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wait.. i’m literally on here or weibo almost 24/7 ( as you can tell lol ) but I feel like i missed something. i’m seeing clowning related to xz’s photos and how it looks like he is a groom and it’s a wedding photoshoot. the place is also famous for wedding shoots ( allegedly, idk. i’m not from there ) so turtles are imagining again. lol. freakin coincidence that wyb’s GRA photoshoot was done at a wedding shop. plus the “wedding outfits” for weibo night. which is all clowning and galaxy braining.🌌
now, we’re joking around, like where’s yibo? he should be taking photos with his partner.
then i see comments that there is this one song WYB recently listened to. meaning, as recent as when XZ flew to singapore which is called 超人不会飞 (superman can’t fly) by Jay Chou. i know WYB and everyone else is a big fan of Jay Chou but the clowning comes from the timing of when he listened to it. let me get to that first.
here is the song if you wanna listen to it. 🎶
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turtles are interpreting it as WYB longing to “fly” to where XZ is and be with him but he can’t because of all his work commitments. he wants to take a breather. thinking about what his life is and the constraints, and at times like this, when they spent days in Beijing, but now they have to be apart, it affects him even more.
however when i read the lyrics, it could also be because he can relate to what jay chou is singing about. here’s the english translation i found here. i have bolded the ones i felt like WYB relates too. literally no need for explanation. just read it. It fits with his status in life so much that it’s almost scary.
妈妈说很多事别太计较
ma ma shuo heng duo shi bie tai ji jiao
Mum said one should not be too fussy over most matters
只是使命感找到了我 我睡不着
zhi shi shi ming gan zhao dao le wo wo shui bu zhao
But my sense of mission found me and i can't sleep over it
如果说骂人要有点技巧
ru guo shuo ma ren yao you diao ji qiao
If scolding someone requires some skills
我会加点旋律你会觉得 超屌
wo hui jia diao xuan lu ni hui jue de chao diao
I will add a tune and you will feel it's very cool (diao)
我的枪不会装弹药（弹药）
wo de qiang bu hui zhuang dan yao (dan yao)
My gun is not loaded with ammunition
所以放心不会有人倒（人倒）
suo yi fang xin bu hui you ren dao (ren dao)
So don't worry, nobody will collapse
我拍青蜂侠不需要替身 因为自信是我绘画的颜料
wo pai qing feng xia bu xu yao ti sheng yin wei zi xin shi wo hui hua de yan liao
I don't need a double for The Green Hornet because confidence is the coloring for my painting
我做很多事背后的意义远比你们想象
wo zuo heng duo shi bei hou de yi yi yuan bi ni men xiang xiang
The meaning behind the things I did is far beyond your imagination
拍个电视剧为了友情与十年前的梦想
pai le dian shi ju wei le you qing yu shi nian qian de meng xiang
Filming a tv drama is for friendship and a dream 10 years ago
收视率再高也难抗衡我的伟大理想
shou shi lv zai gao ye nan kang heng wo de wei da li xiang
No matter how high the rating is, it can't match my noble ideal
因为我的人生无需再多一笔那奖项
yin wei wo de ren sheng wo xu zai duo yi bi na jiang xiang
Because my life do not need another award
我不知道何时变成了社会的那榜样
wo bu zhi dao he shi bian cheng le se hui de na bang yang
I don't know when I have become a society's role model
被狗仔拍不能比中指要大器的模样（怎样）
bei gou zai pai bu neng bi zhong zhi yao da qi de mo yang (zen yang)
Can't show the paparazzi the finger and have to put on a magnanimous front
我唱的歌词要有点文化
wo chang de ge ci yao you dian wen hua
The lyrics I sing must have some degree of literacy
因为随时会被当教材
yin wei sui shi hui bei dan jiao cai
Because it might become teaching material anytime
CNN能不能等英文好一点再访
CNN neng bu neng deng ying wen hao yi dian zai fang
Can CNN interview me when my English gets a little better
时代杂志封面能不能重拍
shi dai za zhi feng mian neng bu neng chong pai
Can i reshoot the Time magazine cover
随时随地注意形象
sui shi sui di zhu yi xin xiang
I must take care of my image at all times
要控制饮食不然就跟杜莎夫人蜡像的我不像（本来就不像）
yao kong zhi yin shi bu ran jiu gen du sha fu ren la xiang de wo bu xiang (ben lai jiu bu xiang)
I must control my diet or i won't look like the "me" in Madame Tussauds (it doesn't look like me in the first place)
好莱坞的中国戏院地上有很多手印脚印
hao lai wu de zhong guo xi yuan di shang you heng duo shou yin jiao yin
There are many handprints and footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
何时才能看见我的掌
he shi cai neng kan jian wo de zhang
When will mine be seen there?
如果超人会飞 那就让我在空中停一停歇
ru guo chao ren hui fei na jiu rang wo zai kong zhong ti yi ti xie
If Superman can fly then let me take a breather in the sky
再次俯瞰这个世界 会让我觉得好一些
zai ci fu kan zhe ge shi jie hui ran wo jue de hao yi xie
Overlooking this world again will let me feel better
拯救地球好累 虽然有些疲惫但我还是会
zheng jiu di qiu hao lei sui ran you xie pi bei dan wo hai shi hui
Saving the world is tiring, though I am a little tired, I still will
不要问我哭过了没
bu yao wen wo ku guo le mei
Don't ask me if I have cried
因为超人不能流眼泪
yin wei chao ren bu neng liu yan lei
Because Superman can't cry
唱歌要拿最佳男歌手
chang ge yao na zui jia nan ge shou
(You) must get best male singer award as a singer
拍电影也不能只拿个最佳新人
pai dian yin ye bu neng zhi na ge zui jia xin ren
A newcomer award is not enough if you act
你不参加颁奖典礼就是没礼貌
ni bu can jia ban jiang dian li jiu shi mei li mao
Not attending award ceremonies is considered rude
你去参加就是代表你很在乎
ni qu can jia jiu shi dai biao ni heng zai hu
And if you do, it means you are over-concerned about it
得奖时你感动落泪（落泪）人家就会觉得你夸张做作（做作）
de jia shi ni gan dong luo lei (luo lei) ren jia jiu hui jue de ni kuang zhang zuo zuo
When you won an award and teared, people will think you are fake and exaggerating
你没表情别人就会说太嚣张
ni mei biao qing bie ren jiu hui shuo tai xiao zhang
When you have no expression, others will say you are too arrogant
如果你天生这个表情 那些人甚至会怪你妈妈（妈妈）
ru guo ni tian sheng zhe ge biao qing na xie ren sheng zhi hui guai ni ma ma (ma ma)
And if you are born with that expression, they will even blame your mum
结果最后是别人在得奖 你也要给予充分的掌声与微笑
jie guo zui hou shi bie ren zai de jiang ni ye yao ge yu chong fen de zhang sheng yu wei xiao
In the end someone else gets the award, you also have to give ample applause and smile
开的车不能太好 住的楼不能太高
kai de che bu neng tai hao zhu de lou bu neng tai gao
The car you drive can't be too luxurious nor can you live too high up
我到底是一个创作歌手 还是好人好事代表
wo dao di shi yi ge chuang zuo ge shou hai shi hao ren hao shi dai biao
Am I a singer-songwriter or a representative of good men and good deeds?
专辑一出就必须是冠军
zhuan ji yi chu jiu bi xu shi guan jun
My album must be ranked top once released
拍了电影就必须要大卖
pai le dian yin jiu bi xu yao da mai
My movie must sell well
只能说当超人真的好难
zhi neng shuo dan chao ren zhen de hao nan
I can only say, being a Superman is difficult
如果超人会飞（超人会飞）那就让我在空中停一停歇（停一停歇）
ru guo chao ren hui fei (chao ren hui fei) na jiu rang wo zai kong zhong ti yi ti xie (ti yi ti xie)
If Superman can fly then let me take a breather in the sky
再次俯瞰这个世界 会让我觉得好一些
zai ci fu kan zhe ge shi jie hui ran wo jue de hao yi xie
Overlooking this world again will let me feel better
拯救地球好累（地球好累）虽然有些疲惫但我还是会（我还是会）
zheng jiu di qiu hao lei (di qiu hao lei) sui ran you xie pi bei dan wo hai shi hui (wo hai shi hui)
Saving the world is tiring, though I am a little tired, I still will
不要问我哭过了没
bu yao wen wo ku guo le mei
Don't ask me if I have cried
因为超人不能流眼泪
yin wei chao ren bu neng liu yan lei
Because Superman can't cry
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I don’t think there is anything wrong with how cpfs are relating this to cpn cause that’s just how it is. But sometimes, there are other reasons why they do what they do.
SO MY CONFUSION COMES FROM HOW THE HELL DO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT HE RECENTLY LISTENED TO. I can’t seem to dig up how or maybe it’s something we don’t talk about. I have never experienced this kind of tidbit related to them before so I wanna know the source. Or is this like the gaming cpn where certain people know and they will not divulge the boy’s account for privacy? if anyone knows, feel free to comment. If i find out in the future, I will share.
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a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
NAKU 🫵
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Ji ji fu ji ji
a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
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Drummond kehrt zu seiner Blütezeit zurück
Drummond ist Leuten, die sich nicht für Basketball interessieren, vielleicht nicht sehr vertraut, aber er war einst ein Super-Double-Double-Monster in der Liga, krönte sich viermal zum Rebounding-Champion und erzielte in drei Saisons durchschnittlich mehr als 15 Rebounds pro Spiel. Damals trugen unzählige Fans Günstige nba trikots, um ihn zu unterstützen. Denn für ein Zentrum mit solchen Daten ist er wirklich herausragend. Doch Drummond, der sich auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere befand, scheiterte schnell daran, erfolgreich zu sein. Nachdem er von den Detroit Pistons zu den Cleveland Cavaliers getauscht wurde, ging es mit seiner Basketballkarriere bergab. Nach seinem Wechsel zu den Bulls entwickelte sich Drummond zum Startspieler und erzielte sowohl in der Offensive als auch in der Defensive 24 Punkte, 25 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 3 Steals und 2 Blocks. Wenn Drummond im Chicago Bulls Trikots weiterhin Stammspieler sein kann, hat er gute Chancen, seinen Wert zu steigern. Drummond spielte auch bei den Chicago Bulls sehr effizient. Nachdem die Chicago Bulls nun in die Play-offs zurückgekehrt sind, ist die jüngste solide Leistung von Zhuang Shen einer der wichtigen Gründe für die rekordverdächtige Erholung der Chicago Bulls.
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ahhh big sigh of relief at how go ahead handled the fallout of the whole mingyue-ling xiao-jianjian love triangle
#i really liked how things played out actually#it was good character development for mingyue too :')#now time to brace myself for when ziqiu finds out about ling xiao and jianjian#also i guess for the tang can-zhuang bei-mingyue triangle too#although i literally do not care about zhuang bei#i just don't want my girls to fight anymore :(#vivs rambles
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How To Name Your Chinese Characters:
1) LAST NAMES:
I’ve pasted the Top 100 common last names in alphabetical order, and bolded the ones that appear in CQL:
B: 白 Bai
C: 蔡 Cai ; 曹 Cao ; 常 Chang ; 曾 Ceng ; 陈 Chen ; 程 Cheng ; 崔 Cui ;
D: 戴 Dai ; 邓 Deng ; 丁 Ding ; 董 Dong ; 杜 Du ;
F: 范 Fan ; 方 Fang ; 冯 Feng ; 付 Fu ;
G: 高 Gao ; 葛 Ge ; 龚 Gong ; 顾 Gu ; 郭 Guo ;
H: 韩 Han ; 何 He ; 贺 He 洪 Hong ; 侯 Hou ; 黄 Hua ; 胡 Hu ;
J: 贾 Jia ; 蒋 Jiang ; 姜 Jiang ; 江 Jiang ; 金 Jin ;
K: 康 Kang ;
L: 赖 Lai ; 李 Li ; 黎 Li ; 廖 Liao ; 梁 Liang ; 林 Lin ; 刘 Liu ; 陆 Lu ; 卢 Lu ; 路 Lu ; 吕 Lü ; 罗 Luo ;
M: 马 Ma ; 麦 Mai ; 毛 Mao ; 孟 Meng ;
N: 倪 Ni ; 牛 Niu ;
P: 潘 Pan ; 彭 Peng ;
Q: 钱 Qian ; 秦 Qin ; 邱 Qiu ;
R:任 Ren ;
S: 邵 Shao ; 沈 Sheng ; 史 Shi ; 石 Shi ; 施 Shi ; 宋 Song ; 苏 Su ; 孙 Sun ;
T: 陶 Tao ; 谭 Tan ; 唐 Tang ; 田 Tian ;
W: 万 Wan ; 王 Wang ; 汪 Wang ; 魏 Wei ; 吴 Wu ;
X: 邢 Xing ; 夏 Xia ; 蕭 Xiao ; 谢 Xie ; 徐 Xu ; 许 Xu ; 薛 Xue ;
Y: 阎 Yan ; 严 Yan ; 杨 Yang ; 姚 Yao ; 叶 Ye ; 余 Yu ; 于 Yu ; 袁 Yuan ;
Z: 张 Zhang ; 赵 Zhao ; 郑 Zheng ; 钟 Zhong ; 周 Zhou ; 朱 Zhu ; 庄 Zhuang ; 邹 Zou ;
Above are all single character last names, but there are some double character Chinese last names, seen below (list not exhaustive):
独孤 Du’Gu ;
公孙 Gong’Sun ;
南宫 Nan’Gong
欧阳 Ou’Yang ;
司马 Si’Ma ; 上官 Shang’Guan ;
宇文 Yu’Wen ;
长孙 Zhang’Sun ; 诸葛 Zhu’GE ;
2) GIVEN NAMES/COURTESY NAMES
《Elements》:
Light*： 光 (guāng) - light， 亮 liàng - bright / shine， 明 (míng) - bright， 曦 (xī) - early dawn， 昀 (yún) - daylight， 昭 (zhāo) - light, clear，照 (zhào) - to shine upon，
Fire: 焰 (yàn) - flames， 烟 (yān) - smoke，炎 (yán) - heat/burn， 烨 (yè) - dazzling light，
Water: also see “weather” OR “bodies of water” under nature; note the words below while are related to water have meanings that mean some kind of virtue: 清 (qīng) - clarity / purity， 澄 (chéng) - clarity/quiet， 澈 (chè) - clear/penetrating， 涟 (lián) - ripple， 漪 (yī) - ripple， 泓 (hóng) - vast water， 湛 (zhàn) - clear/crystal， 露 (lù) - dew， 泠 (líng) - cool, cold, 涛 (tāo) - big wave，泽 (zé)，浩 hào - grand/vast (water)，涵 (han) - deep submergence / tolerance / educated
Weather: 雨 (yǔ) - rain， 霖 (lín) - downpouring rain， 冰 (bīng) - ice， 雪 (xuě) - snow， 霜 (shuāng) - frost
Wind: 风 (fēng) - wind
* some “Light” words overlap in meaning with words that mean “sun/day”
《Nature》:
Season: 春 (chūn) - spring， 夏 (xià) - summer， 秋 (qíu) - aumtum， 冬 (dōng) - winter
Time of Day: 朝 (zhāo) - early morning / toward， 晨 (chén) - morning / dawn， 晓 (xiǎo) - morning， 旭 (xù) - dawn/rising sun，昼 (zhòu) - day，皖 (wǎn) - late evening，夜 (yè) - night
Star/Sky/Space: 云 (yún) - cloud，天 (tiān) - sky/ heaven，霞 (xiá) - afterglow of a rising or setting sun，月 (yuè) - moon，日 (ri) - day / sun，阳 (yáng) - sun，宇 (yǔ) - space，星 (xīng) - star
Birds: 燕 (yàn) - sparrow， 雁 (yàn) - loon， 莺 (yīng) - oriole， 鸢 (yuān) - kite bird (family Accipitridae)，羽 (yǔ) - feather
Creatures: 龙 (lóng) - dragon/imperial
Plants/Flowers:* 兰 (lán) - orchids， 竹 (zhú) - bamboo， 筠 (yún) - tough exterior of bamboos， 萱 (xuān) - day-lily， 松 (sōng) - pine， 叶 (yè) - leaf， 枫 (fēng) - maple， 柏 bó/bǎi - cedar/cypress， 梅 (méi) - plum， 丹 (dān) - peony
Mountains: 山 (shān)， 峰 (fēng) - summit， 峥 (zhēng)，
Bodies of water: 江 (jiāng) - large river/straits， 河 (hé) - river， 湖 (hú) - lake， 海 (hǎi) - sea， 溪 (xī) - stream， 池 (chí) - pond， 潭 (tán) - larger pond， 洋 (yáng) - ocean
* I didn’t include a lot of flower names because it’s very easy to name a character with flowers that heavily implies she’s a prostitute.
《Virtues》:
Astuteness: 睿 ruì - astute / foresight， 智 (zhi)， 慧 (hui)， 哲 (zhé) - wise/philosophy,
Educated: 博 (bó) - extensively educated， 墨 (mo) - ink， 诗 (shi) - poetry / literature， 文 (wén) - language / gentle / literary， 学 (xue) - study， 彦 (yàn) - accomplished / knowledgeable, 知 (zhi) - to know， 斌 (bīn) - refined， 赋 (fù) - to be endowed with knowledge
Loyalty: 忠 (zhōng) - loyal， 真 (zhēn) - true
Bravery: 勇 (yǒng) - brave， 杰 (jié) - outstanding, hero
Determination/Perseverance: 毅 (yì) - resolute / brave， 恒 (héng) - everlasting， 衡 (héng) - across, to judge/evaluate，成 (chéng) - to succeed， 志 (zhì) - aspiration / the will
Goodness/Kindness: 嘉 (jiā) - excellent / auspicious，磊 (lěi) - rock / open & honest， 正 (zhèng) - straight / upright / principle，
Elegance: 雅 (yǎ) - elegant， 庄 (zhuāng) - respectful/formal/solemn， 彬 (bīn) - refined / polite，
Handsome: 俊 jùn - handsome/talented
Peace: 宁 (níng) - quietness/to pacify, 安 （ān) - peace, safety
Grandness/Excellence：宏 (hóng) - grand，豪 (háo) - grand, heroic，昊 (hào) - limitless / the vast sky，华 (huá) - magnificent， 赫 (hè) - red/famous/great， 隆 (lóng) - magnificent， 伟 (wěi) - greatness / large，轩 (xuān) - pavilion with a view/high，卓 (zhuó) - outstanding
Female Descriptor/Virtues/Beauty: 婉 (wǎn)，惠 (huì)， 妮 (nī)， 娇 (jiāo)， 娥 (é)， 婵 (chán) (I didn’t include specific translations for these because they’re all adjectives for women meaning beauty or virtue)
《Descriptors》:
Adverbs: 如 (rú) - as，若 (ruò) - as, alike，宛 (wǎn) - like / as though，
Verbs: 飞 (fēi) - to fly， 顾 （gù) - to think/consider， 怀 (huái) - to miss, to possess， 落(luò) - to fall, to leave behind，梦 (mèng) - to dream， 思 (sī) - to consider / to miss (someone)，忆 (yì) - memory， 希 (xī) - yearn / admire
Colours: 红 (hóng) - red， 赤 (chì) - crimson， 黄 (huàng) - yellow， 碧 (bì) - green，青(qīng) - azure，蓝 (lán) - blue， 紫 (zǐ) - violet ，玄 (xuán) - black， 白 (baí) - white
Number：一 (yī), 二 (er) - two, 三 (san) - three, 四 (si) - four, 五 (wu) - five, 六 (liu) - six, 七(qi) - seven, 八 (ba) - eight, 九 (jiu) - nine, 十 (shi) - ten
Direction: 东 (dōng) - east， 西 (xi) - west， 南 (nan) - south， 北 (bei) - north，
Other: 子 (zǐ) - child, 然 (rán) - correct / thusly
《Jade》: *there are SO MANY words that generally mean some kind of jade, bc when ppl put jade in their children’s name they don’t literally mean the rock, it’s used to symbolize purity, goodness, kindness, beauty, virtue etc*
琛 (chen), 瑶 (yao), 玥 (yue), 琪 (qi), 琳 (lin)
《Spirituality》
凡 (fan) - mortality
色 (se) - colour, beauty. In buddhism, “se” symbolizes everything secular
了 (liao) - finished, done, letting go
尘 (chen) - dust, I’m not… versed in buddhism enough to explain “chen”, it’s similar to “se”
悟 (wu) - knowing? Cognition? To understand a higher meaning
无 (wu) - nothing, the void, also part of like “letting go”
戒 (jie) - to “quit”, but not in a bad way. In buddhism, monks are supposed to “quit” their earthly desires.
极 (ji) - greatness, also related to the state of nirvana (? I think?)
#cql#the untamed#because i have gotten many many many asks about how to name characters#language#master list
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I wanted to write about what happened one night... Not to go into how immortal those love stories were, just to trace over the nights, and all their fleeting moments. -- Yin Yue
FemaleGays~Gaze~~Gazing
“Fishing the Chances of Mystery”
One song, uncounted nights of Lesbianism,
across thirty centuries of Ancient Chinese ‘History’.
[w]Middle of night. Scarlet waterlilies~trembling yet not drowning...
[t]Waterfront. Trees are breathing~Snake is slumbering...
[w]Fade away~starsky’s buttons. Let us untie~collars. Night crawling onto our spines.
[t]Look at Me~
[w]Dare Not to Look at Me~~
In the name of night hold me tight.
735-690 BCE | Dai Gui ∞ Zhuang Jiang [poet, princess of Qi]
She was said to be the first female poet in Chinese ‘History’(Zhu Xi:1130-1200). 5 out of the 305 lyric poems selected for Classic of Poetry were her work. She was also the first woman to be written in poetry for her beauty:
Odes of Wei- Strong&Tall Woman
Light dimples. She smiles at you~ blushing~~
Dazzling ripples. Her eyes locked into yours~ longing~~
Aside from being “tall&strong”[‘Beauty Standard’: strong/tall(771-476 BCE)-fat(618-907)-little/skinny/softly alluring(1368-1912)], she had so many characteristics that the beauties in later dynasties could not help but sharing.
Married off as the first wife for King of Wei, “Jiang was a great lady but had no child”(Records of the Grand Historian). For King of Wei, seeking protection from Jiang’s mother kingdom was part of his plan, and letting his heir call King of Qi [Jiang’s father] grandpa was not. ‘The beauty’ was not assigned to be in the same palace with King of Wei, who soon had another ‘marriage contract’ with Li Gui and Dai Gui from Chen[a less threatening kingdom than Qi]. Li Gui died young. Dai Gui became his ‘second wife’.
Zhuang Jiang and Dai Gui were very likely... homosexuals.(Liu shahe:1931 – 2019, Pointing Awake Classic of Poetry)
735 BCE, the two young women were widowed. Jiang raised Dai Gui’s son, who grew up to be ‘wise & just’, but also, the first King died of murder in Chinese ‘History’. The traitors knew the close relationship between the two women. In fear of revenge, they sent Dai Gui back to her mother kingdom, whereas the more privileged ‘first wife’ Jiang was kept in the palace.
It had been proven that the farewell poem[below] dedicated to Dai Gui was written by Zhuang Jiang(Maoshi Commentary on Classic of Poetry[pre 221 BCE], The Zuo Tradition or The Commentary of Zuo[late 4th century BC], The Traces of History[730] and Origin of Classic of Poetry[1811-1883]). At the time, the phrase in the third sentence meaning "this person” was used exclusively to address a female, and the phrase in the same sentence meaning “return” was used exclusively to address the end of ‘marriage contract’ for a female. The last two sentences point out the author and recipient of the poem to be the first and second wife of King of Wei.
The poem is considered as the “Ancestor of Chinese Farewell Poetry”. The actual farewell was said to be ‘overly exaggerated’, ‘against ritual’, and the poem was dedicated to Dai Gui openly.
Odes of Bei - Swallow, Swallow [one kind of songbird]
Swallow , Swallow / about to fly
Her feathers missing / her wings flapping unevenly
You are about to return to your mother’s house
I follow you a long way / arriving at the fields
My gaze touches everything / yet it hasn’t reached far enough / far enough for me to reach you
Tears start falling / like rain
/
Swallow , Swallow / flies to the sky
Up and down , Up and down / I can still see her
You are about to return to your mother’s house
I’ve gone too far to send you away
My gaze touches everything / yet it hasn’t reached far enough / far enough for me to reach you
Sobbing / I stand here still
/
Swallow , Swallow / being flying for a while
Up and down , Up and down / I can still hear her singing
You are about to return to your mother’s house
I’ve followed you a long long way / not allowed up South
My gaze touches everything / yet it hasn’t reached far enough / far enough for me to reach you
Heart continues wrenching / despite all exhaustion
/
I’ve confided in ‘the second one’ [the ‘second wife’]
For her feeling / the deepest of lakes could have been filled
For her mind / wisely generous
For her body / kindly gentle
The deceased king thought of sending her to my side
As the most beautiful encounter in my once solitary life
As the kings went on killing each other, Jiang’s name did not appeared in the rest of ‘history’. She lived till 690 BCE. Perhaps, she got to spend her later years reminiscing.
139 -130 BCE | Chu Fu [witch] ∞ Chen A'Jiao [empress]
At day, she was counseling her, walking by her side.
At night, them sharing the same room... the counsel continued.
Lure of the Witch Affair was discovered. Three hundred people were punished by the emperor. It was the first ‘officially’ recorded lesbian affair in Ancient China.
111 | Book of Han recorded “Pair Eating” between two wives of the emperor, which was a common phenomenon across all dynasties. The phrase was a code passed among lesbians living within palace walls.
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[t]Oops. Knock down flame of candles~burning into your carefully hidden flower...
[w]Rouge~[t]Hair strands~~[chorus]Finger... vines in dim light~ entangled.
[t]~Sea of clouds~[w]~Rising tides~
[chorus]Hurry! Follow me~along the cliff edge running.
[chorus]No more than~in fate’s hands~two paper kites.
Upon our collision/lightning strikes.
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665 - 710 | Shangguan Wan'er [Politician] ∞ Princess Taiping
She was brought into the palace as a maid. They grew up together under the special care of Wu Zetian[The Once and Only Female De Facto Monarch of China]. She became a Level Five Officer[the highest position for a woman politician]. With a ‘marriage contract’ to the emperor, she could be a Level One, said Wu, expecting highly of her. At the age of 13, she was assigned to be a concubine of the emperor who was too old and too sick. In the following years, Wu let her edit the emperor’s orders and make final political decisions. She, was the one and only chancellor of China, her power needed no titles. After Wu’s reign, she was passed onto the next emperor, more for her political talent... because... she lived in her house or in her office and both were outside the palace.
In the civil war, she and Princess was in alliance with King Longji. Imagining the inevitable conflicts with them in the future, the two women’s individual influence, their political solidarity and a personal bond quite unusual made King Longji tremble in fear. Soon, in Princess’ absence, King Longji killed her.
Somehow, in her tombstone, her contributions were ‘officially’ recognized with a declaration summing up the murder to be a horrible mistake. Married woman were expected to be buried next to their husband. She was buried at Princess’ Family Cemetery[the two were not relatives] next to Princess’ daughter who died at an early age. All her essays were then collected and edited by imperial officials...‘History’ said the emperor made the above orders. But who else could be the persona behind all these decisions? Who persuaded the emperor while financing the construction?
Her gravestone wasn’t unearthed until 2015, the carved text[excerpt below] proves most ‘historical’ assumptions of her life to be completely false.
Princess Taiping was in grief. She sent five hundred[multiplied by thirteen] meter of silk cloth as gift of condolence. While holding several ceremonies long after the funeral, she referred to her feeling as in “entangled strings”.
The expression “entangled strings” first appeared in Odes of Yiu-True Owl in Classic of Poetry[the selected collection of poems...sounds familiar?], and was commonly used to describe close partners or a love that lingers. At the time, it was a rare and ‘sensitive’ expression. No male would dare to use this phrase while sending condolence message to the widow of an emperor. Another example with this subtlety is to put two river names Xiao and Xiang together into one phrase[as you’re about to see]. [Another spoiler:]In 155, Chen composed an ode to pepper flowers during Spring Festival and sent it to her husband Liu Zhen. Pepper blossom was then a metaphor for the talent of a female writer or confession to one’s partner.
[Below is the last part of the poem found on her gravestone:]
The rivers named Xiao and Xiang / once so closely entangled / have dried out by now
The mountains of Wan and Wei / so precious and hard to find / have fallen by now
Mirrors bent / Beads drowned / Jade shattered on the streets of this city
I gazed from afar / the pine trees / the oak trees
listening quietly to your grave
A thousand years , Ten thousand years
With one hope for you my pepper blossom / written into the lovely poems / sung by the ones who came after
After murdering Princess Taiping too, King Longyi came into power. ‘History’ thus changed its memory of Wan’er completely. With her death as a ‘divine’ punishment, her contributions were no longer recognized. Once again, the best way to erase a woman’s intellect, power, together with her actual relationships is to name her scandalous. During Longji’s reign, Wan’er various affairs with men were written into ‘history’ despite the fact that she had no child in her whole life.
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Lips&Tongues. Exchanging first leaves of Spiring ~
Two halves descending into a pair...
Night declares all rules shattered.
Lead your water into my heartlines ~
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844 - 871 | Yu Xuanji [one of the “Four Great Female Poets of Tang Dynasty” ]
Born into a poor family, she was brought up by a single mother. At the age of ten, her precocious literacy was recognized by Wen Tingyun, who promised to teach her poetry writing. Expressing resentment at being unable to take the ‘imperial examination’ and therefore qualify for a government position, she was believed to be one of the first women in China that criticized the inequality of the sexes through poetry.
Upon seeing a young woman crying by the river after a quarrel with husband, she wrote:
Given to a Neighbor Girl
Shamed before the sun, I shade myself with my netted-gauze silk sleeve,
Depressed by the spring, reluctant to rise and put on make-up...
Since you will soon personally be able to peek at Song Yu, Why regret Wang Chang?
She later became a Daoist nun and was given the name of Xuanji. In the years that followed, as the head of temple, she taught younger nuns poetry writing.
The decoration in her temple was unusually gorgeous. Some said she held ‘parties’ every night. It was assumed at the time that Daoist nuns had more sexual freedom than housewives, added to the fact that a lot of her poems were dedicated to her teacher Wen Tingyun and other famous male poets out of love and admiration, ‘historians’ long suspected her to be scandalously promiscuous [while others disputed this]. At the age of 28, she was sentenced to death, convicted of murdering her maid Luqiao. Zheng Zhenduo(1898- 1958) argued that she died of injustice as the government had all the reasons to frame her for one of their unsolved cases, even her style of dressing:
“As a poetic conceit, she blames her clothes for the limitations imposed upon her as a woman in Tang China. This attitude is going to get her killed.”(Suzanne Cahill)
“She always wore all black. Tight cuffs for bat shirt, a black belt around the wist. Slim leg pants, boots for horse-riding... She wore a leather collar around her neck. Some said that it was because she always wore a leather collar that she was finally executed. She always wore such clothes, with the exception of one time, that is, the time she was sent to the execution ground. That day, she was wearing a white satin blouse, with a red silk ribbon tied to the waist, simply beautiful... reclined on the felt mat, wearing her hair down, one hand on the cheek, holding a camellia flower at the corner of her mouth, with a thoughtful gaze.” (Wang Xiaobo)
Other historians suggested her relationship with maid Luqiao as evidence of her homosexuality. Wang Xiaobo inferred that the murder was real but accidental after she suspected Luqiao for cheating on her. Either way, her death was rendered by male ‘historians’ as a consequence of the bloody murder. Perhaps, it was another instance where “tradition teaches us that because she chose what to do with her own intellect and sexuality, Yu Xuanji came to a terrible end”(Suzanne Cahil).
Suzanne Cahill views Yu’s lesbianism as expressed in her love song addressed to three orphaned courtesans who were once her neighbors. The title of the poem is quite long:
Guang, Wei, and Pou, Orphaned when Young and Accomplished from the Beginning. Now They Have Written these Poems, so Essential and Pure that they are Hard to Match. There Was a Stranger Coming from the Capital City who Showed them to me. Therefore, I Put these Rhymes in Order
It is also the longest of Yu’s remaining poems.
I suspect they once were the girl attendants at the Turquoise Pond
[set in the paradise of “Queen Mother of the West” on Mount Kunlun]
Coming in exile to this dusty world, they did not become males.
...
How many times has Amah scolded them for talking beneath
the flowers?
[the women’s comfortable familiarity with the goddess “Queen Mother of the West” is expressed in the intimate form of address, “Amah”]
...
If only their hearts could go on for the rain
[rain is a regular metaphor for sexual expressions of love/perceived to be more related to femaleness/vaginal wetness/female sexual arousal in general]
They need not fear that they have yet not understood the matters of “blowing the syrinx”
[blowing the syrinx sometimes refers to ascending to transcendence by means of music, as did the pre-Qin immortals Xiao Shi and his wife, Long Yu/oral sex performed on a male/opposite of the previous metaphor]
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When I temporarily grasp their pure sentences, it’s as if my cloud soul were cut off;
If I were looking at their pink faces, even dying would be sweet.
The four women enjoyed an evening of wine, music, and poetry together, and then must part. Yu headed north, while the three headed back south.
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They say love is a sin,
Might just as well confide in our feeling.
By your side/ return to the divine.
...
circa 1149 | Sheng ∞ Shao [“wine lover” concubine]
In Jing Dynasty palace, as a fashion statement, women started wearing clothes that were previously reserved exclusively for males.
a maid
in equestrian outfits
somehow attracted her attention
The relationship was later exposed by a female chef, who was then killed under her order. Days afterwards, she went on a fasting prayer session and died of starvation.
circa 1584 | Shun Xiuyu ∞ Xue Susu [one of “Eight Great Courtesans of the Ming Dynasty”]
Generally speaking, in Ming Dynasty, homosexual activities became a ‘secret fashion’, where lesbians could act more on their freewill.
After rejecting the proposal of King Lumu, she moved to city Ping, where they met. After moving in together, they were calling each other wife and ‘husband’.
Whispers from the locals led King Lumu’s troops to their house, so that the ‘sinned woman’ could be arrested.
Xiuyu hung oneself to cover for her escape, but she chose to stay. With a dagger in the abdomen, she held tightly to Xiuyu till their last breath.
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[w]Love Me~
[t]Dare not to Love Me~~
Kiss me into your fragments as the darkness fall...
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-1368-1912-|“Travel ∞ Companions”
*The two different kinds of relationship mentioned below were both ‘cultural practices’ in Hunan(South Central China) among common women[mostly of Yao and Han ethnicity]*
“Old Sames”
It is a sworn sisterhood between two young women with approval of their family. The pairing was mostly based on fortune telling. If ‘fate’ said so, social hierarchy could be set aside. They must no be relatives.
Born in the “same year /same month/ same day” would be called “Real Old Sames”
born in the same year: “Angled Old Sames”
also: “Forgetting the Age Gap Old Sames”
The spiritual marriage required a vow and a ceremony, and the freedom of choice of these women were respected and valued throughout the process. It was said to be a bond beyond kinship, friendship, so-called romance and sex that can be categorized under Female Separatism. It has been represented in Snow Flower and the Secret [novel by Lisa See/ 2011 film].
“Women's Script”
It is a system of syllabic written language derived from Chinese characters that was used as a secret language and a matrilineal inheritance passed down exclusively among women.
Yang Huanyi, the last woman proficient in this writing system, died on in 2004, age 98.
A large number of the “Women’s Script” works were Third Day Missives. They were cloth bound booklets created by “Old Sames”. The vows of “Old Sames” were also written in this language. Other works, including poems and lyrics, were handwoven into belts and straps, or embroidered onto everyday items and clothing.
“Travel Companion”
The term here is used exclusively for female homosexuals. Some of them were “Old Sames“, some of them were not.
There are women who “taste the dirt” and “embrace the shame” because of this[this refers to “Old Sames”]. A family rule had better be added. So that this kind of inappropriate behavior can be eliminated as soon as possible. (Official County Record of Yongming: 1875 -1908)
The phrase “taste the dirt” & “embrace the shame” refers to intimate interaction between women, including sexual behavior. Locals called the women “Dried Radish”, which alludes to their sexual acts. Many of them were eventually married off. Afterwards, the women maintained a close relationship with each other. Some of them knitted their clothes and pants together so that the male could not touch their bodies. They returned to their mother’s house three days later so that they could continue living among fellow “Old Sames” and “Travel Companions”. There were also numerous recorded cases of males being stabbed and bleeding after forcing “Travel Companions” into sex on their wedding nights.
[Below is one of the poems written by “Travel Companions”]
Bedrooms, bedrooms / in fragrance
Companions, companions / in hands
Strength of our bond / capable of cutting through any metal
Aroma of our vows / matching that of orchids flowers / forever-lasting
Spinning our hands for clouds / turning our fingers in rain
[ remember the rain metaphor in Yu’s poem?]
From now on / our beautiful hearts will remain cold and harsh towards males
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[w]Summit~consolance flooding over~~ another of our consonance gentle and quiet...
[t]Honey dripping from my knife tip~~ you may lean over to taste its sweetness for me.
[w] Rain/ splashed over the skyline~
[chorus]Seek after it! Never gonna let go~ with our full selves intact.
.... In 2020, Tan Wei Wei, 38 years old at the time, recorded the album “3811” to commemorate eleven women who have inspired her throughout her life. “Know my name, remember my name” is the theme. After its release, the hashtag #Tan Weiwei’s lyrics are outspoken topped the Weibo trends list.
“The second song “Yu Xuanji” refers to the controversial Tang dynasty poet who was accused of living a life of debauchery. In this song, a woman's desire is magnified, justified and accepted. At the same time, this song bears further subtleties.” (excerpt from the promotion text of album “3811”)
Many fans interpret the lyrics as an account of the affair between Yu Xuanji and her maid. [Huge thanks to @落落落若 as six gifs in this post are taken from her film edit: BV1WT4y1E7Th]
By featuring another female singer-songwriter, Waa Wei, Tan implicitly advocates for the community of lesbian and bisexual women. Under the impact of covid-19, Tan WeiWei [mainland] and Waa Wei [Taiwanese] recorded the song together remotely. The choreography featuring Li Qian and Hu Jie in the official MV for TanWeiwei’s “Yu Xuanji” [it’s on youtube] was directed by Zhang Disha [she’s one of the best and two gifs in this post are taken from that MV].
To remember the lesbian stories throughout ‘history’ as well as representing the broader female desires and sexuality of Chinese women, Tan Wei Wei picked Yu Xuanji’s name to be the song title. Western scholars have named Wu Zao “The Greatest Lesbian Poet of Ancient China” [I made a post about her before, you can view it here.] But I dare consider Yu to be the Chinese Sappho in my heart because of .... her living in the most prosperous and openminded dynasty... her out-spokeness regarding the inequality of the sexes...her influence on female poets from the nuns who learned poetry writing with her to all the female poets who came after and learned her name... her unique poetry style and her contribution to Chinese literature in general. Through comparing ‘historical record’ and commentary by Chinese and Western scholars, I view all the other women listed in the post as having a higher possibility of being homosexuals than Yu. Sappho was recorded as in relationships with males, but her love songs dedicated to women have immortalized the name of her island. Perhaps that’s also why Yu’s homosexuality attracted the most attention. Zhuang Jiang, living around the same time as Sappho, is the one that seemed most astonishing to me. Swallow, Swallow is such an important work. Yet the evidence of her homoromanticism[if not homosexuality] is overwhelming. Shangguan Wan’er has attracted a lot of controversy, but the unearthing of her gravestone is a valid vindication for her reputation. It is also evidence on ‘historical’ level that further proves Chinese lesbians’ belief that “Spring visits everywhere, even the North Pole (mocking their fandom orbit)”.
Yu Xuanji~Yu Xuanji~Yu Xuanji~ You will not sense how cool her name is until you take a closer look at its literal meaning. Daoist temples offer you the coolest of names. The one Yu’ve got - Xuanji - stands for “chances of mystery” while her family name Yu means “fish”.
I thus wrote “Fishing the Chances of Mystery” for the post title. I love how it mirrors lesbianism. Seeking after the traces of lesbian herstory within and outside of ‘history’, is an experience that is no less surreal...surreal, this is what her name feels like to me also.
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[chorus] ~the expected~the rarely treasured~roar / devour / the undertow of chances never- ending...
~the flaming~the ashes still burning~reverse / relive / the current of mysteries underlying ...
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Feel free to take this post for your own reference.
Please comment below or contact me via anon letter/dm if you have any question, anything at all. I would love to answer them and I will try the best I can.
All poems in this post are directly translated from Archaic Chinese to English by me, except for some part of Yu’s Given to a Neighbor Girl and the love song with a long long title, which are taken from Suzanne Cahill’s version. For Swallow, Swallow, I used Liu Shahe’s and James Legge’s versions as reference. The bold text translated from lyrics of “Yu Xuanji” is also my original work. I sincerely apologize as all the rhymes in Mandarin are lost.
Do fight me via comment/anon letter/dm if you’ve found a more accurate or more beautiful version of these lyric and poems.
Huge thanks to @白棠大人 for her video essays on the female gays gaze on Ancient Chinese History. 40% of this post are translation and rearrangement from her analysis in Mandarin. You can find her work on youtube.
Just some house-keeping... I’d better put it this way:
#S.C.U.M is back# btw. Words such as ‘history’ and ‘official’ are put into single scare quotes. Because they have failed to represent the whole picture nor have they represented the interest of billions of females and marginalized males throughout our civilization...
‘Trans-activists’: take your hands off the names of these women. I know Wu Zao wrote the poem Qiao Ying[The Image in Disguise] but it will never be part of transgenderism’s propaganda. “A Sophisticated Person” was what Wu Zao longed to become when she wrote the poem. To become “A Sophisticated Person”, there were three requirements: have a lot of free time, be good at drinking wine, read"The Lament". By the time she wrote the lesbian love song, she accomplished all of them. The social restriction expressed in The Image in Disguise was resulted from the fact that she lived in a society that was extremely discriminatory towards female. This essential conflict had been pointed out ten centuries before Wu Zao by... you guessed it...Yu Xuanji. Find me a textual evidence where one of the women explicitly stated that she hated her female body and wanted her sex changed. Lesbian women mentioned in this post definitely resonated and agreed with the second sentence of the poem-that-has-a-very-long-title by Yu. It’s part of this post. Go check it yourself.
#Lesbian! Not queer# You know who are ‘strange’? Probably most women in Ancient China could fit into the ‘letter-soup’! They lived in a Polygynous society where around the age of 13, they were married off to their brothers/cousins/uncles/granduncles etc under the ‘East Asian Sadomasochistic Culture’. jtlyk if you are so into their sexuality. // With regard to bisexual women in Ancient China, I may make another post for them some day. // Female poets would not dare to express their opposite-sex attraction to males in their writings. Guess what? They were either one of the million concubines of some emperor[or king or any male with some status]or was widowed at a very young age. But if a lesbian and her from her lover were forced apart, she would dare to write her a poem because it was not criminalized and she loved her that much. Yeah, they were that desperate, “filles” being “amies”. // Expression of sexual attraction through poetry by het or bi women dedicated to their ‘assigned male partner at birth’? I would have to dig them up... Probably even more rare than lesbian poems. // Was there any ‘threesome’ part in some of the ‘wife&concubine’ relationship? There was. I’ve seen one and it is not included in this post. Anyway. Compared to the possibility of {the male who wasn’t dead or busy killing other people when the two women had sex while he was not so envious that he killed them both in their ‘gold-star’ status}, the possibility of {wives and concubines acting on their homosexual desires} was much higher...
With regard to the #female homosexuals in ‘history’ who had no relationship with any male whatsoever, their activity and works were more likely to be erased. Because the mainstream poetry/literature/art/politics orbit was female-exclusionary. // What if they got famous or somehow broke into the mainstream orbit? I’d like to recall one sentence in the analysis of Taiping (Princess) ∞ Shangguan Wan'er (Politician): “The best way to erase a woman’s intellect, power, together with her actual relationships is to name her scandalous.”
What can I say? This is not all of it, of course. And all of it didn’t have to be like ‘this’. Or at least it shouldn’t have been written and remembered ‘this way’.
#lesbians in ancient china#sapphic poetry in mandarin chinese#Wu Zao#Yu Xuanji#lesbian herstory in 'human history'#radfem do interact#lesbian safe#terf please touch#to my dead poets#i remember and i'll defend your names#a moment of utopia existed#i'll learn and learn and act on them and learn what ever it takes so that one moment can somehow remain
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cdrama rec/review: go ahead
KDRAMA AND CDRAMA MASTER LIST OF REVIEWS
Series: go ahead
Episodes: 40
Genres: family, healing/melodrama, slice of life, romance
Spoilers in the Rec: for the first 20% ish/set-up
If You Like, You’ll Like: reply 1988, le coup de foudre, find yourself (same production company/main male actor), rain or shine/just between lovers, found family stories, meet again stories
Rank: 10/10** (see Drawbacks section)
PREMISE
widower hai chao and his 6 year old daughter jian jian live happily above his noodle restaurant despite the recent, tragic death of his wife. one day, dysfunction junction a married couple (he ping, a police officer, and chen ting, a real piece of work) move into the same building with their 7 year old son, ling xiao. immediately, jian jian attaches herself to ling xiao, who is unexpectedly grim for a small child.
because ling xiao’s family is less-than-healthily grieving the loss of their youngest child, ling xiao’s sister who died in a terrible accident. The Apartment of Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms eventually implodes, ending with chen ting abandoning her husband and son. he ping, suddenly a single father, and hai chao come to a friendly partnership that is clearly alluding to gay marriage where they co-raise both of their kids--hai chao as the primary caregiver, and he ping supporting them financially through his job as a policeman.
meanwhile, the neighborhood busybody is dead-set on getting hia chao remarried. eventually she introduces him to a divorced single mother, he mei, and her son zi qiu, who is ling xiao’s age. they sort of start to date, but it culminates in he mei skipping town and leaving zi qiu behind. hai chao, man with a heart of gold, informally adopts him and zi qiu becomes jianjian’s foster brother.
from there, the trio grow up happily and become inseparable. but once zi qiu and ling xiao graduate high school, the bullshit parade their respective childhood skeletons reappear in their lives. circumstances lead to the boys moving overseas, leaving jianjian and their fathers behind.
they reunite after 9 years, when the boys return to a home where they hope to pick things back up from where they left off. things are more complicated than that, as jianjian finds herself in a new life and surrounded by new people.
MAIN CHARACTERS
li jian jian
hai chao’s daughter and the only girl in the family. she attended the required short-hair-low-grades training program required of all cdrama youth female leads. super positive and outgoing, as well as the youngest of the three pseudo-siblings, jian jian grows up spoiled and over protected by her father and brothers, and as a result is completely devastated once her family falls apart. it’s so sad.
after the time skip, she’s an on-the-verge successful artist who makes woodcarvings, and exudes big art bro energy. inhales sugar like it’s nobody’s business. she inherited her father’s disease called caring too much, and it’s incurable!!
ling xiao
the eldest brother and resident fun police. ling xiao comes from a seriously toxic home that finally seems to improve once his mother leaves. but then she comes back. fucking great. introverted to the point of being withdrawn to anyone but his chosen family, ling xiao’s had to carry a lot of emotional weight that takes a larger and larger toll on him as the series progresses. please get this boy some therapy.
becomes a dentist because jian jian needs one. wears a lot of monochromatic outfits with low necklines because heavy angst but make it fashion. has been in love with jian jian since high school and is still carrying that torch 9 years later.
he zi qiu
the middle child who grows up in hai chao and jian jian’s home, and is her foster brother in all but paperwork. hotheaded, zi qiu and jian jian basically share two brain cells that ling xiao routinely takes from them for safekeeping. he spoils jian jian, sneaking her snacks and junk food and wants to become a pastry chef so he can open a sweet shop for her!!
my favorite character. just wants to be wanted 8( him and hai chao’s relationship is my favorite dynamic in the series. will sob while driving a pink moped. is too proud to beg
li hai chao (left) and ling he ping (right)
the greatest (hai chao) and okayest (he ping) dads in the world! noodle dad/hai chao has never done anything wrong in his life, ever, and we know this and we love him. he ping isn’t a bad person, but demonstrates pretty classic absentee parenting/isn’t as emotionally present in his son’s life as hai chao. hai chao is the heart of the family, and would do anything for his kids 8(
SOME SUPPORT CHARACTERS
tang can (left) and qiu ming yue (right)
jian jian’s #GirlGang and roommates. they, like literally everyone in this drama, have some severe mom issue hang-ups. tang can (left) is a former child actress who is struggling with her lack of success as an adult and gives well-meaning but absolutely terrible advice on the regular.
ming yue (right) is jian jian’s best friend since childhood and as an adult is trying to break free from her mother’s controlling nature--she’s also had a thing for ling xiao for the last 9 years. raises fish for symbolism purposes.
chen ting
ling xiao’s mom and certified garbage human. unable to cope with the death of her daughter that was her fault lbr, she abandons her family and disappears for ten years. she forces her way back into ling xiao’s life when he turns 18, where it’s revealed that she’s remarried and ling xiao has a younger half-sister chengzi (”little orange”). shit goes down, and soon ling xiao is forced to move back to singapore to serve as primary caregiver to both his mother who abandoned him and the half sister he barely knows.
emotionally abusive and basically hits every single square on the toxic parent bingo card. i just. i just hate her. even typing this out is making me mad.
he mei
zi qiu’s mother. after a few dates with hai chao, she ends up ditching her kid and disappearing for unknown reasons. is a slightly better parent than chen ting but that’s like saying some poison kills you slower. the show tries to bring us around on her but it didnt work for me.
SOME OTHERS
zhuang bei, zi qiu’s best friend growing up who i would like a lot less if he wasn’t played by the same actor who played my beloved dachuan
zheng shuran, jian jian’s first boyfriend and fellow artist who’s got a weird thing for women’s waists and pretentious artists’ statements
du juan, jian jian’s friend who co-owns their woodworking studio. has absolute trash taste in men
chengzi, ling xiao’s half-sister who can be a brat but dear god does she need to be protected/saved
**DRAWBACKS
so this is a weird one for me. what i didn’t like i really didn’t like, but what i loved i really loved. ultimately, the factors/uniqueness of this show and the loveability of the main characters outweighed the negatives and it’s one of my favorite dramas.
THAT SAID. i got some #thoughts on this one.
first, there are literally no positive mother figures in this show. not a damn one. they are all negligent or controlling at best or down right abusive at worst. no woman over 30 is portrayed positively and that’s a big No from me.
the last 10 eps have some pacing issues and focus on the wrong people. spending the remaining episodes focused on one of the most universally hated characters vs. the main family was a bad move
the show tried to redeem or make us sympathize with characters that were, to me, completely irredeemable. one case is worse than the other, but both of them were terrible people that deserved to be cut out of the main family’s lives.
REASONS TO WATCH
the main family. the characters are so wonderful and nuanced, and their dynamics with one another were amazing. you’ll fall in love with hai chao aka noodle dad and the trio. they go through so many trials but they still stick together and it’s ultimately a healing drama and i loved it very much.
the central romance was less in focus, but the pining is enough to make jane austen emerge from the grave. i loved the leads together, and while LOL ling xiao’s attachment to jian jian was not always healthy, they supported each other and it made me smile. i love me a tortured pining dude.
#Acting. everyone played their parts to perfection. the child actors in particular were so well-cast (esp baby zi qiu)
the soundtrack lmao. you watch the opening credits and know you’ll need to buckle up
idk it’s a very unique show, and i haven’t seen one like it. reply 1988 comes close, but it doesn’t tackle the same issues and it was all just very real and earnest.
Final Thoughts.
GOODNIGHT, GOOODBYYYYYE MY CHILDREEEEEEEN
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Zhong Hui’s Proclamation To Shu
From his SGZ:
與蜀將張翼、廖化等合守劍閣拒會。會移檄蜀將吏士民曰：
Jiang Wei and others guarded Jiange to resist Zhong Hui's invasion. Zhong Hui thus distributed a proclamation to the generals, officials, gentry, and people of the Shu region:
往者漢祚衰微，率土分崩，生民之命，幾於泯滅。太祖武皇帝神武聖哲，撥亂反正，拯其將墜，造我區夏。高祖文皇帝應天順民，受命踐阼。烈祖明皇帝奕世重光，恢拓洪業。然江山之外，異政殊俗，率土齊民未蒙王化，此三祖所以顧懷遺恨也。今主上聖德欽明，紹隆前緒，宰輔忠肅明允，劬勞王室，布政垂惠而萬邦協和，施德百蠻而肅慎致貢。悼彼巴蜀，獨為匪民，愍此百姓，勞役未已。是以命授六師，龔行天罰，征西、雍州、鎮西諸軍，五道並進。古之行軍，以仁為本，以義治之；王者之師，有征無戰；故虞舜舞干戚而服有苗，周武有散財、發廩、表閭之義。今鎮西奉辭銜命，攝統戎重，庶弘文告之訓，以濟元元之命，非欲窮武極戰，以快一朝之政，故略陳安危之要，其敬聽話言。益州先主以命世英才，興兵朔野，困躓冀、徐之郊，制命紹、布之手，太祖拯而濟之，與隆大好。中更背違，棄同即異，諸葛孔明仍規秦川，姜伯約屢出隴右，勞動我邊境，侵擾我氐、羌，方國家多故，未遑修九伐之征也。今邊境乂清，方內無事，畜力待時，并兵一向，而巴蜀一州之眾，分張守備，難以御天下之師。段谷、侯和沮傷之氣，難以敵堂堂之陳。比年以來，曾無寧歲，征夫勤瘁，難以當子來之民。此皆諸賢所親見也。蜀相壯見禽於秦，公孫述授首於漢，九州之險，是非一姓。此皆諸賢所備聞也。明者見危於無形，智者規禍於未萌，是以微子去商，長為周賓，陳平背項，立功於漢。豈晏安酖毒，懷祿而不變哉？今國朝隆天覆之恩，宰輔弘寬恕之德，先惠後誅，好生惡殺。往者吳將孫壹舉眾內附，位為上司，寵秩殊異。文欽、唐咨為國大害，叛主仇賊，還為戎首。咨困逼禽獲，欽二子還降，皆將軍、封侯；咨與聞國事。壹等窮踧歸命，猶加盛寵，況巴蜀賢知見機而作者哉！誠能深鑑成敗，邈然高蹈，投跡微子之踪，錯身陳平之軌，則福同古人，慶流來裔，百姓士民，安堵舊業，農不易畝，巿不回肆，去累卵之危，就永安之福，豈不美與！若偷安旦夕，迷而不反，大兵一發，玉石皆碎，雖欲悔之，亦無及已。其詳擇利害，自求多福，各具宣布，咸使聞知。
"It was not so long ago, at the final decline of the Han dynasty, when the realm was split asunder and the lives of the people were nearly snuffed out. Yet there were great men who stood against this looming disaster. First was Emperor Wu, Taizu (Cao Cao), puissant in war and sagacious in thought; he quelled chaos and restored order, steadied what was about to topple, and 'laid the foundations of our kingdom' as King Wen of Zhou once did. Next was Emperor Wen, Gaozu (Cao Pi), who heeded Heaven's will and respected the wishes of the people by accepting the Mandate and ascending to the imperial throne. Then came Emperor Ming, Liezu (Cao Rui), who added still more luster and glory to the dynasty and who expanded and improved the legacy of his forbearers. Yet despite the great strides made by these leaders, there still remained pockets of resistance beyond the distant mountains and rivers, leaders of illegitimate governments and mistaken traditions who steered the local populace away from receiving the blessings of the sovereign's moral transformation. How deeply did our three founders regret in their final moments that there remained those deprived of the royal sway!
"Our current sovereign (Cao Huan) is wise and virtuous, respectful and discerning, and he is a worthy successor to the enterprise of his ancestors. He is aided by the Regent Chancellor (Sima Zhao), who is loyal and reverent, perceptive and profound, and who has devoted his every effort to the cause of the imperial family. They promote wise government and offer deep kindness, and all the states of the world have replied with accord and harmony; they display virtue to every crude tribe, who have in turn humbly yielded and presented tribute. And they lament the obstinacy of the regions of Ba and Shu, who insist upon their robber state, and pity the people of these lands, who have been forced to toil and work incessantly. Thus have they ordered the Six Armies (of imperial authority) to set force on campaign against these bandits, acting as the instrument of Heaven's judgment. Even now, the armies of the General Who Conquers The West (Deng Ai), the Inspector of Yongzhou (Zhuge Xu), and the General Who Guards The West (Zhong Hui) are all advancing along five roads.
"Still, it has ever been a principle of warfare that the general takes benevolence as the foundation and supplements it by righteous principles, and that the commander of the sovereign seeks to secure submission without resorting to force of arms. Thus did Yu Shun (Emperor Shun) gain the obedience of the Youmiao people purely through the awesome display of a wardance; thus did King Wu of Zhou demonstrate propriety by distributing the bounty of Shang and the grain of the treasury and by honoring the villages of the esteemed servants of the fallen dynasty. It is therefore the firm wish of the General Who Guards The West, although he wields a terrible authority and commands a powerful host, to extend a courteous lesson and invitation to the enemy for the sake of preserving the lives of the people; it is his aim not to inflict total war or destructive battle, but merely to hasten the day of unification under one government. He hopes that this brief explanation of the certainties of danger and the prospects of peace may therefore find a receptive audience.
"What can be said of the First Sovereign of Yizhou (Liu Bei)? Though he possessed courage and ability and rose up with troops in the wilds of the far north, he suffered and stumbled through the regions of Jizhou and Xuzhou, and he served as the minion of Yuan Shao and of Lü Bu. Despite these things, Taizu (Cao Cao) saved and rescued him and showed him exceptional grace and favor. Yet in the midst of such treatment, the First Sovereign still turned his back on Taizu, abandoning the common cause in favor of his own ambition. Then there were Zhuge Kongming (Zhuge Liang), who schemed to take Qinchuan, and Jiang Boyue (Jiang Wei), who repeatedly invaded Longyou; both of them caused trouble and disturbances in our border regions and harried and harassed our Di and Qiang peoples, and it was only because of the many domestic troubles that occupied our attention that we refrained from punishing their nine offenses through a punitive campaign.
"Yet by now, our borders are peaceful and tranquil and our interior is without concerns, and we have nursed our strength and awaited the right moment. We have mustered our forces and have sent them against a single front, while even your forces of the single province making up Ba and Shu have been split up and stretched thin to defend multiple garrisons; how can they resist the hosts of all the realm? Your soldiers are still suffering from the wounds and the despair of their defeats at Duan Valley and at Houhe; how can they resist the solid discipline of our armies? Not once in recent years have your people been spared from military adventures, and your young men have grown weak and haggard; how can they compare with the strength and readiness of our populace? Gentlemen, these are all facts with which you are personally acquainted. And recall that as the Chancellor of Shu, Zhuang, was ultimately captured by the state of Qin, so too did Gongsun Shu eventually surrender his head to the Han dynasty; as it is said, 'no family has sole claim to all the narrows of the realm'. Gentlemen, you are doubtless aware of these stories.
"The wise perceive danger before it even takes shape, and the intelligent prevent disaster before the slightest bud appears. The Viscount of Wei abandoned the Shang dynasty and thus enjoyed an enduring legacy under the Zhou; Chen Ping defected from the Xiang clan (of Xiang Ji) and thus achieved great deeds for the Han. Why then should you gentlemen sit idly while the poison sets in, clinging to your posts and salaries rather than adapting to the circumstances?
"The court has ever extended Heaven's grace towards those who opposed it, and the Regent Chancellor has oft demonstrated the virtues of magnanimity and forgiveness, for they prefer mercy to judgment and seek to spare rather than to kill. In recent times, there was the Wu general Sun Yi; he raised his forces to come submit to the state, for which he was granted a lofty position and shown exceptional favor and payment. And there were Wen Qin and Tang Zi, who caused great harm to the state, serving as war leaders for despicable bandits rebelling against their sovereign. Yet although Tang Zi was captured in the heat of battle and Wen Qin's two sons yielded, all of them were still appointed as generals and granted marquisates, and Tang Zi was even granted a role in state affairs. Now consider how well these fellows were treated and favored, although it was only after all hope was lost that they at last heeded the Mandate. How much greater rewards can be expected for you gentlemen of Ba and Shu, who might yet recognize your situation and take the first step?
"We sincerely urge you to deeply consider your prospects of victory or defeat and to take this chance to tread a nobler path. Follow in the footsteps of the Viscount of Wei and imitate the example of Chen Ping. There is still time for you to secure the same blessings as these ancients and to leave a fine legacy for your descendants. Let the people be assured of their possessions and secure in their livelihoods; prevent the farmers from losing their fields or the merchants from being deprived of their goods. How glorious would it be if you could abandon a position as precarious as a stack of eggs in order to attain blessings of eternal repose? Yet if you do nothing and let this chance slip by, then once our great army is flung against you, the jade shall be smashed along with the stone. Even should you have regrets by then, it will be too late for you.
"Such are the General's views on your situation, and how you may yet secure good fortune for yourselves. Let word of this be spread far and wide, so that all may know of it."
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All the Chinese Dramas/Movies I’ve Watched or Started (85 Listed Here)
Painted Skin 1 (Hua Pi 1) (movie)
Painted Skin 2 (Hua Pi 2) (movie)
She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2008 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)
Shen Diao Xia Lv 2006 (Return of the Condor Heroes)
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu 2013 (The Smiling, Proud Wanderer)
Tai Zi Fei Sheng Zhi Ji (Go Princess Go)
Huan Cheng (Ice Fantasy)
Hua Qian Gu (Journey of the Flower)
San Sheng San Shi Shi Li Tao Hua (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms)
Chu Qiao Zhuan (Princess Agents)
Shuang Shi Chong Fei (The Eternal Love)
Legend of Fu Yao
Yan Xi Gong Lve (Yanxi Palace)
Ruyi Zhuan (Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace)
Zhen Hun (Guardian)
Zhifou Zhifou Yin Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou (Story of Minglan)
Xu Ni Fu Sheng Ruo Meng (Granting You a Dreamlike Life)
Bian Cheng Lang Zi (Border Town Prodigal)
Xia Zhi Mo Zhi (Rush to the Dead Summer)
Shuang Shi Chong Fei 2 (The Eternal Love 2)
She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2017 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)
Xiang Mi Chen Chen Jin Ru Shuang (Ashes of Love)
Dong Gong (Goodbye My Princess)
Mei Zhe Wu Jiang (Bloody Romance)
Legend of Yunxi
Dugu Tianxia (Legend of Dugu)
Xiao Nv Hua Bu Qi (I Will Never Let You Go)
Qin Shi Li Ren Ming Yue Xin (King’s Woman)
Huan Le Song (Ode to Joy)
Huan Le Song 2 (Ode to Joy 2)
Qin Ai De, Re Ai De (Go Go Squid)
Ying Xiong 2002 (Hero) (movie)
Shi Mian Mai Fu (House of Flying Daggers) (movie)
Zhi Wo Men Dan Chun De Xiao Mei Hao (A Love So Beautiful)
Bai Fa (Princess Silver)
Zhen Huan Zhuan (Empresses in the Palace)
Bubu Jing Xin (Scarlet Heart, Chinese version)
Zhi Wo Men Nuan Nuan de Xiao Shi Guang (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)
Bai She: Yuan Qi (White Snake) (animated movie)
Chen Qing Ling (The Untamed, live action)
Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, donghua)
Jing Ying Lv Shi (The Best Partner)
Qing Yun Zhi (Noble Aspirations aka Legend of Chusen)
Qing Yu Nian (Joy of Life)
Meng Hui Da Qing (Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty)
Legend of Hao Lan
Jiang Ye (Ever Night)
Fa Yi Qin Ming (Medical Examiner Dr. Qin) (2016 version with Zhang Ruoyun)
Wu Xin Fa Shi (Wu Xin: The Monster Killer)
Gu Hua (Talking Bones)
Xin Ling Fa Shi (The Listener)
Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng 2016 (Novoland Castle in the Sky)
Wu Dong Qian Kun (Martial Universe)
Wo Zhi Dao Ni De Mi Mi (I Know Your Secret)
Da Song Bei Dou Si (Plough Department of Song Dynasty)
Ai Qing Jin Hua Lun 2018 (Evolution of Our Love)
Da Wang Bu Rong Yi (King is Not Easy)
Qing Ping Yue/Gu Cheng Bi (Serenade of Peaceful Joy/Held in the Lonely Castle)
Lang Ya Bang (Nirvana in Fire)
Xia Tan Jian Buzhi (Ancient Detective)
Gu Jin Da Zhan Qin Yong Qing (Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior)(movie)
Shen Tan (Detective L)
Min Guo Qi Tan (My Roommate is a Detective)
He Shen (Tientsin Mystic)
Zui Ye Wu Jian (Evil Nights)
Jue Ji Lin Jie Tian Xia (LORD Critical World)
Xiong An Xian Cheng (The Truth)
Wei Zhuang Zhe (The Disguiser)
Chuan Shuo Zhong de Chen Qianqian (Romance of Tiger and Rose)
Ru GUo Wo Niu You Ai Qing (When a Snail Falls in Love)
Xi You Ji 2019 (Tian Zhen Pai version) (Journey to the West)
Dian Xia Gong Lue (To Get Her)
Hong Lou Meng (Xiao Xi Gu version) (Dream of the Red Chamber)
Ming Xing Da Zhen Tan (Who’s the Murderer)
Hong Lou Meng 1987 (Dream of the Red Chamber)
Xiao Huan Xi (Little Reunion)
Fei Ren Zai (Non-human) (animated series)
Da Song Shao Nian Zhi (Young Blood)
Lang Ya Bang 2 (Nirvana in Fire 2)
Hei An Zhe (Death Notify: The Darker)
Hen Ji (Trace)
Jin Yi Zhi Xia (Under the Power)
Wai Ke Feng Yun (Surgeons)
Shao Nu Da Ren (Maiden Holmes)
Ren Zha Fan Pai Zi Jiu Xi Tong (Scum Villain Self-saving System)
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Chinese popular bands
Let’s try smth new. It’s the first time when I recommend music😅, but this Taiwanese band “Men envy children” is really AWESOMEEE😍😍😍I hope u’ll like it. BTW, it’s your practice in traditional characters😘
P.S. let me know if u like it(♥️ )and I give u more👌🏻😉
是否 應該除掉為你刺的 Tattoo
Shi fou ying gai chu diao wei ni ci de Tattoo
Should I remove the tattoo that stabbed you?
或是 算了吧 就讓我 裝酷吧
Huo shi suan le ba jiu rang wo zhuang ku ba
Or forget it, let me pretend to be cool
也許 這就是長輩說的 人生起伏
Ye xu zhe jiu shi chang bei shuo de ren sheng qi fu
Maybe this is what the elders said
經歷 Everything 還有 Everything
Jing li Everything hai you Everything
Experience Everything and Everything
我 總是天真以為 You are the one
Wo zong shi tian zhen yi wei You are the one
I always think naively that you are the one
但看來 人類不變的就是改變 唉
Dan kan lai ren lei bu bian de jiu shi gai bian ai
But it seems that what humans do n’t change is change.
說要 情人變朋友 該把
Shuo yao qing ren bian peng you gai ba
Say you want your lover to become a friend
愛往哪裡擺
Ai wang na li bai
Where does love go
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That was never the point of you and me and us
Never the point baby of love
唯一誠實的是 你的心
Wei yi cheng shi de shi ni de xin
The only honest thing is your heart
別讓太 多無奈 背離誓言
Bie rang tai duo wu nai bei li shi yan
Don't let too much helplessness
如果 最後一面 依然不變
Ru guo zui hou yi mian yi ran bu bian
If the last side remains the same
I’ll miss you when you’re gone Woo
And I’ll try my best to move on
是否 應該除掉為你刺的 Tattoo
Shi fou ying gai chu diao wei ni ci de Tattoo
Should I remove the tattoo that stabbed you?
或是 一起分享你給我的苦
Huo shi yi qi fen xiang ni gei wo de ku
Or share the suffering you gave me
應該 恨你或怨你 希望從沒遇見你
Ying gai hen ni huo yuan ni xi wang cong mei yu jian ni
I should hate you or blame you, hope I never met you
或是 消失自己 剪髮旅行放逐 終有一天能
Huo shi xiao shi zi ji jian fa lue xing fang zhu zhong you yi tian neng
Or disappear yourself, cut hair and travel in exile
忘懷你
Wang huai ni
Forget you
Yeah 如果你的愛已逝 像死刑的解釋
Yeah ru guo ni de ai yi shi xiang si xing de jie shi
Yeah if your love is gone
徒留 輾轉難眠 你的熱情成厭倦
Tu liu zhan zhuan nan mian ni de re qing cheng yan juan
Just staying awake, your enthusiasm becomes tired
心已 枯萎又空缺
Xin yi ku wei you kong que
The heart is withered and vacant
Repeat
其實 真的不難了解 我們之間 最初的愛 不曾改變
Qi shi zhen de bu nan le jie wo men zhi jian zui chu de ai bu ceng gai bian
Actually, it ’s really not difficult to understand that the first love between us never changed
真的 讓人心碎 兩地之間 不停聽著屬於我們的歌 重複一遍又一遍
Zhen de rang ren xin sui liang di zhi jian bu ting ting zhe shu yu wo men de ge chong fu yi bian you yi bian
It ’s really heartbreaking, listening to our own songs between the two places, repeating it again and again
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倫桑/張曉涵【字正腔圓】Zih Jheng Ciang Yuan 看萬山紅遍 跟著我念字正腔圓【動態歌詞 Lyrics】
收聽更多音樂↓↓↓
Listen to more music↓↓↓
YouTube : 想念音樂頻道
【動態歌詞 Lyrics】
倫桑/張曉涵 - 字正腔圓
作詞：蘇珂
作曲：呂宏斌
編曲：塞米七
和聲：金天/雨蕁/倫桑
古箏：丁雪兒
看萬山紅遍 跟著我念字正腔圓
平上入去 譜意氣少年
秦漢唐宋元 ��朗書聲灑在窗前
誰家的詩篇傳頌了千年
Yo 你為什麼站在一旁吞吐
剛剛開場 不要著急道謝結束
說話要說清楚 像我說的一樣清楚
跟著我來反复
清晰 流暢還帶一點口才
舉手 投足謙卑努力成才
別讓發音奇怪 別人都太難猜
聽你說完還要問你what where why
仰天長嘯壯懷激烈
蕭瑟秋風換了人間
昨日三十功名塵與土
男兒須讀五車書
關關雎鳩在河之洲
雁字回時月滿西樓
這 剪不斷的理還亂的是離愁
別 是一般滋味在心頭
看萬山紅遍 跟著我念字正腔圓
平上入去 譜意氣少年
秦漢唐宋元 朗朗書聲灑在窗前
誰家的詩篇傳頌了千年
小海豚 小海疼 普通話要標準
花蝴蝶 發福蝶 聽得我快頭昏
大你魚越龍門
小腦斧會咬人
先生戒尺飛流直下讓我掌心發疼
大奶留 為什麼沒有guo
大機居 到底有幾隻jio
長江是長江 黃河不是黃ho
先生怎麼又在發火別再打我
仰天長嘯壯懷激烈
蕭瑟秋風換了人間
昨日三十功名塵與土
男兒須讀五車書
關關雎鳩在河之洲
雁字回時月滿西樓
這 剪不斷的理還亂的是離愁
別 是一般滋味在心頭
看萬山紅遍 跟著我念字正腔圓
平上入去 譜意氣少年
秦漢唐宋元 朗朗書聲灑在窗前
誰家的詩篇傳頌了千年
雁字回時月滿西樓
為情生者可以死 死可以生
不知所起一往而深
看萬山紅遍 跟著我念字正腔圓
平上入去 譜意氣少年
秦漢唐宋元 朗朗書聲灑在窗前
誰家的詩篇傳頌了千年
看萬山紅遍 跟著我念字正腔圓
平上入去 譜意氣少年
秦漢唐宋元 朗朗書聲灑在窗前
誰家的詩篇傳頌了千年
【Pinyin lyrics】
Lun Sang/Jhang Siao Han【Zih Jheng Ciang Yuan】
Kan Wan Shan Hong Bian Gen Zhe Wo Nian Zi Zheng Qiang Yuan
Ping Shang Ru Qu Pu Yi Qi Shao Nian
Qin Han Tang Song Yuan Lang Lang Shu Sheng Sa Zai Chuang Qian
Shei Jia De Shi Pian Chuan Song Liao Qian Nian
Yo Ni Wei Shen Me Zhan Zai Yi Pang Tun Tu
Gang Gang Kai Chang Bu Yao Zhao Ji Dao Xie Jie Shu
Shuo Hua Yao Shuo Qing Chu Xiang Wo Shuo De Yi Yang Qing Chu Gen Zhe Wo Lai Fan Fu
Qing Xi Liu Chang Hai Dai Yi Dian Kou Cai
Ju Shou Tou Zu Qian Bei Nu Li Cheng Cai
Bie Rang Fa Yin Qi Guai Bie Ren Dou Tai Nan Cai
Ting Ni Shuo Wan Hai Yao Wen Ni What Where Why
Yang Tian Chang Xiao Zhuang Huai Ji Lie
Xiao Se Qiu Feng Huan Le Ren Jian
Zuo Ri San Shi Gong Ming Chen Yu Tu
Nan Er Xu Du Wu Che Shu
Guan Guan Ju Jiu Zai He Zhi Zhou
Yan Zi Hui Shi Yue Man Xi Lou
Zhe Jian Bu Duan De Li Hai Luan De Shi Li Chou
Bie Shi Yi Ban Zi Wei Zai Xin Tou
Kan Wan Shan Hong Bian Gen Zhe Wo Nian Zi Zheng Qiang Yuan
Ping Shang Ru Qu Pu Yi Qi Shao Nian
Qin Han Tang Song Yuan Lang Lang Shu Sheng Sa Zai Chuang Qian
Shei Jia De Shi Pian Chuan Song Liao Qian Nian
Xiao Hai Tun Xiao Hai Teng Pu Tong Hua Yao Biao Zhun
Hua Hu Die Fa Fu Die Ting De Wo Kuai Tou Hun
Da Ni Yu Yue Long Men
Xiao Nao Fu Hui Yao Ren
Xian Sheng Jie Chi Fei Liu Zhi Xia Rang Wo Zhang Xin Fa Teng Da Nai Liu Wei Shen Me Mei You Guo
Da Ji Ju Dao Di You Ji Zhi Jio
Chang Jiang Shi Chang Jiang Huang He Bu Shi Huang Ho
Xian Sheng Zen Me You Zai Fa Huo Bie Zai Da Wo
Yang Tian Chang Xiao Zhuang Huai Ji Lie
Xiao Se Qiu Feng Huan Le Ren Jian
Zuo Ri San Shi Gong Ming Chen Yu Tu
Nan Er Xu Du Wu Che Shu
Guan Guan Ju Jiu Zai He Zhi Zhou
Yan Zi Hui Shi Yue Man Xi Lou
Zhe Jian Bu Duan De Li Hai Luan De Shi Li Chou
Bie Shi Yi Ban Zi Wei Zai Xin Tou
Kan Wan Shan Hong Bian Gen Zhe Wo Nian Zi Zheng Qiang Yuan
Ping Shang Ru Qu Pu Yi Qi Shao Nian
Qin Han Tang Song Yuan Lang Lang Shu Sheng Sa Zai Chuang Qian
Shei Jia De Shi Pian Chuan Song Liao Qian Nian
Yan Zi Hui Shi Yue Man Xi Lou
Wei Qing Sheng Zhe Ke Yi Si Si Ke Yi Sheng
Bu Zhi Suo Qi Yi Wang Er Shen
Kan Wan Shan Hong Bian Gen Zhe Wo Nian Zi Zheng Qiang Yuan
Ping Shang Ru Qu Pu Yi Qi Shao Nian
Qin Han Tang Song Yuan Lang Lang Shu Sheng Sa Zai Chuang Qian
Shei Jia De Shi Pian Chuan Song Liao Qian Nian
Kan Wan Shan Hong Bian Gen Zhe Wo Nian Zi Zheng Qiang Yuan
Ping Shang Ru Qu Pu Yi Qi Shao Nian
Qin Han Tang Song Yuan Lang Lang Shu Sheng Sa Zai Chuang Qian
Shei Jia De Shi Pian Chuan Song Liao Qian Nian
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Learn Chinese in Chinese stories｜Chinese legends｜Kuā Fù Zhuī Rì
In Chinese "Yue岳" means mountain . There are five famous mountains in China ,which are located in the north, south, east, west and middle of the land. There are many legends about the origin of the Five Mountains, the most popular is that the Five mountains were the huge stones used by a giant called Kua Fu to put the pot for cooking when he was chasing after the Sun.This video is about the legend ‘ Kuafu Zhui Ri’ and relative Chinese culture.
岳’在中文里是高山的意思，在中国有‘五岳’的说法，他们分别位于中国东西南北中。
关于‘五岳’的由来有很多传说，其中一种说法是这‘五岳’是一个叫夸父的巨人当年追日的时候架锅煮饭用的五块巨石。这个视频是关于‘夸父追日’的故事及汉语文化介绍。
CONTENT
Kuā Fù Zhuī Rì
夸父追日
Kuafu’s chasing after the sun
Yuan gu shi hou ,zai bei fang you zuo gao shan jiao cheng du zai tian shan
远古时候，在北方有座高山叫成都载天山
In ancient times, there was a high mountain in the north of China called Chengdu Zaitianshan
Zai tian shan shen chu sheng huo zhe yi ge ju ren bu luo
载天山深处生活着一个巨人部落
In the deep of Zaitian mountain ,there was a Giant tribe
Ta men de shou ling jiao kua fu
他们的首领名叫做夸父
Their leader was called Kuafu
Kua fu shen qiang li zhuang ,yi zhi jian qiang
夸父身强力壮，意志坚强
Kuafu was powerful and strong - willed
Ta dai ling zhe zu ren guo zhe qin lao de ri zi
他带领着族人过着勤劳的日子
He led his people live a hard life
Na shi da di huang ling ,du wu meng shou heng xing
那时大地荒凉，毒物猛兽横行
Then the land was desolate and infested with poison beasts
Te bie dao le wan shang tai yang xia shan le ,da di chong hui hei an
特别到了晚上太阳下山了，大地重回黑暗
Especially at night when the sun goes down and the earth become dark
Du she meng shou chu lai xi ji ren lei
毒蛇猛兽出来袭击人类
The vipers and beasts attacked humans
Kua fu de bu luo yin ci si le hen duo ren
夸父的部落因此死了很多人
In Kuafu’ tribe, many people lost lives
Kua fu fei chang nan guo
夸父非常难过
Kua fu felt very sad
Ta yao qu zhuo zhu tai yang
他要去捉住太阳
He wanted to catch the Sun
Rang da jia guo shang zhi you guang ming mei you hei an de ri zi
让大家过上只有光明没有黑暗的日子
Let the people live a life with light and without darkness
Yu shi dang tai yang gang gang sheng qi de shi hou
于是当太阳刚刚升起的时候
So when the sun had just risen
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Kua fu gao bie le zu ren qu zhui gan tai yang
夸父告别了族人去追赶太阳
Kuafu said goodbye to his people and went after the sun
Tai yang zai kong zhong fei kuai de yi dong
太阳在空中飞快地移动
The Sun moved fast in the sky
Kua fu zai di shang pin ming de zhui gan
夸父在地上拼命追赶
Kua fu run after it on the earth at top speed
Ta yve guo yi zuo zuo da shan
他越过一座座大山
He crossed many mountains
Kua guo yi tiao tiao he liu
跨过一条条河流
crossed many mountains
Kun le jiu da ge dun
困了就打个盹
When sleepy just taken a nap
E le jiu chi dian ye guo chong ji
饿了就吃点野果充饥
When hungry just eaten some wide fruits
You shi kua fu ye zhu dian fan
有时夸父也煮点饭
Sometimes Kuafu cooked something
Ju shuo xian zai de wu yve jiu shi kua fan dang nian jia guo zhu fan yong de ju shi
据说现在的五岳就是夸父当年架锅煮饭用的巨石
It is said that the Five Mountains were the huge stones used by Kua Fu to put the pot when cooked
Kua fu li tai yang yve lai yve jin
夸父离太阳越来越近
Kua fu was getting closer to the Sun
Ta jue de yve lai yve ke
他觉得越来越渴
He felt more and more thirsty
Kua fu xiang qi le zu ren hai zai ku nan zhong
夸父想起了族人还在苦难中
Kua fu remembered his people were still suffering
Ta jue ding ji xu zhui gan tai yang
他决定继续追赶太阳
He decided to keep chasing the sun
Jing guo jiu tian jiu ye kua fu zhong yu zhui shang le tai yang
经过九天九夜夸父终于追上了太阳
After nine days and nine nights, Kuafu finally caught up with the sun
Kua fu xiang qu zhuo zhu tai yang
夸父想去捉住太阳
Kua fu wanted to catch the Sun
Ke shi tai yang tai zhi re le
可是太阳太炙热了
But the Sun is too hot
Rang kua fu you ke you lei
让夸父又渴又累
Make Kua fu too thirsty and too tired
Kua fu gan le wei he he huang he shui hai bu jie ke
夸父喝干了渭河和黄河水还不解渴
Kua fu drank all the Weihe River and Yellow River water but still felt thirsty 喝完了
Ta jue ding qu bei fang da ze he shui
他决定去北方大泽喝水
He want to go to Daze in the north and drink water
Zai qu da ze de lu shang kua fu yong yuan de dao xia le
在去大泽的路上，夸父永远地倒下了
On the way to Daze, my father fell down forever
Lin si de shi hou kua fu qian gua zhe zi ji de zu ren
临死的时候夸父牵挂着自己的族人
When he died, he missed his people
Ta fen li jiang shou zhong de mu zhang tou xiang lai shi de fang xiang
他奋力将手中的木杖投向来时的方向
He strove to throw his stick to the direction of his hometown
Hou lai zai mu zhang diao luo de di fang sheng zhang chu le da pian tao lin
后来在木杖掉落的地方生长出大片桃林
Later at the place where the stick fell down growing large peach forests
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KEYPOINTS
Zhuī
追chase after; run after; trace;
E. g. kuā fù zhuī rì 夸父追日Kuafu is chasing after the Sun
è
饿 hungry
E.g.Kuā fù jué de è le夸父觉得饿了 Kua fu felt hungry
Kùn
困 sleepy
E. g. Kuā fù kùn le jiù dǎ gè dǔn 夸父困了就打个盹
Kua fu felt sleepy and took a nap
Rè
热 hot
E. g. tài yáng tài zhì rè le 太阳太炙热了 The Sun is too hot
Kuā fù jué de tài rè le夸父觉得太热了 Kua fu felt too hot
Kě
渴 thirsty
Kǒu kě 口渴
Yvè lái yvè
越来越 more and more
E.g. Kuā fù jué de yvè lái yvè kě le 夸父觉得越来越渴了 Kua fu felt more and more thirsty
Yvè
岳 high mountain
Wǔ yvè
五岳
the Five Mountains (Taishan Mountain 泰山 in Shandong, Hengshan Mountain 衡山 in Hunan, Huashan Mountain 华山 in Shanxi, Hengshan Mountain 恒山 in Shanxi and Songshan Mountain 嵩山 in Henan)
Jù shuō xiàn zài de wǔ yvè jiù shì kuā fù dāng nián jià guō zhǔ fàn yòng de jù shí
据说现在中国的五岳就是夸父当年架锅煮饭用的巨石
It is said that the Five Mountains were the huge stones used by Kua Fu to put the pot when cooking
Yvè fù
岳 父 wife's father
Kě néng shì biǎo shì yī zhǒng zūn jìng ,zhōng guó rén xǐ huān chēng zhàng rén wéi’yvè fù ‘ huò ‘lǎo tài shān ‘ .可能是表示一种尊敬，中国人喜欢称丈人为‘岳父’或‘老泰山’
May be a sign of respect, the Chinese like to call the father-in-law's ‘ yve fu’ or ‘ lao tai shan ‘ .
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other things about language I’ve learned since starting this job:
khmer (cambodian language) is pronounced ka-mai (rhymes with eye), not k’mehr/koo-meer as most people I know say it
there are SO MANY common languages that I had never heard of. gujurati (india) and bislama (vanuatu) and igbo (nigeria) and cebuano (philippines) and all the different types of arabic and the differences between arabic (which is afro-asiatic/semitic) and persian/farsi (which is indo iranian). I learn new things about languages all the time and it’s great
china hosts many speakers of mandarin and cantonese, of course, but there’s also wu, han, yue, hakka, min nan, jinyu, xiang, gan, zhuang, min bei, uyghur, and min dong, all which are spoken by at least 10 million people... and china has almost 300 languages overall!
spanish speakers can kiiinda understand italian sometimes? that’s according to my latino colleague and my spanish boss
kiribati is actually pronounced kiri-bas! that goes for the name of the country and the name of the language itself
budapest, the hungarian capital, is pronounced buda-pesht!
that’s all I can think of right now!
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我有一同学英语巨烂，一次英语考试她被老师暴打一顿，原因是这样的：作文要求是讲述小明被车撞后送去医院，茶馆儿他正文写到：xiaoming walk lushang bei car zhuang.120 wuwa wuwa come。英语老师拿起书就狂拍他的头，我让你wuwawuwa!
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