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窗含西岭千秋雪

窗含西嶺千秋雪
chuāng hán xīlǐng qiānqiū xuě
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 my window frames the thousand-year snows of the western ridge
  2. 2 a distant snowy peak framed like a painting in the window
  3. 3 lit. window holds the western ridge's thousand-autumn snow

Examples

这间客栈的窗户正对雪山，真有窗含西岭千秋雪的意境。
Zhè jiān kèzhàn de chuānghù zhèng duì xuěshān, zhēn yǒu chuānghánxīlǐngqiānqiūxuě de yìjìng.
This inn's window looks straight onto the snow mountain — truly has the atmosphere of "the window frames the western ridge's thousand-year snow".
拍下这张照片时，他想到了窗含西岭千秋雪那句诗。
Pāi xià zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shí, tā xiǎngdào le chuānghánxīlǐngqiānqiūxuě nà jù shī.
As he snapped the photo, the line "the window frames the western ridge's thousand-year snows" came to mind.

Tips

history
From Du Fu's (杜甫, Tang dynasty) 《绝句》: 两个黄鹂鸣翠柳，一行白鹭上青天。窗含西岭千秋雪，门泊东吴万里船 — 'Two yellow orioles sing among green willows; a row of white egrets climbs the azure sky. My window frames the thousand-year snows of the western ridge; at my gate are moored ships from Wu, ten thousand li away.' Written in Chengdu at Du Fu's thatched cottage — 西岭 refers to the snowy peaks west of the city.
usage
Almost always cited with its twin 门泊东吴万里船. 含 literally 'to hold / contain' — here 'to frame' (the window contains the view like a painting).

Stroke Order

窗 chuāng
含 hán
西 xī
岭 lǐng
千 qiān
秋 qiū
雪 xuě