Ye Shaoweng's line 'a branch of red apricot reaches over the wall' is still often quoted today.
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In 《游园不值》 he knocks at a garden gate, gets no answer, and is consoled by what he sees: 春色满园关不住，一枝红杏出墙来, 'a garden full of spring can't be shut in; a branch of red apricot reaches over the wall'.
usage
Today 红杏出墙 is mostly said of a married woman having an affair, a meaning the poem never had.
