Sending Off Zhao Zong At Night

Sending Off Zhao Zong At Night (Yang Jiong)

夜送趙縱 (楊炯)
趙氏連城璧
由來天下傳
送君還舊府
明月滿前川

Night - Send Off - Zhao - Zong (Yang Jiong)
Zhao - Clan Name - Join - City - Jade Annulus
Reason - Return - Sky - Below - Historical Narrative
Send Off - Gentleman - Return - Old - Home
Bright - Moon - Full - Front - River

Sending Off Zhao Zong At Night (Yang Jiong)
Mr. Zhao and the Jade Disc of Liancheng
Originally known throughout China
Sending off a gentlemen as he returns to his old home
The bright moon fills the river ahead

趙縱: the person's name

連城: Liancheng city

連城璧: the famous jade disc of Liancheng city

由來: origin

天下: This refers to China as the kingdom under heaven.

傳: historical narrative that should be widely known

This poem is about a minister who was to deliver the jade disc to a neighboring kingdom and his return trip.