☠️ Wen Kexing Poetry Analysis Episode 4 - “when one wants to be filial to their parents, it’s already too late” - thread

☠️ two interpretations, foreshadowing
The scriptwriter is a genius lmao

#wenkexing #溫客行 #zhouzishu #周子舒 #shl #shanheling #wordofhonor #woh #山河令 This line comes from “Confucius’s Family Volume 8” (孔子家语卷二 ·致思第八). It can be interpreted as such

树欲静而风不止
‘the trees wish to stop but the winds keeps rustling the leaves.’
(The trees represent objectivity, the winds symbolise the passing

I totally agree with this. That’s why I’ve avoided writing meta with a personal slant, and I’ve limited it to a lit analysis style. I didn’t grow up in China so my experiences might not be the same as that of a CN person. Cultural context and language wise, I have to check

https://twitter.com/naanthots/status/1398792088108474373

before posting it. Like with any language, language doesn’t equate to cultural knowledge. An also, being racially Chinese doesn’t equate to being proficient in Chinese either. It’s actually important to have an idea about the writer’s background and their language proficiency

Jiang Fengmian is an ineffective leader whose actions does not make sense within the context of their society. Firstly, you’d need to understand what exactly is a “Clan 氏 (Shi)”. (I’ll also explain the origin of the modern term for surname “姓“ (Xing) - a thread Prior to the Zhou Dynasty, the nobles had both a “Xing” 姓 (the modern word for surname) and a Clan “Shi” 氏. There were several ways one could obtain a “Clan” name. (ie. hold an post, be related to the Zhou King, be of noble blood, through their job) In the Shang/Zhou Dynasty,

A quick start to Chinese funerary practices - meta thread!

I'll be explaining the coffin houses, paper money, paper effigies, and the chinese version of hell using my footnotes from Chapter 33. (Wangxian enter the Yi City)

tamingwangxian.wordpress.com/2021/05/02/cha…

#MDZS #CQL #MoDaoZuShi 1. 义庄 (yì zhuāng) Coffin Houses. Upon seeing the stone tablet, wwx comments to lwj that the "Yi" stands for "Coffin houses." But what were they?

Coffin Houses were an establishment where the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation. They are sometimes described as

哇 千仞雪好霸道 第154集很好看！唐三 vs 千仞雪！ 看了几百次了、今晚不用睡觉 😂😂

🍲🍛🍜 (Eng subbed) Xiaozhan eating a Wuhan breakfast (part 2) - thread analysis

🥮 I’ll explain some of the foods that’s mentioned
🥮 read if you’re keen to learn more about authentic Chinese dishes

#肖战 #肖戦 #XiaoZhan #SeanXiao #샤오잔 #เซียวจ้าน #シャオ・ジャン

🍲🍛🍜 (Eng subbed) Xiaozhan eating a Wuhan breakfast (part 1) - thread analysis

🥮 I’ll explain some of the foods that’s mentioned
🥮 read if you’re keen to learn more about authentic Chinese dishes

#肖战 #肖戦 #XiaoZhan #SeanXiao #샤오잔 #เซียวจ้าน #シャオ・ジャン 1. Reganmian / Hot Dry Noodles

This is a traditional noodle dish that’s found in Wuhan. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_dry_n…