variant of 糊塗 (hú tu)

不知何故兮使我胡涂。

我的所愛在河濱；My beloved dwells by the riverbank;

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

河濱

hé bīn — 1. brook 2. rivulet

我的所爱在河滨；

想去尋她河水深，I would go and find her, but the river runs too deep,

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

河水

hé shuǐ — river water

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

想去寻她河水深，

歪頭無法淚沾襟。I turn my head aside, helpless, tears soaking my collar.

歪

wāi — 1. askew 2. at a crooked angle 3. devious 4. noxious 5. (coll.) to lie on one's side (HSK 7-9)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

無法

wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

沾

zhān — 1. to moisten 2. to be infected by 3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact 4. to touch (HSK 7-9)

襟

jīn — 1. lapel 2. overlap of Chinese gown 3. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) 4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

歪头无法泪沾襟。

愛人贈我金錶索，My love gave me a gold watch-chain,

愛人

ài ren — 1. spouse (PRC) 2. lover (non-PRC) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

贈

zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

錶

biǎo — 1. watch (timepiece) 2. meter; gauge (HSK 2)

索

Suǒ — 1. surname Suo 2. abbr. for 索馬里 (Suǒ mǎ lǐ), Somalia

爱人赠我金表索，

回她什麽：發汗藥。What did I give her in return: sweat-inducing medicine.

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

發汗

fā hàn — to sweat

藥

yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)

回她什么：发汗药。

從此翻臉不理我，From then on she turned her face from me and paid me no heed,

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

翻臉

fān liǎn — to fall out with sb; to become hostile

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

从此翻脸不理我，

不知何故兮使我神經衰弱。I know not why—it gave me neurasthenia.

不知何故

bù zhī hé gù — somehow

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

神經衰弱

shén jīng shuāi ruò — nervous exhaustion; neurasthenia; mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression)

不知何故兮使我神经衰弱。

我的所愛在豪家；My beloved dwells in a grand household;

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

豪

háo — 1. grand 2. heroic

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

我的所爱在豪家；

想去尋她兮沒有汽車，I would go and find her, but I have no motorcar,

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

汽車

qì chē — 1. car 2. automobile 3. bus 4. classifier: 輛 (liàng) (HSK 1)

想去寻她兮没有汽车，

搖頭無法淚如麻。I shake my head, helpless, tears falling thick as hemp.

搖頭

yáo tóu — to shake one's head (HSK 5)

無法

wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

麻

Má — surname Ma (HSK 7-9)

摇头无法泪如麻。

愛人贈我玫瑰花；My love gave me a rose;

愛人

ài ren — 1. spouse (PRC) 2. lover (non-PRC) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

贈

zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

玫瑰花

méi guī huā — rose

爱人赠我玫瑰花；

回她什麽：赤練蛇。What did I give her in return: a red-banded snake.

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

赤

chì — 1. red 2. scarlet 3. bare 4. naked

練

liàn — 1. to practice 2. to train 3. to drill 4. to perfect (one's skill) 5. exercise 6. (literary) white silk 7. to boil and scour raw silk (HSK 2)

蛇

shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)

回她什么：赤练蛇。

從此翻臉不理我，From then on she turned her face from me and paid me no heed,

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

翻臉

fān liǎn — to fall out with sb; to become hostile

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

从此翻脸不理我，

不知何故兮——由她去罷。I know not why—so let her go, then.

不知何故

bù zhī hé gù — somehow

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

不知何故兮——由她去罢。

（一九二四年十月三日。）(October 3, 1924.)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

十月

Shí yuè — 1. October 2. tenth month (of the lunar year)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)