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五言絕句 白居易 問劉十九

綠螘新醅酒, 紅泥小火爐。
晚來天欲雪, 能飲一杯無。

Five-character-quatrain
Bai Juyi A SUGGESTION TO MY FRIEND LIU

There's a gleam of green in an old bottle,
There's a stir of red in the quiet stove,
There's a feeling of snow in the dusk outside --
What about a cup of wine inside?