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{{Infobox person
|name=Luo Yin (羅隱)
|father=Luo Xiugu (羅修古)
|birth_place=Xincheng, [[Hang Prefecture]], [[Tang dynasty|Tang]]
|birth_date={{circa}} 833
|death_place=Hang Prefecture, [[Wuyue]]
|death_date={{circa}} 910 (aged 76–77)
}}
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'''Luo Yin''' ({{circa}} 833 – 910, [[courtesy name]] '''Zhaojian'''), born '''Luo Heng''', was a poet of the late [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] and early [[Wuyue]] dynasties. Luo's poetry was widely read and cherished, but he was unsuccessful in life; having failed the [[imperial examination]] 10 times, he was penniless until the warlord and Wuyue founder [[Qian Liu]] gave him official posts in his hometown [[Hang Prefecture]]. Luo was said to be very ugly and arrogant.

==Life==
Luo was born in [[Fuyang, Zhejiang]].  At the age of 20, he took his first [[Imperial examination]]. He failed the exam ten times. As a result, he gave himself the pseudonym "Yin" (lit. "dormant").

He was said to be of ugly countenance, and that he thought highly of himself and looked down on others. A famous anecdote demonstrates his ugliness: [[grand councilor]] [[Zheng Tian]] had a young daughter who enjoyed literature, and Luo Yin's poems which she frequently read out loud were her favorite readings. Zheng Tian became worried about her [[puppy love|infatuation]]. One day, he invited Luo to his residence, and his daughter took a peek at the guest from behind the curtains. From that day on she never read his poems again.<ref name=jwds24>{{harvnb|''Jiu Wu Dai Shi''|loc=[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/舊五代史/卷24 ch. 24.]}}</ref>

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.

==Works==
Luo Yin is best known for his plain spoken poetry and satiric wit.  His most famous poem was called "Self Consolation" ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|自遣}}):
*:{{Ruby-zh-p|得|dé}}{{Ruby-zh-p|即|jí}}{{Ruby-zh-p|高|gāo}}{{Ruby-zh-p|歌|gē}}{{Ruby-zh-p|失|shī}}{{Ruby-zh-p|即|jí}}{{Ruby-zh-p|休|xiū}}，{{Ruby-zh-p|多|duō}}{{Ruby-zh-p|愁|chóu}}{{Ruby-zh-p|多|duō}}{{Ruby-zh-p|恨|hèn}}{{Ruby-zh-p|亦|yì}}{{Ruby-zh-p|悠|yōu}}{{Ruby-zh-p|悠|yōu}}。{{Ruby-zh-p|今|jīn}}{{Ruby-zh-p|朝|zhāo}}{{Ruby-zh-p|有|yǒu}}{{Ruby-zh-p|酒|jiǔ}}{{Ruby-zh-p|今|jīn}}{{Ruby-zh-p|朝|zhāo}}{{Ruby-zh-p|醉|zuì}}，{{Ruby-zh-p|明|míng}}{{Ruby-zh-p|日|rì}}{{Ruby-zh-p|愁|chóu}}{{Ruby-zh-p|來|lái}}{{Ruby-zh-p|明|míng}}{{Ruby-zh-p|日|rì}}{{Ruby-zh-p|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.

==References==
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== Further reading ==
*{{in lang|zh}} {{cite book|last=Xue Juzheng|author-link=Xue Juzheng|title=[[Old History of the Five Dynasties|Jiu Wu Dai Shi]]|trans-title=Old History of the Five Dynasties|year=974|ref={{harvid|''Jiu Wu Dai Shi''}}|display-editors=etal}}
*{{in lang|zh}} {{cite book|last=Wu Renchen|author-link=Wu Renchen|title=[[Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms|Shi Guo Chunqiu]]|trans-title=Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms|year=1669|ref={{harvid|''Shi Guo Chunqiu''}}}}

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