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Cdrama: Decreed by Fate (2022)
Her dream 🤣😅🤭 #decreedbyfate
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#Decreed by Fate#千金难逃#Qian Jin Nan Tao#千金難逃#2022#youtube#cdrama#chinese drama#iQiyi#Li Jiu Lin#Lu Ting Xiao#Yin Si Shen#Chen Fang Tong#Ye Rong Er#Wen Ren Jing#Wu Chong Xuan#Fang Xian Xun#Lin Xie#shorts#short video
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Every time I see mxtx fandom discourse about how villains and antagonists “had no choice” in doing evil and how we should feel sympathy for this cowardice because “it’s not like they (actual factual ruling class) had the real power to break the mold,” I think of:
Si Xiyan, imprisoned disgraced cultivator, being told that she can be accepted back as the most beloved disciple of one of the most powerful cultivation sects in the world if only she would kill her baby, and her choosing to ingest the poison on her own so that her child could be born safely at the cost of her life.
Gongyi Xiao going against his entire sect to rescue Shen Qingqiu from the Water Prison despite already having an increasingly tenuous relationship with the sect leader and his daughter.
Shen Qingqiu, certified scum villain, risking his life over and over again to do right by Luo Binghe even though he is certain that Luo Binghe will repay his kindness with death.
I think of:
Lan Wangji, a clan heir, fighting his own beloved family to protect one of the few people in the cultivation world willing to stand up for what’s right, and accepting being whipped for it.
Jiang Yanli, a clan heir’s widow, running onto a battlefield and giving her life for her little brother.
the Wen siblings, labor camp escapees and remnants of a reviled clan, sacrificing themselves so that their protector wouldn’t be killed for the crime of self-defense.
Mianmian, a servant only just elevated to becoming a disciple, publicly defecting from her sect in protest of them slandering a hero.
I think of:
Yin Yu, a banished god, choosing death over regaining his godhood by harming Quan Zizhen—the shidi he’s always been told to had “stolen his rightful status” in life.
the street performer, a poor man who could only make money performing humiliating entertainment for the well-off, choosing death over saving his own life by harming the man who for all intents and purposes stole his business.
Mu Qing, a staple god for about 800 years who had betrayed friendship for the approval of other gods, finally choosing to make an enemy out of the ruler of the heavens over betraying his former friend again, even if it meant that said former friend would never believe that he didn’t betray him again.
Of all of these characters, some of them were people of privilege, but many of them were the very bottom of their social hierarchies. Some are staring down the edge of the knife with their only hope of survival and living well being to make the immoral choice. Nevertheless, they chose to be moral people by putting themselves on the line rather than sacrificing others for personal gain, a choice that no antagonist—all of whom are people of power and means even if they didn't start out that way—makes in an mxtx novel. “But everyone would have hated them!” is not an excuse for participating in evil. “But they would have died otherwise!” is not an excuse for participating in evil. If other characters of less means could do it, if their peers could do it, then why didn’t your fav?
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Episode 11 vs. the Original Novel
The time line has gotten a little jumbled here, but key dialogue and moments are mostly the same.
Biggest Differences:
Huai'en gets the flower from Yuzhan's base first WITHOUT saving Xiao Yu. She is very clever in the book, so she puts a knot on the box that Xiaobao recognizes as hers. So, when Huai'en asks what he has to do for forgiveness, Xiaobao tells him to rescue Xiao Yu.
This also means that Xiaobao is healed BEFORE Xiao Yu is saved.
In the book, Huai'en breaks his mother's pendant in half so they each have a piece.
The battle was MUCH more brutal in the books. Huai'en faces off against all his old teachers (that crew following Yuzhan around) They are all masters and have this crazy formation they can do and they nearly kill him. Even when Prince Shen and others arrive, as he is escaping he still gets shot in the back with arrows, but he continues to cover Xiao Yu so she doesn't get hurt. Their horse also goes down. (They get another one). But it really showed just how far Huai'en was willing to go to try and earn Xiaobao's forgiveness.
Homophobia: The book doesn't have homophobia really. In fact, Xiaobao explains that a few years ago it was a big fad for people to have male lovers. Xiaobao wasn't really into it at the time, but he did try it because his friends kept pushing. He never fell for a man until Huai'en. So, while the homophobic comment is weird, Su Yin, DOES think that getting married and having children (which is what his best friend had always wanted) is still the best way for him to live a happy life. He still sees Huai'en as someone who can't be trusted and will just hurt Xiaobao again, so he is doing all of this to protect him.
In the book they make it very clear early on that Master and Madame Jin, as well as Xiao Yu herself, want Xiaobao to marry Xiao Yu. Xiaobao is NOT interested and only sees her as a sister. Su Yin, being close with the family and knowing how much they love each other, thinks this is a better future for him than being with Huai'en.
Xiao Yu does NOT forgive her adopted parents right away, but there is a feeling of one day she'll try to reconnect with them. So, having some note from the mother for her and having her wanting to go home to them is pretty different.
Si Ming & Jin Bao have no past together in the book, so this was MUCH better. I'm also really happy they included my favorite line about not touching other people before touching Si Ming.
Overall, I think not having Xiaobao ask Huai'en to rescue her makes it seem more like he is being caring and selfless on his own which is better character growth.
As for Su Yin, I stand with my cancelled wife.
We REALLY missed out on the banter between Huai'en and Xiao Yu. It is so good (unhinged):
With the wind whistling past her ears, Xiaoyu shouted, "If you can't hold on until I see my brother again, you're worthless."
Gritting his teeth, Huai En replied, "If I don't see him, you'll never see him again in your life."
"If my brother knew you killed me, even if you died, he wouldn't forgive you."
"I won't give him the chance to know if I kill you. He'll never find out."
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Since I've made a lot of mythology sh*tposts, I decided to make a masterlist for anyone who wants to skip around quickly.
The 5 Emperors
Red Son and the Red Emperor
Xing Tian, the headless giant
Red Emperor 2, the Reddening
Chiyou causes problems
Yellow Emperor makes a corpse drum (yes, really)
My fellow nerd and I have a lot to say about weeds
Dragons
The dragon princess and the dumbest in laws ever
The Dragon Kings who don't do anything
Ao Qin shows us why we shouldn't give in to peer pressure
Moving branches on the dragon family tree
China has a dragon problem
The Sun and Moon
The very similar stories of Hou Yi and Shen I
Erlang Shen killed the suns too
Why the 10 Suns were being jerks
The 12 Moons
Ancient Chinese Alice in Wonderland
More fun stuff about the 10 suns
Does Hou Yi have a backstory?
A dramatic retelling of the 10 suns myth
Earth and Sky
Eggs come up a lot, actually
Nuwa cleans up a big mess-
-But there was still more for Yu to clean later
Why is the sky all the way up there?
Sun Wukong
The 4 Spiritual Primates + 4 Elements
The Old Mother of Waters gets some bad takeout
Sun Wukong's first crime (they grow up so fast)
A more dramatic telling of how Monkey became Monkey King
The Underworld
The Chinese underworld is very judgy
But it also has a wholesome grandma who feeds you
Kuan Yin
Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy
Kuan Yin 2, Electric Boogaloo
Kuan Yin 3, This Time It's Personal
Rulers of the Cosmos
Xiwangmu, the Jade Emperor, and Nuwa
The Jade Emperor is someone's OC
Possible line of succession for the rulers of the cosmos
Was the Jade Emperor in charge for Wukong's entire life?
Shangdi and the void where his characterization used to be
Miscellaneous
How the Jade Emperor got his badass wife
I go down a rabbit hole trying to iron out the family tree of a mythology that was never meant to fit together
Si-Men Bau is a genius
The very heterosexual fox and his 'drinking buddy'
This fox had one job and he decided to create footbinding instead
Seriously, what are the 8 trigrams?
Erlang Shen plays Sidekick while th 4 kings get their asses whooped
The 5 members of the 4 Guardian Beasts
The 5th Element isn't just an old movie
The cow can jump over the moon, but not the Milky Way
Cute figures I don't need got my research blood pumping
And I needed 2 posts to geek out appropriately
More info on some cool critters that happen to have adorable minis
Oops, is that Plato in my Chinese Mythology?
Dragon Ball Parallels
Bulma Briefs, Great Tang Monk
Tien Shinhan, Lord of Sichuan
Yamcha, River Spirit of the Desert and Puar the Dragon Horse
#mythology sh*tposting#mythology#chinese mythology#masterlist#lego monkie kid#lmk#sun wukong#journey to the west#jttw inspo character ideas#liu er mihou#six eared macaque#shadowpeach#kuan yin#jade emperor#nuwa#Xiwangmu#dongwanggong#chang e#hou yi#shen i#heng o#red emperor#lmk red son#dragon king#chinese dragons#dragons#dragon clan#white dragon horse#4 dragon kings#dragon ball
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A Brief Discussion of Cheng Style Baguazhang
by Liu Jingru
Wuhun Magazine, 1999 vol. 1 no. 127
translated by Joseph Crandall
Baguazhang is one of the more famous of the traditional Chinese martial arts. It has distinctive practice skill methods and its palm method changes unfathomably. It has a good balanced reputation in the martial community. From the time of Qing Chengfeng (1851-1862), when Mr. Dong Haichuan introduced it until today, it is daily practiced and enjoyed by martial artists in China and overseas.
Mr. Dong Haichuan had many disciples. Yin Fu, Ma Weiqi, Shi Jidong, Song Changrong, Cheng Tinghua, Liang Zhenpo, Liu Fengchun, Zhang Zhankui, Fan Zhiyong, and Liu Baozhen were very famous. In terms of skill, achievements, dedication, and fame, Mr. Yin Fu and Mr. Cheng Tinghua come to the forefront. Although the principles and methods of their skill in Baguazhang was the same, after many years of training and teaching, each one gradually developed their own special style. These have become known as Yin Style Baguazhang and Cheng Style Baguazhang.
Mr. Cheng Tinghua, also called Yingfang was from Shen County in Hebei. He was born in 1848 and died in 1900. He was 52 years old. In Mr. Cheng’s early years he practiced Shuaijiao and Shaolin. As a result of someone’s recommendation, he asked to join Dong Haichuan’s school. He deeply got the pure essence and spirit of Baguazhang. Mr. Cheng was a large and strong man. He had an eyeglasses shop in Beijing. Therefore people all called him “Spiritual Strength Eyeglasses Cheng”.
In 1900, the Eight Countries Allied Armies invaded Beijing. Mr. Cheng wanted to stop a unit of the German army who were bullying the peaceful populace. He engaged the German army unit and was shot and killed.
Mr. Cheng had many students. The most famous were: Feng Junyi, Zhang Yukui, Kan Lingfeng, Li Wenpiao, Zhou Xiang, Zhang Yongde, Sun Lutang, Yang Mingshan, Guo Tongde, Liu Bin, Cheng Yougong, Cheng Youlong, and Cheng Youxin. They all made outstanding contributions to the development of Cheng Style Baguazhang.
Feng Junyi, was good at using the leg method. Men called him “Flying Legs Feng Junyi.” Zhang Yukui, was from a miller’s family. Men called him “Miller Zhang”. Kan Lingfeng men called “Kan Eight”. Zhang Yongde, sold boots. Hedid not know how to write, and often asked people to write letters for him. He never brushed pictures, only boots. Men called him “Boots Zhang.” Zhou Xiang’s face had pockmarks. Men called him “Pockmarks Zhou”. Guo Tongde sold steamed buns to make a living. Men called him “Steamed Buns Guo.” Yang Mingshan first studied with Mr. Cheng to make eyeglasses. Then he asked his teacher if he could also study Bagua. Liu Bin was Mr. Cheng’s youngest disciple. The above men all had very pure skills and were famous in the martial community.
Li Wenbiao, also called Guangpu, was among Cheng Tinghua’s most outstanding students. He was big and tall. His eyes were bright and his spirit was awesome. He was burly with enormous strength. He deeply got the pure understanding of Baguazhang. Li first followed Supervisor of the Military Xu Shichang and went to the Northeast. In Fengtian he was appointed to seek out foreign spies. At that time, many martial artists, like Warlord Li, Spiritual Wrestler Ji Si, Pigua Li Baorong, and Mr. Cheng’s nephew Cheng Yougong in the troops under his command. Later he held office with President Cao Kun in Beijing. Within his troops there were no less than ten of his Baguazhang classmates and some juniors, like Miller Zhang’s student Cui Yugui, Cheng Youlong’s student He Jun, Zhu WenBao’s student Liu Zhigang, and Cheng Tianhua’s student Liu Zitai. When Feng Yuyang rebelled against President Cao Kun, Li was killed in the confusion and looting. Master Li was famous for his depressing palm (ta zhang). No man dared to lightly test him. At that time, the martial community universally praised him.
Mr. Sun Lutang followed Guo Yunshen’s student Li Kuiyuan and studied Xingyi Quan. Then he asked Mr. Cheng Tinghua to teach him Bagua. Later he met Hao Weijin. Because his knowledge was already comparatively deep, he thereupon studied Taijiquan. Mr. Sun purely studied these three styles of martial art. He deeply got every nuance and fused them together. He authored The Real Meaning of Fighting, The Study of Xingyi Quan, The Study of Baguazhang, The Study of Taijiquan, and The Study of Bagua Sword, to be left for future generations. Mr. Sun held a teaching post at the Nanjing Central Kuoshu Institute. He was famous all over, and was one of the great martial arts teachers of his time.
Cheng Yougong, also known as Xiangting, was Mr. Cheng Tinghua’s nephew. When he first practiced Baguazhang, he would get up when the rooster crowed and practice assiduously. One time, in the Eyeglass shop, the disciples were all walking. Eyeglasses Cheng was in the central room drinking tea. Mr. Yougong was in the courtyard practicing the Turning Palms. Mr. Cheng not speak and Yougong was not allowed to stop or pause. In three years Yougong progressed greatly. When he followed Master Li Wenbiao in Fengtian looking for spies, he would practice the palms with a ten pound iron staff. He was never idle. Daily, by himself, would go out and arrest bandits. At that time, the bandits without a doubt all heard his name and lost their courage. He had a position in Headquarters Indoctrination Hall of the Northeast Army of Zhang Zuolin. He taught Baguazhang to Zhang Xueliang.
Cheng Youlong, also called Haiting, was Mr. Cheng Tinghua’s oldest son. When he was young he received Eyeglasses Cheng’s parental teachings. After he lost his father, he practiced his skills even more diligently. He later studied Taijiquan with Mr. Yang Jianhou and blended the two arts to make “Bagua Taiji Quan.” He was fair-skinned, and his nature was forthright and frank. He had a scholar’s air. He was pure in Baguazhang. He was also an expert in drawing and calligraphy. He extensively researched the principles of fighting. He also researched every nuance of the Paired Baguazhang Method and Bagua Meridian Mandarin Duck Axes. He died because he smoked too much. All of his classmates deeply mourned him.
Cheng Youxin, also called Shouting, was Mr. Cheng Tinghua’s second son. When Cheng Tinghua left this world, Youxin was only nine years old. He really never got his father’s true teachings, but learned from Cheng Tinghua’s students. They all gave him instruction and he reached a very high level. As a result of this, the instruction that he received came from many teachers. He did not receive one formal Bagua transmission. Nevertheless his skill caught up to that of his older brother, though it did not surpass it. Mr. Youxin was short and small. He was expert in lower basin stepping. Men called him ‘Cuo Ye’ (Short Uncle). The sum of his studies was his 64 Palms, only he was closefisted in teaching it. Only Mr. Liu Tanfeng got his teachings.
Principle Characteristics of Cheng Style Baguazhang
When practicing, you must walk the circle. Each circle is made up of eight steps with the idea of the feet stepping on the eight trigrams. Walk using the mud treading steps. The inside step moves straight. The outside foot slightly hooks inwards. Walking is done along the edge of the circle and is divided into upper middle and lower basins.
When the hands go out, you must have one palm reach out to the front and one palm defend in the rear. The fingers of both palms point upwards. The thumbs are open wide. The tiger’s mouths are round and push out. The remaining fingers are slightly curved. The fingers can be slightly spread or you can have the fourth and fifth fingers sticking together. The palms face the front and are naturally concave. The form of the back of the palm is like a tile. The heel of the palm pushes out. The palm strength is vigorous. It is called “Dragon Claw Palm.” The basic palm formation above is from Mr. Dong Haichuan.
The steps in Yin Style Baguazhang are small, lively, and tend towards a natural step. In Cheng Style Baguazhang, the steps are slightly larger. They change and transform at many points. Cheng Style Baguazhang is especially good at using large swing and hook steps. This is because Cheng Tinghua practiced Shuaijiao in his early days. The gripping and throwing method was blended into his Baguazhang. The swing step and hook step are truly transformed to cause tripping.
The outgoing hand in Yin Style Baguazhang is direct, with particular attention paid to suddenness, crispness, firmness, quickness, and abundant springy shaking strength. Men call it hard palm. Cheng Style Baguazhang pays attention to the interplay of hard and soft, with a lot of spiraling energy. It often has touching, sticking, continuously following, neutralizing, issuing and releasing, all coordinated together.
Cheng Style Baguazhang mainly uses hidden legs. It is very good at using the tips of the foot. When doing piercing palm, the heart of the palm faces upwards. The five fingers point to the front. The pierce goes out under the front arm. The palm method has cloud, thrust between, pierce, and strike... only it mainly uses push, uphold, pull aside, lead, parry, hook, split and advance.
Cheng Style Baguazhang is very good at holding three forms concurrently: Walking like a dragon. Turning like a monkey. Changing postures like an eagle. Sometimes it is tight and compact. Sometimes it is big and open. It is nimble, circular, and lively. It stretches out everywhere. It is especially good at twisting, wrapping, drilling, and overturning. The turning palms are like twisting rope.
The Palm Method Routines of Cheng Style Baguazhang
Mr. Cheng Tinghua had many students. For the most part they all had skill before they sought instruction from the master. Some of the students only studied a few palms before they left the teacher. They gained considerable fame among their contemporaries. Consequently by the time we get to the fourth generation, the names of the practice methods of the basic eight palms, eight big palms and their routines are no longer the same. Cheng Youlong’s student Sun Xikun wrote Genuine Transmissions of Baguazhang. In it his Eight Big Palms are: Single Change Palm, Double Change Palm, Flowing Posture Palm, Three Piercing Palms, Grinding Body Palm, Overturning Body Palm, and Returning Body Palm. Mr. Cheng Youxin was Cheng Youlong’s little brother. His Eight Big Palms do not have Three Piercing Palms, but instead have Turning Body Palm. My teacher, Luo Xingwu, asked Cheng Yougong about this business. Mr. Cheng Yougong said, “The Eight Big Palms must contain Turning Body Palm, and do not have Three Piercing Palms. Maybe Sun Xikun only had seven palms. Maybe he kept one palm secret and used Three Piercing Palms as a substitute.” Saying this, he immediately demonstrated Turning Body Palm. Therefore my teacher’s Turning Body Palm is from Cheng Yougong’s tradition and not Li Wenbiao’s teachings.
The Palm Method Routines of Cheng Style Baguazhang are:
Basic Eight Palms: Fierce Tiger Leaves the Mountain, Big Peng Spreads it Wings, Lion Opens it Big Mouth, White Ape Offers the Peach, Embrace the Moon to the Center of the Chest, Black Bear Searching Arms, Point to Heaven Insert to Ground, and Green Dragon Searching Claws.
Each palm has its own special energy and strength. Each palm has its own functional method. These are not just sections of Bagua’s palm method, but they are also the foundation of the Eight Big Palms and the 64 Palms. Therefore they are called the Basic Palms.
The Eight Big Palms: Single Change Palm, Double Change Palm, Flowing Posture Palm, Behind the Body Palm, Turning Body Palm, Grinding Body Palm, Overturning Body Palm, and Returning Body Palm.
The Eight Big Palms are not only the core routines for practicing Baguazhang skills, but they each also possess eight distinctive striking methods.
Single Change Palm is the outgoing hand already striking. All of a sudden it appears and it is over. Double Change Palm is a continuation of Single Change Palm, doing two or three strikes in a row. Flowing Posture Palm goes in the same direction as the opponent’s incoming hand. The energy and strength flow with the posture and yet strike. Behind the Body Palm goes contrary to the opponent’s incoming hand’s direction, contrary to energy and strength and yet strike. Turning Body Palm is turning to the left and right in front of the enemy. It has the left rotating and right turning striking methods. Grinding Body Palm uses toeing in and toeing out stepping in place in front of the enemy. It uses close-in striking. Overturning Body Palm uses suddenly turning over the body to strike in adverse circumstances. Returning Body Palm uses striking and then immediately walking away. Suddenly you turn back and strike again. Thereby defeating your opponent by a surprise move. Thus, the saying: “If you have Single , then you must have Double. If you have Flowing then you must have Behind. Turning Body Palm rotates left and turns right. Grinding Body Palm is not far from the enemy’s body. Overturning Body Palm is like the overturning body of a python, it defeats ones opponent by a surprise move. Returning Body Palm strikes and then walks away, walks and also returns. It is like a sparrowhawk turning back its head to grips its body.”
64 Palms: Though not included in the Eight Big Palms, each palm again adds seven palms. Together they are called Single Change Eight Palms. These are eight kinds strikes having the outgoing hand striking suddenly and being suddenly done. Double Change Eight Palms continues from Single Change Palm. It has eight types of strikes done two or three times in succession. Flowing Posture Eight Palms has eight types of strikes moving in the same direction as the opponent’s incoming hand’s direction. Behind the Body Eight Palms has eight types of strikes that go contrary to the opponent’s incoming hand’s direction, energy, and strength. Turning Body Eight Palms has eight types of strikes done now to the left and now to the right in front of the enemy. Grinding Body Eight Palms has eight types of strikes toeing in and toeing out in place close to the body in front of the enemy. Overturning Body Eight Palms has eight types of suddenly overturning the body to strike in adverse circumstances to defeat the opponent by a surprise move. Returning Body Eight Palms has eight types of striking and walking away, walking and also returning to strike.
The 64 Palms is a complete summation of the practice methods that Master Cheng Youxin learned from Master Cheng Tinghua and all of his classmates. truly is second generation, third generation and master Cheng Youxin’s 50 years painstaking training. By practicing the 64 Palms, not only can you strengthen your skill, but you can enrich the palm methods, and it can even help you to grasp the skills and essentials of Baguazhang.
Swimming Body Connected Palms: Swimming Body Connected Palms consists of the Basic Palms, Eight Big Palms, and the 64 Palms reorganized into connected routines. It can be used for participating in competitions and performances. It provides the practitioner with aesthetic grace. By practicing it you will strengthen your awareness of attack and defense. It will add many more changes to the palm method. The body method will become more agile. The stepping method will become still more ingenious. The skill will become richer. By going through with the training, the whole body, each muscle, joint, and organ, all parts of each physiological system get trained. It dispels disease, strengthens the body, and is a means of prolonging life.
Cheng Style Baguazhang Weapons Routines
Master Dong Haichuan was very good at the saber method. Master Dong’s epitaph says: “Dong’s hands went inches past his knees, therefore fists and palms many leave the man unexpected, all difficult defend against.” The length of the body of the Bagua saber is 4 feet 2 inches. Add this to the fact that Master Dong’s hands reached past his knees, we are approaching seven feet of length and beyond. We can infer that Master Dong, when he had a saber in his hand, was an impressive and extraordinary sight to behold. Therefore all of Master Dong’s students were good at the Bagua saber method. Cheng Style Baguazhang has in it Rolling Hand Saber, Point the Road Saber, Crowd Blocking Saber, and using the principles of walking and turning is Turning Saber.
Cheng Style Baguazhang has the sword method in it. Sun Lutang wrote a book A Study of Bagua Sword. Master Sun Xikun also has a sword method in his True Transmission of Baguazhang. The sword’s style and functional method are similar to the Bagua Saber. The Bagua sword has two edges, and besides the saber-like methods, there are the many uses of the sword’s point.
There are spear methods in Cheng Style Baguazhang, many of which are from the teachings of Big Spear Liu Dekuan. After Master Cheng Tinghua died, Big Spear Liu was the acting teacher and controlled the junior apprentices. He did his best to teach them, and give guidance and support to the less advanced. His transmission has Fighting Body Spear, Eight Spear, Black and White Sparrowhawk, Small Sparrowhawk, the method of the halberd, qinna methods and the straight line practice of 64 Hands.
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未定的注定 (Undecided Fate) --LYRICS RETRANSLATION + NOTES
A/N: finally, after all these years, I post something that isn't a shitpost. Was chatting with discord friends while playing ToT episode 9 and that one line by luke made me wanna translate this. Uhh, translation notes at the end. Have fun reading and geeking out with me. This is a personal translation of the lyrics of ToT's official theme song
曾是我 寄身在黑暗中 Ceng shi wo ji shen zai hei’an zhong I used to be stuck in the dark 走尽夜路也盼有灯属于我 zou jin ye lu ye pan you deng shuyu wo Walking the night path with a lamp/light of mine 是否等候我的窗将有微光涌动 shifou denghou wo de chuang jiang you wei guang yong dong Whether a (soft) light shimmers through my windows 绽放成你 温热在我手 zhanfang cheng ni wen re zai wo shou Gently blooms into you in my hands
你是未定的希望 ni shi weiding de xiwang You're the undetermined hope 却是注定的光芒 que shi zhuding de guangmang Yet the fated light 照引我的心 zhao yin wo de xin Light up my heart 到黑夜退去 dao heiye tuiqu Retreat into the night
愿我也能温暖你 yuan wo ye neng wennuan ni Hope that I can also warm you up 走向未定的真相 zouxiang weiding de zhenxiang Walking towards the undetermined truth 解除命运的捆绑 jiechu mingyun de kunbang Untie the restraints of life's path 无所畏惧和你相倚 wu suo weiju he ni xiang yi Fearlessly lean on eachother with you
在余生每个黎明 zai yusheng mei ge liming At dawn, for the rest of our lives 你是谜 封锁住我眼眸 ni shi mi fengsuo zhu wo yan mou You're the riddle that locked my eyes shut 你是意义占据我所思所有 ni shi yiyi zhanju wo suo si suoyou You're the reason occupying all my thoughts 你是未定的美好我开始猜不透 ni shi weiding di meihao wo kaishi cai bu tou You're the indetermined perfection that I can't figure out
现在我才懂 为何萦梦 xianzai wo cai dong weihe ying meng Only now have I realized why we dream 你是未定的希望 ni shi weiding de xiwang You're the undetermined hope 却是注定的光芒 que shi zhuding de guangmang Yet the fated light 照引我的心 zhao yin wo de xin Light up my heart
走向未定的真相 zouxiang weiding de zhenxiang Walking towards the undetermined truth 解除命运的捆绑 jiechu mingyun de kunbang Untie the restraints of life's path 无所畏惧和你相倚 wu suo weiju he ni xiang yi Fearlessly lean on eachother with you 在余生每个黎明 zai yusheng mei ge liming At dawn, for the rest of our lives
已注定 yi zhuding Already fated
你是未定的希望 ni shi weiding de xiwang You're the undetermined hope
却是注定的光芒 que shi zhuding de guangmang Yet the fated light 照引我的心 zhao yin wo de xin Light up my heart 到黑夜退去 dao heiye tuiqu Retreat into the night 愿我也能温暖你 yuan wo ye neng wen nuan ni Hope that I can also warm you up
走向未定的真相 zouxiang weiding de zhenxiang Walking towards the undetermined truth 解除命运的捆绑 jiechu mingyun de kunbang Untie the restraints of life's path 无所畏惧和你相倚 wu suo weiju he ni xiang yi Fearlessly lean on eachother with you 在余生每个黎明 zai yusheng mei ge liming At dawn, for the rest of our lives 已注定 yi zhuding Already fated
NOTES:
绽放 specifically means the opening of the flower petals when a flower blooms Also MC is very flower-coded (rosa) So i thought that was a nice detail
Now the "warming up" specifically means the type of comforting warmth that campfires or torches will give you on a cold dark night
解除 (untie) could possibly be a reference to how the NXX investigation gets more and more complicated, with an overwhelming amount of cases practically "tangled up" in eachother, so you're slowly picking it apart one by one with the team (aka your soulmates)
Also I specifically used "lifes path" for 命运 because that phrase is only used to talk about the course of a persons life, aka the events/path that life has laid down for you (your canon events, if you will)
意义 means like, the significance, meaning or reason/motivation behind someone's actions, but idk how to translate that
黎明 was hard to translate, cause it can mean both dawn and dusk, or any time of day (altho dawn and dusk are the most used, hehe crepusculum and diluculum) but it basically mean that the two relies on eachother every single day for the rest of their lives
A/N: That's it! Hope this was comprehensible to read
#nacho blahs#Tears of themis#tears of themis theory#tears of themis analysis#tot#tot theory#tot analysis#tot luke#tot artem#tot vyn#tot marius#xia yan#lu jinghe#zuo ran#mo yi#luke pearce#marius von hagen#vyn richter#artem wing#rosa#Spotify
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METEOR GARDEN (2018 CHINESE ADAPTATION)
So the ending was Dong Shancai (SHEN YUE) was told by Ximen (CEASAR WU) that she rejected Daoming Si (DYLAN WANG) and he moved to London.
Then Daoming Si appeared making the same demands of when they met. Shancai denied him and he left. Then Daoming Zhaung (HSU DEE) appeared with two backup dancers and danced to the song RIVER (by BISHOP BRIGGS aka SARAH MCLAUGHLIN) which is a popular song in the states at that time.
She then tried to summon Daoming Si but instead got Hauze Lei (DARREN CHEN) Ximen (CEASAR WU) and Meizuo (LEON LEONG) having to choose one of them to marry. They all make their pitch.
After she turns them all down they summon Daoming Si who appears with every other guy that fell for our heroine Shancai including her best friend Qing He (LIN YIN HAO) Thomas (BLAKE ABBIE) and Tian Ye (WANG RUN ZE)
They were married by Daoming Si's sister without Shancai's parents or Daoming Si's evil mother who by this point wasn't trying to stop them in attendance. But the two mean girls that sent Shancai into a blizzard were there. But like @pose4photoml said...they got their happy ending.
#METEOR GARDEN#2018 CHINESE ADAPTATION#SILLY ENDING BUT WE STILL LOVE IT#HANA YORI DANGO/BOYS OVER FLOWERS UNIVERSE#SHANCAI GETS HER MAN#DAOMING SI GETS HIS WOMAN#STRANGE ENDING#BUT WE LOVE SHEN YUE AND DYLAN WANG#AND BEFORE LEAVING DAOMING FENG BURNED THEM SOME BREAKFAST...HOW SWEET🫣#My GIFS#MYGIFSET#MY-GIF-EDIT#THIS IS LITERALLY MY 50TH REWATCH#WHICH ONE SHALL I REWATCH NEXT?#I'M DOING THE KOREAN ONE NEXT#IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME#I'LL GIF SOME OF THAT ONE TOO#I LOVE LEE MIN-HO#HERE I COME GU JUN-PYO#BL-BAM-BEYOND FAMILY OF BLOGS#SHANCAI IS THE LADY OF THE DAOMING MANSION AS DAOMING FENG IS OFF TO FIND HERSELF
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Me: Oh wow! Journey to the west starts today! I can't wait to know what-
Wu Cheng'en: "Do you want to know how the source and ideal of all existence came to be?"
Me: ... Yes?
Wu Cheng'en:
"We heard that, in the order of Heaven and Earth, a single period consisted of 129,600 years. Dividing this period into twelve epochs were the twelve stems of Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, Yu, Xu, and Hai, with each epoch having 10,800 years-"
#W. where. is monkey#Damn those notes didn't lie I will need to study them to understand this novel#Before monkey there was everything#journey to the west daily#journey to the west#Jttwdaily#sun wukong
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@yummysuika @ospreywhite I really appreciate your translation work; can you explain more about shichen timekeeping to me? Because I know a tiny bit of modern Mandarin Chinese, but I can't recognize the shichens as the zodiac animals:
Zi (I don't know "rat", so I actually can't make any argument here.)
Chou (I don't know "ox", but I reasonably could have expected "niu" for "cow".)
Yin (I know "tiger" as "hu".)
Mao (I don't know "rabbit", but to me "mao" is "cat".)
Chen (I know "dragon" as "long".)
Si (I don't know "snake", but now I find it interesting that it sounds like death, like snakes could be seen as evil in Chinese culture similar to how they are seen in the Christian world.)
Wu (I know "horse" as "ma".)
Wei (I know "sheep/goat" as "yang".)
Shen (I don't know "monkey", but I would have expected "Sun" or "Wu" or "Kong" because of "Monkey King".)
You (I know "rooster/chicken" as " ji".)
Xu (I know "dog" as "gou".)
Hai (I don't know "pig/boar" unless "pork" and "pig" are the same "siu".)
I tried asking my parents, but they just starting talking about how the Chinese zodiac is actually a 60-year cycle with the 12 animals and the 5 elements. So are these shichen names the "Pre-Han dynasty semi-descriptive terms"? Is it kind of like the difference between "midday" and "noon" in English? The former is a "descriptor", the latter is a "name", but they "mean" the same thing?
(I tried checking the etymology for "noon" on dictionary.com, so to be fair "ninth hour" is a descriptor, but in Modern English it's not really recognizable as such and so for the sake of my shichen question, I'm calling "noon" a "name".)
Or is this another language/dialect or due to the evolution of language (changing words and pronunciations)?
I was also looking up the Dragon Boat Festival being on the unluckiest day of the year, and it says, "The Chinese name of the festival is pronounced differently in different Chinese languages. Duanwu (端午) literally means 'starting horse'—i.e., the first "horse day" of the month according to the Chinese zodiac." so I was able to get the exact character for "wu". I think it's interesting that Wikipedia says "literally ... horse" but putting 午 into Google Translate yields "midday, noonday, seventh earthly branch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m." It's unfortunate that Wikipedia only says "different Chinese languages" for "Duanwu" instead of specifying them or time periods, but I appreciate it listing different romanizations by country for Cantonese.
Would you say there's any pattern to Chinese writers or English translators using the above terms vs. using "hour/time/head/body/tail of the (insert zodiac animal here)"? Like if one sounds better for a historical fantasy setting, or choosing to use the pinyin in English instead of translating to not be translating literally? ETA: I should have gotten onto a computer sooner. I asked my parents and then you guys because searching "shichen" in Wikipedia just resulted in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_units_of_measurement. But further digging took me to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_timekeeping. I'll probably get answers there (Maybe I'll even be able to explain to my dad why he was thinking of ten stems and not matching mathematically with "60 is from 12 times 5, not 10 times 6" when he was trying to lecture on the 60-year cycle for the Chinese zodiac, lol.), so my apologies for bothering you. I'd still appreciate your thoughts on what was formerly the last paragraph about writing and translation choices!
#Chinese#Mandarin#language#writing#translation#timekeeping#shichens#Chinese zodiac#I think language is so cool and I am loving applying my interest to Chinese#Step aside English and Spanish and other Western languages#Also I am sadder for my parents that I haven't learned either of their dialects and I'm wondering about dialects dying out in China like ho#foreign languages die out in diaspora as immigrant generations increase#or like the formal eradication and reintroduction of languages like Hebrew and Welsh#Also me trying to flex my minimal Mandarin skills while reading needs to be taken with a grain of salt#I know just enough to hang myself (if even that much)#It's one thing to infer from context that a cardinal direction or number was untranslated in a name#But I was so wrong trying to figure out “Ballad of Sword and Wine” vs “Qiang Jin Jiu”#I was like I don't know “ballad” but “sing/song” is “chang/chang ge” so maybe the lower vocab word is used for multiple words and/or change#pronunciation slightly or the higher vocab word happens to be similar in pronunciation#maybe “jin” is a different spelling/pronunciation for “sword” as “jian” and of course “jiu” is “wine/alcohol”#But no when I did more digging and found fan translation notes and the Chinese characters even though the fan translation is gone#it turns out the English title is a figurative/interpretive title translation instead of a literal one#When I have the spoons I should retry finding the Chinese Wikipedia page for Li Bai's poem and plugging the poem into Google Translate#and attempting poetry analysis. I'm already having Thoughts about the title and the first book#not even the whole story#isn't available#I just love books so much and it's so cool how someone chooses the title for a story
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Three Families Divide Jin
This was intended to be a translation of the first part of the Tongjian jishi benmo通鑑紀事本末 ("Comprehensive Mirror Chronicling Affairs from Beginning to End") which is a rearrangement of the Zizhi Tongjian into topics rather than a strictly chronology done by Yuan Shu (1131-1205) . However I quickly realized that for this particular topic there is no rearrangement done, as the ZZTJ after starting the chronicle in 403 BC with the elevation of Wei, Zhan and Han immediately launches into an extended retrospective. So I guess it's actually just a translation of the beginning of the ZZTJ. I have reluctantly decided to skip Sima Guang's long commentary at the start, and after the death of the Elder of Zhi in the interest of actually completing anything. Note that "Han" here refer throughout to the Warring states era state of Han韓 rather than the later Han漢 empire.
Three Families Divide Jin
23rd Year of King Weilie of Zhou [403 BC], began to instruct Jin's great men Wei Si, Zhao Ji, and Han韓 Qian to be Marquises.
Earlier, Count Xuan of Zhi wanted to use Yao as heir. Zhi Guo said:
He is not as good as Xiao. That which people find worthy with Yao are five, that which he does not match up in is one. His beautiful temple-hair, his tallness and large size are admirable. That he shoots and drives with the strength of his feet is worthy. That his skill and craft are fully provided is worthy. That his artful writings are articulate and graceful is worthy. That he is strong, resolute, decisive and daring is worthy. It is like this, but he is extremely inhumane. In case he used his five worthy qualities to climb past people, but uses his inhumaneness to act against them, who would be able to treat with him? If in the end [you] install Yao, the Zhi lineage will surely be wiped out.
He did not listen. Zhi Guo separated from the family with the Grand Scribe, and became the Fu clan.
[Wei Zhao says: Count Xuan of Zhi was the Jin dignitary Xun Li's son, Shen. Yao was Count Xuan's son, [known as] the Elder of Zhi. His posthumous title was Count Xiang. Zhi Gao was a kinsman of the Zhi clan. Xiao was Count Xuan's common-born son.]
Among Count Jian of Zhao's sons, the elder was called Bolu and the younger Wuxu. He wanted to set up the heir, nu did not know who should be installed. He therefore wrote a speech with teachings and admonishing in two letters, and gave them to his two sons, saying:
Vigilantly familiarize yourself with it!
After three years, he asked about it. Bolu and not been able to study his speech. He demanded his letter, but he had already lost it. He asked Wuxu, he recited his speech with great practice. He demanded his letter, he produced it from within his sleeves and laid it before him. And so Count Jian considered Wuxu to be worthy, and installed him as heir.
Count Jian sent Yin Duo to be at Jinyang. He inquired, saying:
Use it as silk from a cocoon? Or use it as a protecting shield?
Count Jian said:
A protecting shield!
Yin Duo reduced the number of his households. Count Jian spoke to Wuxu, saying:
If the state of Jin has difficulties, regardless of Yin Duo being of little importance, and regardless of Jinyang being far away, be sure to use is as somewhere to return to.
[Hu Sansheng says: “To extract the people's vital bounty is like pulling a silk thread from a cocoon.”]
When Count Xuan of Zhi passed, Count Xiang of Zhi had the government. He feasted Count Kang of Han and Count Huan of Wei at Lantai. The Elder of Zhi made fun of Count Kang and insulted Duan Gui. Zhi Guo heard about it, and admonished, saying:
If a ruler does not prepare against difficulties, difficulties will surely arrive!
The Elder of Zhi said:
Difficulties will be due to me. I will not be in difficulties, who would dare to raise them up!
He replied, saying:
Not so. The Book of Xia has this: “One man makes three mistakes, will his enemies be made clear? The unseen must be planned for.” In all cases the Lordly Man is able to pay attention to small things, and for that reason he has no large worries. Now the ruler in a single feast then has shamed a lord of men and his minister. Again to not make preparations but say “they do not dare to raise up difficulties”, nothing then is impossible. If black flies, ants, wasps and scorpions are all able to injure a person, then how much more a lord and his minister.
He did not listen.
The Elder of Zhi requested land from Count Kang of Han. Count Kang intended not to give it. Duan Gui said:
The Elder of Zhi is fond of gains and is headstrong. If we do not give it, he will attack us. It is not as good as giving it. That one is accustomed to obtaining land, and will surely request it from other people. [If] other people will not give it, he will surely turn against them with troops. Afterwards we will obtain our escape from worries and wait for a reversal in affairs.
Count Kang said:
Good.
He sent messengers to bring a town of ten thousand families to the Elder of Zhi. The Elder of Zhi was pleased. Again he demanded land from Count Huan of Wei. Count Huan intended not to give it. Ren Zhang said:
What is the reason for not giving?
Count Huan said:
He has no reason to exhort land is the reason for not giving.
Ren Zhang said:
He has no reason to exhort land, the various great men will surely be afraid. Us giving him land, and the Elder of Zhi will surely be haughty. When that one is haughty, he will make light of his foes. When these are afraid, they will be affectionate with each other. Use troops of those affectionate with each other and wait for a person to make light of his foes, and the Zhi clan's lifespan will surely not be long. The Book of Zhou says: “If you want to defeat him, you must for the moment assist him. If you want to take from him, you must for the moment give to him. What the ruler [said] is not as good as giving it to him, and so make haughty the Elder of Zhi. Afterwards we can chose who to make contact with and make plans against the Zhi clan. What recourse is there in for us alone to be the Zhi clan's target!
Count Huan said:
Good.
Then he gave him a town of ten thousand families.
The Elder of Zhi also demanded the lands of Cai and Gaolang from Count Xiang of Zhao [i.e. Wuxu who had succeed his father, Count Jian.] Count Xiang did not give it. The Elder of Zhi was angry, and led the forces of Han and Wei to attack the Zhao clan. Count Xiang wanted to set out, and said:
Where can we flee?
His followers said:
Changzi is nearby, moreover the walls are thick and complete.
Count Xiang said:
The people exhausted their strength completing them. To also be wrecked and die defending them, who of them will be with us!
The followers said:
Handan's granaries and armouries are full
Count Xiang said:
[We] extracted the people's vital bounty to fill it. Also because of that to kill them, who of them will be with us! Those at Jinyang belonged to the Previous Ruler and were treated generously by Yin Duo. The people will surely be agreeable.
Therefore he fled to Jinyang.
The three families used the people of the state to besiege and flood him, that of the city walls which was not immersed measured three ban [3 ban = 6 chi]. They submerged stoves to produce frogs, and the people had no rebellious thoughts. The Elder of Zhi went to the water. Count Huan of Wei steered and Count Kang of Han was on his right side in the carriage. [A traditional chariot had a crew of three. The noble, the driver, and the bodyguard on the right.] The Elder of Zhi said:
I have now learned water can be used to destroy a person's state.
Count Huan elbowed Count Kang. Count Kang trod on the back of Count Huan's foot. By using the Fen River he could flood Anyi, and with the Jiang River he could flood Pingyang.
Xi Ci spoke to the Elder of Zhi, saying:
Han and Wei are certain to turn against you.
The Elder of Zhi said:
My Count, how can you know that?
Xi Ci said:
It is due to people's affairs [I] know it. In all cases troops from Han and Wei have been used to attack Zhao. When Zhao perishes, the difficulties are sure to reach Han and Wei. Now the pledge is to win against Zhao and then divide its land into three. The walls that are not immersed measures three ban. People and horses eat each other. The city will surrender within days, yet the two Counts have no joyful resolve, but have an anxious appearance. If they are not turning against you, then why?
Next day, the Elder of Zhi reported Xi Ci's words to the two Counts. The two Counts said:
This is a case of a slanderous person intending to be the Zhao clan's wandering persuader, making the ruler be suspicious of the two families and negligent in the attack on the Zhao clan. If not so, why in that case are the two families not profiting from morning to evening by dividing the fields of the Zhao clan, but intend to be in precarious difficulty in an affair with no possibility for success!
The two Counts went out. Xi Ci entered and said:
Why did my ruler report your subject's words to the two Counts?
The Elder of Zhi said:
Sir, how did you know that?
He replied, saying:
Your subject saw them looking at your subject in particular, and then scurried away, and [I] knew your subject had obtained their feelings.
The Elder of Bo did not make amends, and Xi Ci requested to be sent to Qi.
Count Xiang of Zhao sent Zhang Mengtan to furtively go out and see the two Counts. He said:
Your subject has heard that when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold. Now the Elder of Zhi leads Han and Wei to attack Zhao. When Zhao is destroyed, Han and Wei will be next.
The two Counts said:
In our hearts we know that it is so. [We] fear if the affair is not be carried out when the plan leaks, then the calamity would become extreme.
Zhang Mengtan said:
The plan goes out from the two Counts' mouths, and goes in your subject's ears. What is the harm!
The two Counts therefore furtively made a pledge with Zhang Mengtan, that on the appointed day they would dispatch [their forces]. Count Xiang sent people at night to kill the functionary who guarded the dikes, and then breach the water to flood into the Elder of Bo's army. The Elder of Bo's army put a stop to water but was in disorder. Han and Wei flanked and then struck them, Count Xiang commanded his solders to assault them in front. They greatly defeated the Elder of Bo's multitudes, and thereupon killed the Elder of Bo and entirely wiped out the members of the Zhi clan. Only Fu Guo survived.
The three families divided the fields of the Zhi clan. Count Xiang of Zhao lacquered the Elder of Zhi's head, and used it as a drinking vessel. The Elder of Bo's subject Yu Rang wished to get revenge on him. He therefore pretended to be a punished criminal, tucked a spoon-head dagger, and entered within Count Xiang's palace to plaster the lavatory. Count Xiang went to the lavatory, felt his heart race. He search it and captured Yu Rang. His left and right wished to kill him. Count Xiang said:
The Elder of Zhi died without descendants, and yet this person wishes to revenge him, truly a right-principled gentleman. I will respectfully release him, and that is all.
He therefore let him go. Yu Rang again lacquered his body to become leprous, and swallowed charcoal to become mute. He went to beg at the market, his wife did not recognize him. He went to see his friend. His friend recognized him, and he began sobbing at him, saying:
Due to Sir's talents, [if you were] to serve Zhao Meng as a subject, [you] would surely obtain affection and favour. Sir would then have what [you] wished to have, would that not be easy? Why then make yourself miserable like this? The search for vengeance, would not also be difficult!
Yu Rang said:
Then [I] would have given my pledge as a subject while also seeking to kill him, this is to have two hearts. Overall, what I am doing is extremely difficult, that is all. However, what I am doing perhaps might shame those in later generations Under Heaven who are subjects with two hearts in their breasts.
Count Xiang set out and Yu Rang hid under a bridge. Count Xiang arrived at the bridge, and his horse startled. He searched it and got Yu Rang, and consequently killed him.
Count Xiang, because Bolu had not been installed, although he had five sons, was not willing to set up an heir. He ennobled Bolu's son at Dai. He was called Lord Cheng of Dai and passed young. He installed his son Huan as the Zhao clan's heir. Count Xiang passed, and his younger brother, Count Huan, expelled Huan, and installed himself. After one year, he passed. The people of the Zhao clan said:
Count Huan's instalment was not Ruler Xiang's idea.
Therefore they together killed his son[s]. They then welcomed Huan# and installed him. This was Count Xian. Count Xian begot Ji, this was Marquis Lie. Wei Si was the grandson of Count Huan Wei, this was Marquis Wen. Count Kang of Han begot Count Wu. Count Wu begot Qian. This was Marquis Jing.
Marquis Wen of Wei used the Bu Zixia and Tian Zifang as teachers. Always when he passed by the cottage of Duangan Mu, he was certain to bow toward the front crossbar [on his chariot]. Many of the Four Regions' worthy gentlemen reverted to him. Marquis Wen was dranking wine with the crowd of subjects. They were having fun but then it was raining. He called for his carriage, wanting to go out into the wilderness. Left and right said:
Today we are drinking and having fun, and the sky is also raining. Why would my lord go?
Marquis Wen said:
I had an appointment to hunt with the gamekeeper. Though we are having fun, how could [I] not meet with someone at the appointed time.
Then he left and and put a stop to it himself.
Han [wanted] to borrow a force from Wei to attack Zhao. Marquis Wen said:
This Orphan and Zhao are brothers. [I] do not dare to hear the instruction.
Wei [wanted] to borrow a force from Wei to attack Han. Marquis Wen responded to them in the same way. The two states were both angry and left. Later they understood Marquis Wen was reconciling them, and both came to court in Wei. Wei hence was first to be great among the Three Wei. The various feudal princes were unable to contend whit them.
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Cdrama: Decreed by Fate (2022)
Entangled by a strange vine for 24 hours 🤭 #decreedbyfate
Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TaM93os2JPg
#Decreed by Fate#千金难逃#Qian Jin Nan Tao#千金難逃#2022#youtube#cdrama#chinese drama#iQiyi#Li Jiu Lin#Lu Ting Xiao#Yin Si Shen#Chen Fang Tong#Ye Rong Er#Wen Ren Jing#Wu Chong Xuan#Fang Xian Xun#Lin Xie#shorts#short video
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阿弥陀佛 Ding Ke @ Daily Practice
10 times during Lunar New Year / Once Daily
Namo Changzu 10 Fang Fo,
Namo Changzu 10 Fang Fa,
Namo Changzu 10 Fang Shen,
Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Moni Fo x 3 times
Wu Sharng Sen Sen Wei Miao Fa, Bai Chien Wan Jie Nan Zhou Yu, Wo Jin Jian Wen De Shou Ze, Yuan Jie Ru Lai Zhen Shi Yi.
Life's Main Reason Is Suffering (Sen Ming De Benze Se Tong Ku)
Life's Main Purpose Is To Seek Liberation (Sen Ming De Mu Ti Se Jie Toh)
Life's Main Motivation Is Compassion
(Sen Ming De Yi Yi Se Chi Pei)
San Kwei Yi
Chan Kui Wen
Start - Basic (10.30 am)
Cleanser mantras:
Mouth (om soli soli mo ho soli sosoli sapoho) x3
Body (om sowa po wa su da mo so wapo wasu duo han) x3
Multiplier mantra x108, x21
Om Ram (Om Ram....Svaha), 1x108 per day, (use jixiang yin, thumb at 4th finger)
Om Chrine (7 times, one protect hse, three protects whole place, seven protects the country, use jinguang yin, thumb closed by all fingers) 1x108
Compassionate mantra opening x21, x7
Om Du lin, Du lin, Jia Du lin Soha 2x108, x21
Om Alolika Svaha 2x108, x21
Heart sutra x21, x3
Tadyatha om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha 2x108, x21
Earth Gods of Five Directions mantra (Namo Samanta Buddhanam Om Dulu Dulu Di Wei Soha) x21, x3
Stupa mantra x21, x3
A va la ka kia 2x108, x21
Sakyamuni Buddha mantra 2x108, x21
Om Mani Padme Hum, A Ah Sha Sa Ma Ha 10x108, x108
Usnisa Vijaya mantra, Om Bhrum Soha Om Amida Ayurdadi Soha- 10x108, x108
Cundi Bodhisattva Mantra
(Namaḥ Saptānāṃ Samyaksaṃbuddha Koṭīnāṃ Tadyathā Oṃ Cale Cule Cundī) 2x108, x21
Oṃ Cale Cule Cundī Svāhā 20x108, 2x108
Om Bhrum 1x108
Part 1 (11.30 am)
Om Vasudhare Svaha 10x108, 1x108
Mahakala Sutra X1 or below + mantra
御大黑誓願云 yu da hei shi yuan yun, 貧窮眾生與福力 ping qiong zhong sheng yu fu li, 短命者成長命 duan ming zhe cheng chang ming, 病眾生與良藥 bing zhong sheng yu liang yao, 無智者成智者 wu zhi zhe cheng zhi zhe.
Namo Samantha Buddhanam Om Mahakalaye Svaha 1x108.
大黑天讚 da hei tian zan
願諸世界常安穩 Yuan zhu shi jie chang an wen, 無邊福智益群生 Wu bian fu zhi yi qun sheng, 所有罪障並消除 Shuo you zui zhang bing siao chu, 遠離眾苦歸圓寂 Yuan li zhong ku gui yuan ji
Om Mahakalaye Svaha x1080 (after chann ted sutra)
(20x27x2 = 1080 or 60 x small beads)
Zambala of Five Directions (Om Zambala Gari Zanayeh Soha) 2x108, x21
Yellow Zambala (Om Zambala Zalendraye Soha) 2x108, x21
Part 2 (12.30 am), Lunch @ 1.30 pm
Medicine Buddha x3
Namo bhagavate bhaiśajyaguru vaidūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiśajye bhaiśajye bhaiśajya-samudgate svāhā.
Medicine Buddha long mantra, Medicine Buddha heart mantra 10x108, x108
Makura (Buddhist Patron protector of the zodiac sign monkey) 2x108, x21 Bhaisajya-guru-vaidurya-prabha-raja Tathagata
Manjushri mantra 2x108, x21
Om Avira Hum Kachara Mum Soha 2x108, x21
Earth store mantra 2x108, x21
7th Past Parents mantra 2x108, x21
Long life mantra (Om sam) 2x108, x21
Om ye ye nan 2x108, x21
Food mantra 2x108, x21
Water offering mantra 2x108, x21
Liberate small water being mantra, Done 2x108, x21
Om Bo bo Ti li, Cher (li) To li, Dan tuo ye tuo ye x108, x7
Om Maiyura Krante Svaha, 2x108, x21
Acala Heart Mantra (Namah Samanta Vajranam Ham) 2x108, x21
Om Ah Hum, x1080, x108
Mantra of Ferocious Eating 殘食咒為(Namah samanta vajranam, trat, amogha canda, maha rosana, sphataya, hum, tramaya, hum trat ham mam) X3 before lunch
Part 3 (3.30 pm)
Amitabha (Nian Fo) 10x108, x108 (6 syllable), 20x108, 2x108 (4 syllable)
Avalokiteśvara 10x108, x108
Mahasthamaprapta 10x108, x108
Ksitigarbha 10x108, x108
Yeok Yan Yuk Liew Ji, Sam (3) Sai Yat Cai Fatt, Yin Dong Yu Si Kun, Sum (heart) Zhou G Yu Loi.
Om Amarani Jivantiye Svaha 2x108, x21
Om Maitri Maha Maitri Maitriye Svaha 2x108, x21
7 Buddha Names + Eliminate karma by 7 buddhas mantra 10x21, x21
Bao Ji Ru Lai 10x21
Pureland rebirth mantra 2x108, x21
Om Pu Kam (Pureland), Light mantra (Oṃ Amogha Vairocana Mahāmudrā Maṇipadma Jvālapravarttaya Hūṃ) 2x108, x21
Part 4 End (6.50 pm), Dinner @ 7.30 pm
Je Tsongkhapa/Jungkapa 2x108, x21
(Om Ah Guru Benzadhara Sumati Kirti Siddhi Hum Hum)
Tara mantras
- Green, 2x108, x21
- Red, 2x108, x21
- White (Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jñana Pustim Kuru Svaha), Done 2x108, x21
Setrap mantra 2x108, x21
Dorje Shugden Mantras 2x108, x21
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha ~ main mantra
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Shanti Siddhi Hung ~ peace
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Ayu Siddhi Hung
~ health
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Punye Siddhi Hung
~ increase, done 507
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Washam Kuru Ho
~ control
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Rakya Rakya is Hung
~ protection
~ Shize
During pandemic, Om Benza Wiki Bitana Chintau Kuru Ye Soha 2x108, x21
~ Gyenze
(Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha, Tseso Paljor Long Cho, Thamched Putrim Kuru Om) 2x108, x21
Om Benza Satto Hung 2x108, x21
Ask to reborn to Pureland
Cleansing the karma
Transfer of merits
Makes Bodhisattva vows
Oṃ Bodhicittam Utpādayāmi x108, x7.
Optional chanting during 8 Kwanzai Period
Om Kurukulle Hrih Svaha x21
Surangama mantra x21
Akshobhaya (Pudong Rulai) x7
- Namo bhagavate Akshobhaya, tathagataya arhate samyaksambuddhaya.
Tadyatha Om kamkani kamkani, Rochani rochani, Trotani trotani, Trasani trasani, Pratihana pratihana, Sarva karma paramparanime sarva sattvanancha svaha
Mahapratisara Bodhisattva
(Om Bhara Bhara Sambhara Sambhara Indriya Visudhani Ha Ha Ru Ru Ca Re Svaha) x21
Oṃ āḥ hūṃ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṃ x21
Om Garbe Ragam Soha x21
Namkar Barzin (Om Biyada-Par Dhama-Dhara Soha) x21
Hum Mama Hum Ni Soha x21
TADYATHA OM ANALE ANALE KHASAME KHASAME BHAYRE BHAYRE SAUMA SAUME SARVA BUDDHA ADISHTANA ADISHTITE SOHA OM SARVA TATHAGATHA USHINISHA SITATAPUTRA HUM PHAT HUM MAMA HUM NI SOHA
Om Ji zhi ya Soha
Xu kung jin, Zung sherng jin, Niet pan jin, Wo yuan nai jin.
Hui hung zhun, zhung sharng jun, nit pun jun, ngo yun nai zhun.
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Title of Short Drama: Unforgettable Water: Deep Love of a Guilty Wife (2023)
Female lead: Ma Lejie (playing Tang Yin), male lead: Wang Chenpeng (playing Shen Nanzhou)
Shen Nanzhou hates Tang Yin to the bone. In order to retaliate against her, he forced her to donate liver, test medicine, and suffer from terminal illness. He forced her daughter to death, destroyed the man who protected her, and destroyed everything she cared about. He said, 'Tang Yin, I've been dreaming of the day you die.'. Later, all the truth was revealed, and blood flowed all over the ground, piercing his eyes. He couldn't keep her warm anymore…

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Lyrical Mix 1 (從未見過的海 - 告五人)- 24/11/2024
今早的鬧鐘喚醒 Jin zao de nao zhong huan xing 是對靈魂的敲擊 Shi dui ling hun de qiao ji 如常的翻來覆去 Ru chang de fan lai fu qu 是對軀體的提醒 Shi dui qu ti de ti xing
窗邊光線撲朔迷離 Chuang bian guang xian pu shuo mi li 是回憶不甘離去 Shi hui yi bu gan li qu 只能讓宿醉肆意 Zhi neng rang su zui si yi
今夜的街邊燈火 Jin ye de jie bian deng huo 是溫熱的耳語 Shi wen re de er yu 目光的到達之地 Mu guang de dao da zhi de 想著未來和過去 Xiang zhe wei lai he guo qu
冬天來臨而惆悵心情 Dong tian lai lin er chou chang xin qing 怪罪天氣不穩定 Guai zui tian qi bu wen ding 可是心裡一直 Ke shi xin li yi zhi 一直想起 Yi zhi xiang qi 想起你的雙眼 Xiang qi ni de shuang yan 我的宿命 Wo de su ming
* 從未見過的海 Cong wei jian guo de hai 在你眼裡浮現出來 Zai ni yan li fu xian chu lai 拍打著寂寞等待 Pai da zhe ji mo deng dai 變成眼淚流了下來 Bian cheng yan lei liu le xia lai
** 從未見過的海 Cong wei jian guo de hai 若是天地雲煙消散 Ruo shi tian di yun yan xiao san 悲傷與快樂並排 Bei shang yu kuai le bing pai 不分晝夜我全部都愛 Bu fen zhou ye wo quan bu dou ai
外在的慾望讓我 Wai zai de yu wang rang wo 燒傷了平靜 Shao shang le ping jing 內在的聲音是你 Nei zai de sheng yin shi ni 給我的憧憬 Gei wo de chong jing
活著的意義在於追尋 Huo zhe de yi yi zai yu zhui xun 還是聽從命運 Hai shi ting cong ming yun 如果夜裡的我 Ru guo ye li de wo 保持清醒 Bao chi qing xing 那就是對你 Na jiu shi dui ni 深深著迷 Shen shen zhe mi
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從未見過的海 Cong wei jian guo de hai 只待天地雲煙消散 Zhi dai tian di yun yan xiao san 悲傷與快樂並排 Bei shang yu kuai le bing pai 不分晝夜我全部都愛 Bu fen zhou ye wo quan bu dou ai
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Repeat **
從未見過的海 Cong wei jian guo de hai 在我們眼裡浮現出來 Zai wo men yan li fu xian chu lai 命運的遺憾空白 Ming yun de yi han kong bai 變成眼淚流了下來 Bian cheng yan lei liu le xia lai
從未見過的海 Cong wei jian guo de hai 茫茫天地雲煙消散 Mang mang tian di yun yan xiao san 悲傷與快樂同在 Bei shang yu kuai le tong zai 告訴我們不要再等待 Gao su wo men bu yao zai deng dai
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Namo Changzu 10 Fang Fo,
Namo Changzu 10 Fang Fa,
Namo Changzu 10 Fang Shen,
Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Moni Fo x 3 times
Wu Sharng Sen Sen Wei Miao Fa, Bai Chien Wan Jie Nan Zhou Yu, Wo Jin Jian Wen De Shou Ze, Yuan Jie Ru Lai Zhen Shi Yi.
Chan Kui Wen.
Life's Main Reason Is Suffering (Sen Ming De Benze Se Tong Ku)
Life's Main Purpose Is To Seek Liberation (Sen Ming De Mu Ti Se Jie Toh)
Life's Main Motivation Is Compassion (Sen Ming De Yi Yi Se Chi Pei)
Bao Ji Ru Lai
Start - Basic (10.30 am)
Xu kung jin, Zung sherng jin, Niet pan jin, Wo yuan nai jin.
Hui hung zhun, zhung sharng jun, nit pun jun, ngo yun nai zhun.
<Not measured: Mouth (om soli soli..), Body (om sowa..) x3
Multiplier mantra 1x108 per day
Om Ram (use jixiang yin, thumb at 4th finger, use chanting beads x 108)
Om Chrine (7 times, one protect your house, three protects whole place, seventh protects the country, use jinguang yin, thumb closed by all fingers, use chanting beads x 108.
Earth Gods of Five Directions mantra
Namo Samanta Buddhanam Om Dulu Dulu Di Wei Soha) x3 per day>
Stupa mantra x3 per day, Done 230
A va la ka kia, 0.25 per day x108, Done 13
Sakyamuni Buddha mantra, 0.25 per day x108, Done 18
Om Mani Padme Hum, A Ah Sha Sa Ma Ha 1x108 per day, Done 52 days
Usnisa Vijaya mantra, Om Bhrum Soha - 1x108 per day, Done 52 days
Cundi Bodhisattva Mantra
(Namaḥ Saptānāṃ Samyaksaṃbuddha Koṭīnāṃ Tadyathā Oṃ Cale Cule Cundī) 0.25 per day x108, Done 25
Oṃ Cale Cule Cundī Svāhā 1 x 108, Done 96 days
<Om Bhrum 1x108 per the chanting bead>
Part 1 (11.30 am)
Om Vasudhare Svaha 1x108 per day, Done 49 days
Namo Samantha Buddhanam Om Mahakalaye Svaha 0.25 per day x108, Done 12.5
Om Mahakalaye Svaha x1080 per day, Done 50 days
(20x27x2 = 1080 or 60 x small beads)
(7x per day)
Zambala of Five Directions (Om Zambala Gari Zanayeh Soha), Done 359
Yellow Zambala (Om Zambala Zalendraye Soha), Done 359
Om Samaya Cha, Done 359
Part 2 (12.30 am), Lunch @ 1.30 pm
Medicine Buddha long mantra x3 per day, Done 154
Namo bhagavate bhaiśajyaguru vaidūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiśajye bhaiśajye bhaiśajya-samudgate svāhā.
Medicine Buddha heart mantra, 0.25 per day x108, Done 19.5
Makura (Buddhist Patron protector of the zodiac sign monkey), 7x per day, Done 555
Bhaisajya-guru-vaidurya-prabha-raja Tathagata
Akshobhaya (Pudong Rulai) x3 per day, Done 149
- Namo bhagavate Akshobhaya, tathagataya arhate samyaksambuddhaya
Tadyatha Om kamkani kamkani, Rochani rochani, Trotani trotani, Trasani trasani, Pratihana pratihana, Sarva karma paramparanime sarva sattvanancha svaha
(0.25 per day x108)
Manjushri mantra, Done 14.25
Om Avira Hum Kachara Mum Soha, Done 12.5
Earth store mantra (Om Pra Mani Dani Svaha), Done 12.5
7th Past Parents mantra (Namo Mi Li Duo Duo Poye Soha), Done 12.5
Long life mantra (Om Sam Mei Duo Fa Chi Lai Yu So Wa He), Done 12.5
Om ye ye nan, Done 17.5
Food mantra , Done 17.5
Water offering mantra, Done 17.5
Liberate small water being mantra, Done 17.5
Om Bo bo Ti li, Cher (li) To li, Dan tuo ye tuo ye, Done 17.5
Om Maiyura Krante Svaha, Done 17.5
Om Ah Hum, 1x108 per day, Done 57 days
Part 3 (3.30 pm)
Amitabha (Nian Fo) 1x108 (6 syllable), 2x108 (4 syllable) per day, Done 49 days
Avalokiteśvara 1x108 per day, Done 49 days
Mahasthamaprapta 1x108 per day, Done 49 days
Om Maitri Maha Maitri Maitriye Svaha (7x per day), Done 557
Ksitigarbha 1x108 per day, Done 49 days
[Yeok Yan Yuk Liew Ji, Sam (3) Sai Yat Cai Fatt, Yin Dong Yu Si Kun, Sum (heart) Zhou G Yu Loi.]
Heart sutra x3 per day, Done 225
Tadyatha om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha x108, Done 12.5
Compassionate mantra x3 per day, Done 225 Om Du lin, Du lin, Jia Du lin Soha x108, Done 12.5
Om Ji zhi ya Soha 0.25 per day x108, Done 14.25
7 Buddha Names x3 per day, Done 68 days
Eliminate karma by 7 buddhas mantra 0.25 per day x108, Done 13
Pureland rebirth mantra 0.25 per day x108, Done 12.5
Pureland Mantra (Om Pu Kam), Light mantra (Oṃ Amogha Vairocana Mahāmudrā Maṇipadma Jvālapravarttaya Hūṃ) 0.25 per day x108, Done 12.5
Acala Heart Mantra (Namah Samanta Vajranam Ham) 0.25 per day x108, Done 14
<Oṃ Bodhicittam Utpādayāmi>
Part 4 End (6.50 pm), Dinner @ 7.30 pm
(0.25 per day x108)
Tara mantras
- Green, Done 12.5
- White (Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jñana Pustim Kuru Svaha), Done 12.5
- Red, Done 12.5
Om Kurukulle Hrih Svaha, Done 365
Setrap mantra, Done 12.5
Dorje Shugden Mantra (Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha), Done 12.5
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Shanti Siddhi Hung ~ peace, Done 12.5
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Ayu Siddhi Hung
~ health, Done 12.75
[(7x per day)
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Punye Siddhi Hung
~ increase, Done 365
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Washam Kuru Ho
~ control, Done 365
Om Benza Wiki Bitana Rakya Rakya Hung
~ protection, Done 365
Namkar Barzin (Om Biyada-Par Dhama-Dhara Soha), Done 365]
~ Shize,
During pandemic, Om Benza Wiki Bitana Chintau Kuru Ye Soha, Done 12.5
~ Gyenze
(Om Benza Wiki Bitana Soha, Tseso Paljor Long Cho, Thamched Putrim Kuru Om), Done 12.5
Om Benza Satto Hung, Done 13.5
During 8 Kwanzai
(7x per day)
Surangama mantra, Done 365
Om Amarani Jivantiye Svaha, Done 365
Om Alolika Svaha, Done 365
Mahapratisara Bodhisattva
(Om Bhara Bhara Sambhara Sambhara Indriya Visudhani Ha Ha Ru Ru Ca Re Svaha), Done 365
Oṃ āḥ hūṃ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṃ, Done 365
Je Tsongkhapa/Jungkapa, Done 365
(Om Ah Guru Benzadhara Sumati Kirti Siddhi Hum Hum)
Om Garbe Ragam Soha, Done 365
Hum Mama Hum Ni Soha, Done 365
TADYATHA OM ANALE ANALE KHASAME KHASAME BHAYRE BHAYRE SAUMA SAUME SARVA BUDDHA ADISHTANA ADISHTITE SOHA OM SARVA TATHAGATHA USHINISHA SITATAPUTRA HUM PHAT HUM MAMA HUM NI SOHA
Target: Min 49 to 60 per month with 5 to 6 days of 8 kwanzai. Each time 26 to 34, each day 10 to 15 times until reached 49 to 60 or more.
Calculation:
49, 147, 343, 686, 1323, 12.25 (Jul 8th)
45, 135, 315, 630, 1215, 11.25
44, 132, 308, 616, 1188, 11
43, 129, 301, 602, 1161, 10.75
41, 123, 287, 574, 1107, 10.25
40, 120, 280, 560, 1080, 10
39, 117, 273, 546, 1053, 9.75
36, 108, 252, 504, 972, 9 (Jun 22)
35, 105, 245, 490, 945, 8.75
34, 102, 238, 476, 918, 8.5
33, 99, 231, 462, 891, 8.25
31, 93, 217, 434, 837, 7.75
30, 90, 210, 420, 810, 7.5
29, 87, 203, 406, 783, 7.25
28, 84, 196, 392, 756, 7
27, 81, 189, 378, 729, 6.75
26, 78, 182, 364, 702, 6.5
25, 75, 175, 350, 675, 6.25
24, 72, 168, 336, 648, 6 (Jun 15)
22, 66, 154, 308, 594, 5.5
20, 60, 140, 280, 540, 5
19, 57, 133, 266, 513, 4.75
15, 45, 105, 210, 405, 3.75
14, 42, 98, 196, 378, 3.5
13, 39, 91, 182, 351, 3.25
11, 33, 77, 154, 297, 2.75
10, 30, 70, 140, 270, 2.5
9, 27, 63, 126, 243, 2.25
8, 24, 56, 112, 216, 2
7, 21, 49, 98, 189, 1.75
6, 18, 42, 84, 162, 1.5
5, 15, 35, 70, 135, 1.25
4, 12, 28, 56, 108, 1 (May 25)
3, 9, 21, 42, 81, 0.75
2, 6, 14, 28, 54, 0.5
1, 3, 7, 14, 27, 0.25
Mantra of Ferocious Eating 殘食咒為(Namah samanta vajranam, trat, amogha canda, maha rosana, sphataya, hum, tramaya, hum trat ham mam)
+ Others:
Cui sui chow
Om tore tore cha tore so po ho
Om Am Bi Chanaga.
Om da de da de mohe dade svaha.
Om mani facili hum
Om Ami Dewa Hrih
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Just finished Ep 29 of Destined (2023). Now that we’re to the palace political arc of the drama, hopefully it will remain as engaging as the first 3/4 of the drama and not lose its steam.
Here’s hoping for a good ending and that the whole gang (Gu Jiu Si, Liu Yu Ru, Zhou Ye, Shen Ming, Ye Shi An, Ye Yun, Qin Wan Zhi, Yin Hong, and Mu Nan) will make it through without any deaths or betrayals 🤞🤞🤞Please, I already know Fan Yu will be swayed by his ego and envy to betray and work against Jiu Si, just please not the others and let everyone please remain well, in good relations, and alive by the end of this.
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