Cloth of gold is a convenient comparison, but in fact it was more like filmy gauze over an exquisite pattern, the transparent white gauze resting lightly on transparent amber patterns.

• 黄锦是方便的比喻，其实是一幅细纱，护着一幅有经纬的精致图案，透明的白纱轻轻压着透明的米黄花纹。