Qiao Ji (1280-1345) styled Mengfu, also known by his literary name Shenghe-weng or Xingxing Taoist Monk, Qiao was born in Taiyuan of Shanxi Province. Qiao, a good-looking person himself, was also a recognized writer, especially for his Yuefu, or literature set to music (play, Sanqu poetry). His short lyrics are mostly about landscape, his idle life, and his associations with prostitutes. The style of these poems is one of freshness. Qiao pays special attention to the diction and meter of poetry. He uses sparsely meaningless words of the sake of balance or meter, which is a convention for works of this genre. His poetry embodies a tendency of returning to the elegance of Ci poetry. Qiao, together with Zhang Kejiu, is a representative writer of Sanqu poetry at the later stage of its development.
乔吉（1280-1345）字梦符，号笙鹤翁，又号惺惺道人，山西太原人。美容仪，善辞章，尤以乐府（即杂剧、散曲）见称。散曲多啸傲山水，闲适颓放和青楼调笑之作。风格以清丽见长，注意词藻和格律的锤炼，少用衬字，表现了典雅化的倾向，与张可久同为后期散曲的重要作家。
Untitled to the tune of Complains from the Spring Bower
春闺怨·无题
No longer seeing his horse tied to the willow at door,
不系雕鞍门前柳，
I am now afraid to see flowers outshine my faded face.
玉容寂寞见花羞。
Into the late evening rain drops in the cold wind pour,
冷风儿吹雨黄昏后，
The silver hooks hang around the curtain's lace.
帘控钩，
I shut up the painted doors and windows of my bower,
掩上珠楼，
And let wind and rain feel grieved for the flower.
风雨替花愁。