Luo Yin

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Names
Chinese:	羅隱
Pinyin:	Luó Yǐn
Wade-Giles:	Lo Yin
Zì 字:	Zhāojiàn 昭諫
Hào 號:	Jiāngdōngshēng 江東生
běnmíng 本名:	Héng 橫

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Luo.

Luo Yin ( 833 - 909 ) is the pseudonym of Luo Heng, a statesman and poet of the Tang Dynasty. Luo Yin was born in Yuhang, Zhejiang Province. At the age of 20, he took his first imperial exam. He failed the exam ten times. As a result, he gave himself the pseudonym Yin (the dormant).

[edit] Life

He was said to be of ugly countenance, and that he thought highly of himself and looked down on others. In 870, he was given a post in Hunan. However, he was unable to take advantage of the post, and returned to Zhejiang in 887. Penniless and frustrated, he later became an assistant to Qian Liu, but never shed his arrogant ways. He died at the age of 77.

[edit] Works

Luo Yin is best known for his plain spoken poetry and satiric wit. His most famous poem was called "Self Consolation" (自遣):

得(dé)即(jí)高(gāo)歌(gē)失(shī)即(jí)休(xiū)，多(duō)愁(chóu)多(duō)恨(hèn)亦(yì)悠(yōu)悠(yōu)。今(jīn)朝(zhāo)有(yǒu)酒(jiǔ)今(jīn)朝(zhāo)醉(zuì)，明(míng)日(rì)愁(chóu)來(lái)明(míng)日(rì)愁(chóu)。

A gain makes me sing; a loss makes me sullen. Worries and regrets are always around. If there is wine today, then today is the day to get drunk. Worry about tomorrow's worries when they come tomorrow.