I've been quiet on this but feel the need to say something, as I've seen a few of this person's metas on my tl. while the cultural aspects are generally ok afaik, they're propagating fanon by asserting their meta as fact when there are numerous inaccuracies about mdzs in them



I don't like making these posts bc I can't control what people do after but please do not harass anyone etc etc.

translation thots............ I tl'd 放下 as "put down" but I do feel like there's a 放下 / 放 "let go" double meaning that's lost... ie when jin ling says "this is my dad's sword. I won't let go!" later. might change wwx's line to "let go of the sword" instead

https://twitter.com/mdzsquote/status/1648470832874913794

one moral of mdzs is to not forcibly adhere to societal expectations or get caught up in what others think of you; rather, accept that everyone is an individual/idiosyncratic. this aligns w/ 1 interpretation of 无为 wuwei—a daoist concept—which is to act as comes naturally to you when your behavior is influenced by outside pressures dictating how you are "supposed to" or "expected to" behave, that's not 无为 wuwei. that becomes behavior with intention, and that intentionality (or 为) causes you to act in a way that is counter to your most natural self

og chinese mdzs readthrough!! #豆腐魔道 #豆腐魔道 #ch1 it is still shocking how clear the worldbuilding is in the first few chapters of mxtx's novels vs how bad some adaptations are at it (except audio drama which is perfect). im looking at u cql / tgcf donghua

back when I first tl'd this I thought 琉璃 referred to colored glaze (a glass) aka the modern usage. but if we're talking ancient china, it's a gem—veluriyam in pali (the term 琉璃 liuli is actually a loanword from this), vaiḍūrya in sanskrit—or chrysoberyl, cat's eye, cymophane

https://twitter.com/mdzsquote/status/1594972541340504065

some also say vaiḍūrya / 琉璃 is lapis lazuli, and seems to be used to refer to lapis a bit more commonly—esp in translations of the lotus sutra (where vaiḍūrya / 琉璃 is one of the seven treasures of buddhism). however, there is some contention about which it is

my translations of mdzs snippets! \o/

#豆腐男子翻译 #mdzstranslation ch 75 - hi i think im a little in love w wq actually.

#豆腐男子翻译

ON THE JIANG FAMILY PRECEPT: 「明知不可而为之」

EXR and 7S both translate this as “Attempt the impossible.” CQL subtitles translate this as “To try what shouldn’t be tried.”

however, its true meaning—derived from Confucianism—is entirely different.

#豆腐男子翻译 #mdzs first, here’s my translation of the Jiang family precept (this will be relevant later!):

明知不可而为之
Do what you know you cannot [do / achieve].