#Jiang Ming Yang

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Guardian | S01E40

Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

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Native Title: #镇魂

Genres: #Fantasy

Tags:  #Censored Adaptation of Same-sex Original Work #Bromance

Cast: #Bai Yu #Zhu Yi Long #Li Yan #Jiang Ming Yang #Xin Peng

[gabrielokun]

[whumpetywhump]

Guardian - Ep. 33 & 34

[silvandar]

It's time for THAT episode 😍

[expertnuerodiver]

MXTX headcanons no one asked for!

Xue Yang, Shen Jiu, and Qi Rong would buy the last thing on the shelf if it meant someone else would have a bad day.

SVSSS

Shang Qinghua (Airplane) is either really good at math and was in math olympics as a kid or so bad he has to count two plus two on his hands, no exception.

Shen Yuan was a nerd in middle and high, no one can convince me otherwise. (He was bullied hardcore for it, most likely Pokemon, Yugioh, and D&D.)

Sha Hualing and Liu Mingyan are op in Just Dance.

MDZS

Nie Huaisang would LOVE Johannes and Michael’s.

Xue Yang would love any candy store, especially 5 and Below with all the cheap candy.

Modern day Wei Wuxian most definitely put a whoopee cushion on Lan Qiren’s seat back in his teen years and it worked. (Everybody holding in that laugh, even Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen.)

Jiang Yanli would have an aesthetic Pinterest account

Mo Xuanyu would LOVE Grindr

Xue Yang would have one of those secret candy stashes that kids have as he got older.

TGCF

Xie Lian in the modern world would love goodwill and thrift stores.

Qi Rong would be addicted to watching Rupaul’s Drag Race. (Probably where he learned how to do make up and come up with those snarky comments)

Shi Qingxuan also watches Rupaul’s drag race but only to think of designs and makeup ideas. (Unlike Qi Rong)

Hua Cheng would take as many language classes as he could

Xie Lian would LOVE creative writing courses

Pei Ming would LOVE Tinder

Xie Lian would accidently put diesel inside of a gas car (Rip)

If one of the gods hosted a decade party, probably Shi Qingxuan, Xie Lian would mess up the decade (E.G. 1880’s vs 1980’s)

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Kill Me Love Me (2024)

Gifs of Ending of cdrama "Kill Me Love Me"

MULTISUB 【春花焰 Kill Me Love Me】 EP01：刘学义吴谨言双强复仇 | 刘学义/吴谨言/毕雯珺/赵小棠 | 爱情 古装 | 优酷 YOUKU

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CoZSHDM07c

[buried-in-stardust]

打鐵花 (da2tie3hua1; struck iron fireworks) is a traditional folk firework that began in Henan and Shanxi, first arising in Queshan county, Henan and later circulating through the whole country. It had first appeared during the Northern Song dynasty, and was most popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

For Queshan struck iron fireworks, a two-layer pergola is built and covered with willow branches for performances, under which the molten iron is struck up with two willow sticks to create a rain of fire.

[eng by me + edited an ad out]

(On top of the information in the video, I have some more about its recent history under the cut.)

*Also, a note about one of the subtitles: I realized later that "going into battle without a shield" actually just meant going shirtless. I was only confused about this phrasing while translating because she didn't go shirtless, although that is for obvious reasons

Queshan struck iron fireworks had almost been lost before Yang Jianjun unearthed it again in 1988. It had almost died out in the early years of the Republic of China being established, after which there had only been three performances until 1988: 1952, 1956, 1962. Yang Jianjun had seen the 1956 performance as a 7-8 year old and later on as the director of a cultural centre, began digging up the skill and its history. In the process, he became an apprentice to Li Wanfa, who had been the last head of the Queshan Struck Iron Fireworks Society. He practised with sand and water, learning of its historical origin, its ancestral inheritors, craftsmanship and performance arts, but didn't touch the real thing until 1988. Through Yang Jianjun's efforts and investment, the first struck iron fireworks performance in more than 25 years took place in Nanshan Square (then a deserted area) in Queshan county.

Queshan struck iron fireworks are different from other struck iron fireworks in that it requires a wide area to perform, whereas others only needed a wall or could be hit straight up into the air, and it costs much more money to set up.

The names of inheritors are difficult to trace, and can only be traced back to the Qing dynasty during the Qianlong period, making Yang Jianjun a sixth-generation inheritor, and Jiang Xunqian (OP) the first woman and a seventh-generation inheritor.

[morethanwonderful]

Introducing: The Which MXTX Character Was/Would Be Most Insufferable Online Tournament Bracket

Beginning the evening of August 23rd, 2024 (USA time), I’ll be running a tournament via tumblr polls to determine once and for all which Mo Xiang Tong Xiu web novel character was or would be most insufferable if given access to the internet.

FAQ:

Why this poll theme?

I thought it would be fun to run another big MXTX tournament bracket, since the bugpoll last year was a blast, and this was the funniest theme I could manage to think of.

Why isn't Shen Yuan/Shen Qingqiu in the bracket?

Given what we know about our dear Peerless Cucumber, I fear an SQQ sweep would be a foregone conclusion if I included him. Therefore, after the bracket finds a winner, I'll hold a bonus round and pit the winner against Shen Yuan to determine the true most internet-insufferable character.

What is wrong with you?

Yeah.

My goal is to hold one round per day every day for a week, but I'm contending with a full-time work schedule, so things may get slightly more stretched out than that. I'll also be splitting the first round into Round 1 Part 1 (the left side of the bracket) and Round 1 Part 2 (the right side of the bracket) to avoid spamming people's dashes with 32 separate polls in one day.

If you’d like to either search for or blacklist posts related to this event, all of mine will be tagged with “MXTX insufferapoll.”

The full list of matches is under the readmore here. Happy voting!

Round 1 Part 1:

Wen Chao vs Jin Guangshan

Quan Yizhen vs Mobei-jun

Mu Qingfang vs Ban Yue

Pei Xiu vs Jin Zixun

Xie Lian vs Jiang Yanli

Gongyi Xiao vs Lang Qianqiu

He Xuan vs Xue Yang

Lan Xichen vs Xiao Xingchen

Feng Xin vs Tianlang-jun

Wei Wuxian vs Liu Mingyan

Shi Qingxuan vs Nie Huaisang

Pei Ming vs Shang Qinghua

Jian Lan vs Qi Rong

Lan Wangji vs Song Lan

Nie Mingjue vs Liu Qingge

Mei Nianqing vs Lan Qiren

Round 1 Part 2:

Ling Wen vs Jin Guangyao

Sha Hualing vs Mo Xuanyu

Lang Ying (Present) vs Lan Sizhui

Bai Wuxiang vs Shen (Jiu) Qingqiu

Jiang Cheng vs Ning Yingying

Jin Ling vs Ming Fan

Mu Qing vs Luo "Mianmian" Qingyang

Yu Ziyuan vs Yue Qingyuan

Xuan Ji vs Qiu Haitang

A-Qing vs Yin Yu

Wen Ning vs Zhuzhi-lang

Luo Binghe vs Wang Lingjiao

Wen Qing vs Yushi Huang

Hua Cheng vs Su She

Jin Zixuan vs Shi Wudu

Ouyang Zizhen vs Lan Jingyi

Round 2:

Wen Chao vs Quan Yizhen

Mu Qingfang vs Jin Zixun

Xie Lian vs Lang Qianqiu

Xue Yang vs Xiao Xingchen

Tianlang-jun vs Wei Wuxian

Nie Huaisang vs Shang Qinghua

Qi Rong vs Lan Wangji

Nie Mingjue vs Lan Qiren

Jin Guangyao vs Sha Hualing

Lang Ying (Present) vs Shen (Jiu) Qingqiu

Jiang Cheng vs Jin Ling

Mu Qing vs Yu Ziyuan

Xuan Ji vs a-Qing

Zhuzhi-lang vs Luo Binghe

Wen Qing vs Su She

Shi Wudu vs Lan Jingyi

Round 3:

Wen Chao vs Jin Zixun

Lang Qianqiu vs Xue Yang

Tianlang-jun vs Shang Qinghua

Qi Rong vs Lan Qiren

Sha Hualing vs Shen (Jiu) Qingqiu

Jin Ling vs Mu Qing

Xuan Ji vs Luo Binghe

Su She vs Lan Jingyi

Quarterfinal:

Wen Chao vs Xue Yang

Tianlang-jun vs Qi Rong

Shen (Jiu) Qingqiu vs Jin Ling

Luo Binghe vs Su She

Semifinal:

Wen Chao vs Qi Rong

Shen (Jiu) Qingqiu vs Luo Binghe

Final:

Qi Rong vs Luo Binghe

Bonus:

Qi Rong vs Shen (Yuan) Qingqiu

[nemainofthewater]

Have you ever watched a love triangle and known with a bone deep certainty that no matter the final/offical pairing, they could solve so many problems by all getting together?

Alternately, has the drama got three protagonists and all of them have amazing chemistry with each other?

Do you just think it would be funny?

Instead of choosing between love interests, help to vote between OT3s!

Propaganda, examples, and write-ins are absolutely encouraged!

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Guardian | S01E02

Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

~ Episode List ~ |  ~ Chinese Drama Master List ~

[lyon-77]

Erlang Shen — Unpacking the Complex Layers of a Timeless God Pt. 1

Erlang is unique in Chinese mythology as an ancient god who remains vibrant and active in the 21st century. Unlike other ancient folk gods, whose vitality has long been lost, or newer heroes like Sun Wukong, emerged in the early modern period and resonate strongly with contemporary audiences, Erlang Shen's enduring presence in cultural life is a rare exception to the general trend. Writing about the origin of Erlang Shen is challenging because of his complexities. I hope I do justice to his cultural significance while keeping it engaging and accessible.

Originally a regional chief god and hero-god, Erlang’s influence expanded and peaked during the Song (960 to 1279 CE) and Yuan (1271-1368 CE) dynasties. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE), as popular folklore and dramas became formalized in influential works like JTTW and Investiture of the Gods, Erlang appeared alongside new heroes, who were often written to match or challenge the abilities of established deities like Erlang, both as a tribute and to lend legitimacy to the fresh characters. This dynamic placed Erlang as a benchmark against which rising figures were measured. During the Qing dynasty (1644-1912 CE), Erlang’s influence had stagnated, prompting unconscious efforts to revive key motifs in his lore. His legendary mountain-splitting feat was reimagined to center around a different character Chenxiang. Over time, Chenxiang's tale was attached to Erlang's mythos, with Chenxiang portrayed as his nephew. This revision introduced inconsistencies that distorted Erlang’s character, transforming him from a heroic young lord into an cold-hearted oppressor. Such a drastic re-telling was only possible during a period of decline in Erlang’s worship, and it further contributed to a more negative interpretation of Erlang. A god truly dies when no one remembers their name. By the 19th and 20th centuries, Erlang’s lore was on the brink of ossification and his original character nearly submerged to history. 

However, Erlang has survived, in part because many of his stories were preserved in written and oral traditions. Those enduring records prompted contemporary audiences to rediscover him and trace back his origin and development, revealing a complex, inspiring character ought not be forgotten.

In New Gods: Yang Jian

Certainly, Erlang carries far more “baggage” than new heroes. His mythos, shaped by layers of history and storytelling, can be confusing and at times contradictory. A prominent example is again the story of Chenxiang, which many argue doesn’t align with Erlang’s established character. As such, many people reject Chenxiang’s story as part of Erlang’s canon, while others try to reconcile the inconsistency by introducing new storylines that re-establish Erlang as a misunderstood hero. Both the TV series Lotus Lantern (2005) and the animated film New Gods: Yang Jiang (2022) took this latter approach, whereas the film Creation of The God: Kingdom of Storms (2023) and Black Myth: Wukong (2024) followed the traditional narrative, with no mention of any siblings (let alone nephew).

In Creation of The God: Kingdom of Storms

The deeper and more insidious “baggage” in Erlang Shen’s lore, however, lies in its historical and cultural nuances. Erlang’s image is shaped by multiethnic folk mythology, Daoist canonization, and political canonization. Venerated by the Han, Baima (historically Di), Amdo Tibetan, Tu (Monguor), and other ethnic groups in and north of the Shu region (modern-day Sichuan), Erlang embodies the rich cross-cultural exchanges that occurred in southwest China. His character also reflects the historical tension and balance between the borderland and the central government, echoing contemporary debates about whether Erlang is the people's god or a dutiful servant of the celestial court. Beneath all these, there’s another layer of tension between humanity’s awe of natural forces and its desire to tame nature. 

For me, Erlang Shen is fascinating precisely because of these “baggages.” His complexities make him susceptible to misunderstanding but also offer rich potential for new interpretations, as seen in modern adaptations including Black Myth: Wukong. For those interested in history and culture, Erlang’s layered mythos provides a lens through which we can connect with the past while gaining fresh insights into the present.

In future posts, I will unpack each of those nuanced tensions with you.

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Guardian (2018)

Shen Wei

01:

- Thrown off a roof

02:

- Hiding his injuries from last episode, later healing the bloody scratches on his shoulder with magic

04:

- Slashed across the arm, instantly heals himself

- Pricks his finger but doesn’t heal

10:

- Overuses his power, holding his chest, wincing in pain

11:

- Volunteers to drink in place of his friend, passes out, recovering in bed on an IV

12:

- Unconscious on a table while undergoing experimentation, attached to an EEG

13: 

- Overuses his power, collapses to his knees, spitting blood

22:

- Forced to kneel on the ground in the rain for his friend’s medical care

23:

- Cuts his wrist to alleviate the dark energy in his body, tries and fails to hide it

28: 

- Cuts his hand during a fight but doesn’t heal

30:

- Overpowered, chained to a pillar, wincing in pain every time he struggles

31:

- Still chained to the pillar from last episode

32:

- Still chained to the pillar, screaming in pain when someone tries to break the chains, passes out

33:

- Still chained to the pillar, tortured with magic, passes out, rescued, tries and fails to refuse help

34:

- Still limping and holding his side when he walks after the torture from last episode

35: 

- In the past: Drained of energy, collapses, catatonic, unresponsive

37:

- Overuses his power, coughing up blood

- Hit over the head, knocked to the ground, passes out

38:

- Restrained to a pillar with magic, whipped, covered in wounds, coughing up blood, collapses while escaping, struggling to stand, lying on the ground after a fight, recaptured, too weak to stand

39:

- Still bloody and weak from the torture, uses himself as a human shield, struck in the chest with magic, collapses to his knees, vomiting blood

- Stabbed in the chest, absorbed by a monster, wakes up in its stomach (?)

40:

- Still weak and bloody inside the stomach, has the knife driven deeper into his chest, destroys himself with his own power to save his world

Zhao Yun Lan

02:

- Scrapes his arm while saving someone, later seen with it bandaged

07:

- Scrapes his arm during a fight, has the wound cleaned and treated

08:

- Stomach pain so severe he has to sit down, passes out, walking with support, passes out again, taken care of

09:

- Traumatic flashback, freezes up

10:

- Accidentally electrocuted, shouting in pain

12:

- Touches a cursed object, dizzy, caught before he can fall, collapses and passes out

13:

- Overwhelmed by sonar waves, clutching his head, staggering, put under mind control, forced to choke himself, kidnapped

14:

- Touches a cursed object, convulsing, collapses

17:

- Stabbed with a syringe, drugged, collapses and passes out

19:

- Touches a cursed object, staggering, collapses to his knees, convulsing, passes out, dreams of being choked by his friend, wakes up with a headache, nosebleed

20:

- Migraine, stumbling, wincing in pain

- Dreams of his friend dying, twitching in his sleep, wakes in a panic

- Infected with dark energy, falls to his knees, thrown to the ground, unconscious, bleeding from the mouth, healed with magic, wakes up blind

21:

- Still blind, examined by a doctor, constantly tripping and crashing into things

22:

- Still blind, examined by another doctor, healed with magic

- Sacrifices his sight and returns to being blind, healed once again

24:

- Drugged, passes out, fixed with an explosive device and forced to play Russian Roulette, forced to fight his friends

25:

- Held at knifepoint, knocked out, kidnapped, tied to a chair, attacked with dark energy, convulsing, semi-conscious, clutching his head, choked, rescued

28:

- Migraine, clutching his head, stumbling, has to be held up

- Touches a cursed object, convulsing, collapses, passes out, recovering in bed

34:

- Touches a cursed object, convulsing, collapses to his knees

- Attacked with magic, fighting the effects, transported through time, wincing in pain from the cuts on his hands, has the wounds cleaned

35:

- Hit with a spell, thrown to the ground, clutching his chest

38:

- Captured, tied to a pillar, struck repeatedly with magic, bleeding from the mouth

39:

- Still tied to the pillar and bleeding, forced to watch his friend die, sobbing, screaming

- Has a live feed of his torture broadcasted to his friends, choked with magic, vomiting blood, wheezing, screaming in pain

- Choked with magic twice

- Hit with an energy blast, thrown to the ground, bleeding from the mouth, too weak to move, tries and fails to stand

40:

- Still weak and bleeding on the ground, injects himself with an experimental drug, convulsing, writhing in pain, obtains supernatural abilities

- Beaten up in a supernatural fight, face bruised and bleeding, escapes, needs support to walk, trips and falls, spitting blood

- Drains himself of energy to save his world, loses consciousness, dies, carried back home

Chu Shu Zhi

04:

- Drugged, dizzy, unable to stand without support

19:

- Kicked in the chest, winded, unable to move

- Caught in an explosion, knocked out, kidnapped, tied up in a hostage video, punched in the face, locked in a freezer, shivering

20:

- Still locked in the freezer, barely conscious, rescued

24:

- Mind controlled, forced to fight his friend, knocked out

32:

- Hallucinates his dead brother, sobbing, pleading, forced to watch his friend’s torture, screaming

- Dreams of his childhood trauma, wakes in a panic, writhing and shouting

33:

- Grieving, in a state of shock, repeatedly trying to stand and repeatedly collapsing, screaming

- Touches a cursed object, convulsing, collapses and almost passes out

36:

- Flashback: Chained to a pillar, bleeding after being whipped, released, collapses to his knees

Guo Chang Cheng

01:

- Passes out from fear. Twice

- Vomits after seeing a corpse

02:

- Drained of energy, passes out

03:

- Unconscious on the ground after fainting at the sight of a corpse

04:

- Hit over the head, briefly knocked out

12:

- Accidentally electrocuted, passes out

- Tied to a pole

13:

- Still tied to the pole, rescued

19:

- Caught in an explosion, knocked out, kidnapped, tied up in a hostage video, choked, locked in a freezer, shivering, delusional, passes out

20:

- Still barely conscious in the freezer, passes out again, rescued

- Pinned against a wall, choked, collapses and passes out

24:

- Mind controlled, forced to fight his friend, knocked out

32:

- Dreams of his friend choking him

- Restrained with magic, choking, drained of his life force, collapses and passes out

33:

- Found unconscious on the ground after last episode, rescued, carried to safety

34:

- Still unconscious, wakes up feeling weak

36:

- Choked, thrown to the ground, injected with an experimental drug, dizzy, passes out, imprisoned in a lab for observation, gasping in pain

- Suffering from the drug’s effects, dizzy, stumbling, unable to stand without support, stabilised with magic

37:

- Overuses his power, clutching his chest, gasping for breath, collapses, weak and dizzy

38:

- Tries and fails to resist mind control, gasping for breath, collapses

39:

- Still under mind control, resisting

- Being drained of energy, resisting, collapses from exhaustion

Da Qing

04:

- Drugged, collapses and passes out, used as a hostage, rescued

18:

- Punched in the face, tied up, taken hostage, rescued

21:

- Trying to recover suppressed memories, migraine, needs support to walk

22:

- Trying to recover suppressed memories under hypnosis, convulsing and shouting in his sleep, wakes in a panic

24:

- Mind controlled, forced to fight his friend, knocked out

26:

- Pinned to the ground by the throat, choked

- Hit over the head, knocked out

- Knocked out, used as a hostage, kidnapped, wakes up with a headache

- Hit across the back while shielding someone, knocked out again, wakes up with another headache

27:

- Flashback: Hit over the head, knocked out

34:

- In the past: Hit with a spell, thrown to the ground, knocked out

36:

- Put to sleep with magic, collapses and passes out

37:

- Grieving, sobbing

39:

- Pinned by the throat, choked

- Grieving, crying, screaming

TW: Contains themes of noncon and suicide

[accio-victuuri]

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. 🎶

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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Edit: It’s Wei Wu Xian lmaoo sorry I didn’t realise the typo

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In Qin Opera (秦腔), one motif that often turns up in operas telling mythical or legendary is immortals "releasing their taboos"/"破戒" when they seek to work destructive magic. The immortal or sage will indulge in meat and concentrated wine, as opposed to the vegetarian diet they consumed before, and then engage in forbidden arts. Lu Ya does it in the opera adaptation of FSYY, when he curses Zhao Gongming with his seven arrows. Zhao Gongming's three sisters do it too when they summon their Yellow River Formation. (representing "nine twists" of the large intestine, but also used as a euphemism for uterus, as seen in the ten gods of Nuwa's Guts/女娲之肠 in the Shanhaijing) In another adaptation of a legend, Sun Wu does it to scourge some ghost women haunting him. Is there any Daoist religious or folk belief basis for this motif from the operas?

Very interesting!

In Daoist canons, you can't really find much support for such a thing——when priests are about to work powerful magic, they'd be doing the opposite: keeping a vegetarian diet and maintain purity in body and mind.

However, if I were to haphazard a guess? It probably has sth to do with the folk magic belief of "pollution" (meat, wine, pungent vegetables) and "dirty stuff" having a sort of power all to themselves, as well as being able to neutralize spells and the powers of supernatural beings.

You see this in the novel proper, where black chicken + dog blood and buckets of excrements are employed by Jiang Ziya against the peachwood and willow spirits, Gao Ming and Gao Jue, to "subdue their demonic aura" (Chapter 90).

Gao Lanying also tried and failed to use the same mixture against Yang Jian to neutralize his transformation arts, and was tricked into killing Zhang Kui's aging mother instead (Chapter 86).

The second thing I can think of is that, in FSYY novel, the 12 immortals of the Chan sect are joining the war because it is part of their "Peril", the consequences for failing to sever the Three Corpses and violating prohibitions.

And when they were about to kill people, they'd often voice that first: "this disciple is going to break his prohibition against killing today" et cetera.

Which...isn't as relevant, but might have been an inspiration for the overt on-stage performance of taboo-breaking.

As always, I cannot speak on the opera part, but from a folk magic perspective? My speculation is:

the immortals breaking their prohibitions against taboos in adaptations seems like an intentional subversion of the regular Daoist rituals of purification, where the dangerous and harmful effects produced by the "taboo" substance is channeled away from the caster and towards some other target.