金玉

「金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数」

When golden wind and jade dew meet but once, it surpasses countless earthly rendezvous

— Qin Guan, 'Immortal at the Magpie Bridge'

A single meeting beneath the golden autumn wind and jade-like dew outshines a thousand mundane encounters — the splendor of true love.

「莫愁前路无知己，天下谁人不识君」

Worry not that no kindred spirit awaits ahead; who in all the world does not know you

— Gao Shi, 'Farewell to Dong Da'

Though the poem lacks the character '金' (gold), it carries the spirit of 'golden words of counsel'

Do not worry that no friend awaits you on the road ahead — who in the whole wide world does not know your name? The most spirited farewell ever written.

「洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶」

If friends and kin in Luoyang ask of me, tell them: my heart is like pure ice in a jade vessel

— Wang Changling, 'Farewell to Xin Jian at Furong Pavilion'

If loved ones in Luoyang ask after me, say my heart is as pure as ice in a jade vessel — a spirit of untarnished integrity.

「沧海月明珠有泪，蓝田日暖玉生烟」

In the moonlit sea, pearls shed tears; under the warm sun of Lantian, jade breathes forth mist

— Li Shangyin, 'The Ornate Zither'

Under the moon over the dark sea, merfolk weep tears that become pearls; in the warm sun of Lantian, fine jade exhales wisps of ethereal mist — a scene of haunting, hazy beauty.