“Girls are made of water and boys are made of mud. When I am with girls I feel fresh and clean, but when I am with boys I feel stupid and nasty.”

Source: Dream of the Red Chamber (c. 1760), Chapter 2

Original

女兒是水作的骨肉,男人是泥作的骨肉。我見了女兒,我便清爽;見了男子,便覺濁臭逼人。

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Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty 1724–1763

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