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A woman becomes wealthy and prosperous.

Five Dynasties (五代) · Wang Pu (王樸) · Volume 8 / 8

鼻直如懸膽,唇方口似胚。眉疎並眼秀,齒白更方頤。耳聳垂珠軟,神和色又怡。額方分日月,體白潤香肌。坐穏如山立,神嚴不去卑。莫言當自貴,更主子孫竒。女貧賤:額窄又髙眉,唇掀口不齊。面輕身鐡硬,件薄更無威。耳小垂珠淺,鬈毛鼻骨低。哭形須再嫁,鬼臉定無兒。淫光生眼角,嫉妬更奸欺。莫言今受困,晚歲更覊恓。婦人孤獨:婦人眼下肉常無,不殺三夫殺兩夫。見人掩口笑不□,愛逐行人半夜逋。

The appearance of a woman who will be wealthy: her nose bridge is straight and prominent like a hanging jade bead, her lips are square and her mouth shape resembles an unopened flower bud; her eyebrows are sparse and clear, her eyes are refined and elegant, her teeth are white and her lower jaw is square; her ears are high and her earlobes are soft, her expression is harmonious and her complexion is pleasant; her forehead is square, her cheekbones are clearly defined, her skin is white, smooth, and fragrant; she sits steady as a mountain, her expression is solemn without being humble. Not only will she herself be prominent and noble, but she will also have extraordinary descendants. The appearance of a poor and lowly woman: her forehead is narrow and her eyebrows are high, her lips are upturned and her mouth shape is irregular; her face is thin and her body is stiff like iron, her figure is frail and she lacks dignity; her ears are small and her earlobes are shallow, her hair is curly and her nose bridge is low; if she has a sorrowful expression, she will certainly remarry, if her face resembles a ghost, she will certainly have no children; her eyes have a lustful gleam, she is jealous, cunning, and deceitful. Not only is she currently in hardship, but in her old age she will be even more destitute and pitiful. The appearance of a lonely woman: a woman's eyes are always hollow, she will certainly cause the death of two husbands, even if she does not die three; she constantly covers her mouth and laughs uncontrollably when meeting people (the original text is missing one character), she is accustomed to chasing strangers and running away at night.

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