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窗含西岭千秋雪

窗含西嶺千秋雪
chuānghánxīlǐngqiānqiūxuě
phrase

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 chuāng hán xīlǐng qiānqiū xuě 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。
Pāixià zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shí, tā xiǎngdào le chuāng hán xīlǐng qiānqiū xuě 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