凉窗外杯中雪
        
            [liáng chuāng wài bēi zhōng xuĕ]
        
        
            The literal translation is 'Cool scenery outside the window, snow in the cup', evoking an image of someone watching snowflakes land on a cup from inside during winter. It carries the connotation of isolation, tranquility and longing for purity in one's solitude.