越鸟巢南枝 (越鳥巢南枝) yuè niǎo cháo nán zhī
yuè niǎo cháo nán zhī
phrase
the bird from Yüeh nests on the Southern branch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Quote: from 古詩十九首 “Collection of Nineteen Old Poems” by 枚乘 Mei Cheng d. 140 BCE in 文選 Wen Xuan, Scroll 29 (Waley 1919, p. 59)
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- 卷二十九 Scroll 29 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 卷十三 Scroll 13 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
- 卷二十六 Scroll 26 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1