#qián

[elparaisodetlaloc]

[violetdisasterzone]

friendly psa for those who haven't read any of the Chinese version of svsss and/or don't know anything about Chinese: the characters for "luo" in Qiu Jianluo's name and Luo Binghe's name are not the same! Here's a brief explanation of each:

Qiū Jiǎnluó is 秋剪罗：

��/qiū means 'autumn' (same character as in 沈清秋/Shěn Qīngqiū)

剪/jiǎn is a 形声字, a phono-semantic (or sound-meaning) compound, which means one part indicates the sound and the other part gives its meaning. here, 前/qián on top relates to the pronunciation, and 刀/dāo, 'knife,' on the bottom gives its meaning, which is 'to cut.' it can be found most commonly in compounds like 剪刀 for 'scissors'

罗/luó is a super old character that originally related to catching birds in a net, its meaning has broadened quite a bit and is also present in a lot of 成语/idioms. note that this is pronounced with a rising tone!

Luò Bīnghé is 洛冰河：

洛/luò is part of the name of several irl rivers in China, and is the name of the river in svsss where Binghe was found as a baby. note that this is pronounced with a falling tone!

冰河/bīnghé is a compound word meaning glacier, with 冰 for ice and 河 for river

罗 vs 洛: as you can see, these characters have unique appearances and meanings. In the English translations, it's easy to think they're the same word since we don't have tones, but in Chinese, tone is a major distinguishing factor, so these are not pronounced the same. these characters are both common and would not be confused with each other.

I'm not trying to tell anyone what headcanons they can or can't have, but I do think it's important to remember that for those of us reading media like this in translation, and especially for those of us who are not Chinese, we aren't the target audience, and that means we're going to miss out on some stuff sometimes.

anyway this was more info than anyone wanted or needed, but if you didn't know this before I hope you learned something! and as always, disclaimer: I am not by any means an expert in Chinese names, nor am I fluent in the language! if you are either of these and I have said something incorrect, please feel free to correct me

[devout-khajiit]

Today's pop culture spirit is... Tamamo no Mae/Yùzǎo qián (玉藻前/玉藻前) from Onmyoji.

Tamamo no Mae's SP iteration is called Jinten Tamamo no Mae (燼天玉藻前), Jìntiān Yùzǎoqián (烬天玉藻前), or Blazing Tamamo No Mae.

Pictured above: Tamamo no Mae's SSR base skin and SP base skin.

Tamamo no Mae's SSR profile is as such:

The unfathomable great youkai Tamamo no Mae, possessing incomparable beauty and formidable demonic power. Has a deep friendship with Kuzunoha who is also a fox demon, they seemed to have made some kind of agreement. Although frequently appearing in the form of a elaborately dressed woman, the true appearance is not actually so.

And their SP profile is as such:

It was fate that robbed him of his family, and now he sees fate pushing both humans and spirits towards the abyss. Tamamonomae caught a glimpse of his fate during a conversation with a deity. Undaunted by the hardships that awaited him, he decided to head to the most cruel Realm of Trial, determined to change that tragic ending. The nine-tailed Tamamonomae passed through unbearable ordeals, retrieved the souls of his family, and returned to the mortal world with a whole new form.

Tamamo no Mae is seen as a crossdresser, which some fans take to represent some level of transness, albeit what kind of gender Tamamo no Mae has is undecided, over just being a crossdresser.

They are known to have had a family, a wife and kids, before they died. Their SP skin depicts them having gone to the Underworld for them.

You might call upon Tamamo no Mae for:

coping with loss

communing with the dead

obtaining a fox familiar

gender related things

reconnecting with lost people

Some Signs & Associations from Tamamo no Mae:

foxes & fox masks

transgender, nonbinary, xenogender pride flags

drum music

drag shows, outfits, etc

gender euphoria

Some Devotional Acts to Tamamo no Mae:

show love to your loved ones

pray to the deceased

crossdress

pursue your gender identity

perform work beyond the veil

Some Offerings to Tamamo no Mae:

fox masks

fox related things

drums

spider lily

hand plumed fans

[shimmeringweeds]

剪刀石头布. jiǎndāoshítoubù. Rock, Paper Scissors: English Translation!

In which they verbally rip each other to pieces before making up with a bestie handshake and declaring that, yeah, actually I’d rather live with all your faults before finding a new partner.

Video link: here starts about 1 min, after 算了把

As always I am a novice translating for fun. I do not speak any dialect of Chinese, this is not fluent, but I hope it is reliable enough to be insightful.

CXS

石头, 剪刀, 出不出拉倒

Shítou, jiǎndāo, chū bù chū lādǎo

Rock, scissors, can you even play them?

你的底牌就这一招

Nǐ de dǐpái jiù zhè yī zhāo

This hand is the only move you make

LG

摆烂, 自闭, 冷战又绝交

bǎilàn, zìbì, lěngzhàn yòu juéjiāo

You give up, close yourself off, break off another relationship (he’s referring to “rock” and “scissors,” symbolism… but ouch????)

你底牌也很无聊

Nǐ dǐpái yě hěn wúliáo

Your moves are also quite senseless

CXS

论阴阳怪气你第二没人第一

Lùn yīnyángguàiqì nǐ dì èr méi rén dì yī

Talk about eccentric, you are second to none.

LG

翻旧账你第一别谦虚

Fān jiùzhàng nǐ dì yī bié qiānxū

But to bring up old scores you’re first, don’t be modest ꉂꉂ◟(˃᷄ꇴ˂᷅๑)༡ god, I hope I translated that right

CXS

既然没诚意就和好暂停

Jìrán méi chéngyì jiù héhǎo zàntíng

Since there’s no good faith, let’s take a time out to make up. <- (oh? CXS being the bigger person?)

(Nope. They take a breath, then right back to it lol)

CXS

毒舌, 古板, 冷酷, 傲娇

dúshé, gǔbǎn, lěngkù, àojiāo

You have a venomous tongue , you’re old-fashioned, calloused, tsundere (no, really, apparently it’s a loan word. … CXS has a bit of a hard time saying truly mean things doesn’t he? He’s just spitting hard facts lol)

顶着扑克睑看谁都像没有还你钱

Dǐngzhe pūkè jiǎn kàn shéi dōu xiàng méiyǒu huán nǐ qián

Wearing a poker face like everyone owes you money <-okay, maybe he’s a little mean :)

LG

幼稚,冲动, 抠门 又愚蠢

Yòuzhì, chōngdòng, kōumén yòu yúchǔn

Childish, impulsive, stingy, and foolish.

相馆沒倒闭是奇迹

Xiàng guǎn méi dǎobì shì qíjī

It’s a miracle the photo studio hasn’t shut down

CXS

失败就怪我成功的全都归你

Shībài jiù guài wǒ chénggōng de quándōu guī nǐ

If it fails then blame me, success is all due to you

下次穿越你自己搞定

Xiàcì chuānyuè nǐ zìjǐ gǎodìng

Next time we traverse (time) you can handle it yourself (ooooh ouch. No, he knows what game he’s playing.)

LG

说到底这才是你的底气

Shuōdàodǐ zhè cái shì nǐ de dǐqì

In the end, this ability is your “breath,” (as in CXS is the one who breathes life into their ability? LG really switch back to complements in a hurry, huh)

合二为一是前提

Hé èr wéi yī shì qiántí

Combining two into one is the prerequisite

Refrain - accompanied by bestie handshake

揭开底牌

Jiē kāi dǐpái

Reveal your hand

契约绑是不可分离

Qìyuē bǎng shì bùkěfēnlí

This contract binding us is inseparable

彼此能力要共赢

Bǐcǐ nénglì yào gòngyíng

Our abilities demand mutual benefit

LG: 我预知末来

Wǒ yùzhī mò lái

I predict the future

CXS: 我穿越归去

Wǒ chuānyuè guī qù

I traverse back (in time)

Both: 若命运洗牌新的能力

Ruò mìngyùn xǐ pái xīn de nénglì

If fate reshuffles new abilities

新的伙伴到来

Xīn de huǒbàn dàolái

A new partner arrives

Xīn de huǒbàn dàolái

Huòxǔ bùrú nǐ

Perhaps not as good as you

这样想来你勉强可以

Zhèyàng xiǎnglái nǐ miǎnqiáng kěyǐ

I presume you can struggle through as it is.

(I’ll take your weaknesses to someone else’s strengths, is that how it is??????)

—————

That is where the encore bit ends. This next part must have been reserved for the play. I’m going to make guesses on who is singing in these lines and you are free give opinions .

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Both: 旧账放一边

Jiùzhàng fàng yībiān

Set side old quarrels,

CXS: 我只是在意不被认可

Wǒ zhǐshì zàiyì bù bèi rènkě

I just take to heart disapproval (not sure on this translation, but ouch my heart?)

我来协作

Wǒ lái xiézuò

I will cooperate

不甘心我总是闯祸

Bù gānxīn wǒ zǒng shì chuǎnghuò

Unresigned, I always bring trouble

??? 旧账都翻篇

Jiùzhàng dōu fān piān

All old quarrels turn a new page

LG: 也怪我曾经主导太多

Yě guàiwǒ céngjīng zhǔdǎo tài duō

It’s also my fault for controlling to much

??? 放眼未来不计前嫌

Fàngyǎn wèilái bu jì qiánxián

Look to the future, forgive and forget

解开底牌

Jiě kāi dǐpái

Unravel the (player’s) hand

契约绑是不可分离

Qìyuē bǎng shì bùkěfēnlí

This contract binding us is inseparable

彼此信任是唯一

Bǐcǐ xìnrèn shì wéiyī

Mutual trust is the only way

别回望过去

Bié huí wàng guòqù

Don’t look back at the past

别回望过去

Bié huí wàng guòqù

Don’t look back at the past

别在意将来

Bié zàiyì jiānglái

Don’t worry about the future

(别在意将来)

(Bié zàiyì jiānglái)

(Don’t worry about the future) <- current opinion? This is CXS. But I haven’t checked the poll.

面对将来无所畏惧

Miàn duì jiānglái wú suǒ wèijù

Face the future without fear

新的挑战到来

Xīn de tiǎozhàn dàolái

New challenges arrive

我终于明白

Wǒ zhōngyú míngbái

I finally understand

朋友才是最后的底牌

Péngyǒu cái shì zuìhòu de dǐpái

A capable friend is my final hand.

[xiangqiankua]

廢柴 thoughtfully warns you against money laundering.

洗錢 xǐ qián / launder money

防制 fáng zhì / to combat, counter (crimes, social issues)

申報 shēnbào / declare something (to customs)

依法 yīfǎ / according to the law

沒入 mòrù / confiscate (Pleco says variant of 沒收)

處以 chǔyǐ / mete out

罰鍰 fáhuán / a fine

[xuexishijian]

新年词汇

大家好，新年快乐！

I've been seeing New Year's posts and sayings all over social media lately, so I just wanted to make a post collecting some of the phrases I've seen.

恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái - may you have a prosperous New Year (财 indicating wealth and fortune)

恭贺新春/禧 gōng hè xīn chūn/xǐ - Happy New Year

龙年大吉 lóng nián dà jí - (wishing you) great luck (大吉) in the year of the dragon

身体健康 shēn tǐ jiàn kāng - (wishing you) health

万事兴隆/龙 wàn shì xīng lóng - may everything (万事) be prosperous (兴隆), with the pun that 隆 and 龙🐲 are homophones

龙/荣华富贵 lóng/róng huá fù guì - (wishing you) glory (荣华) and wealth (富贵), again playing with the similarities between 龙🐲 and 荣

龙凤呈祥 lóng chèng chéng xiáng - the dragon and the phoenix will bring luck

梦想成真 mèng xiǎng chéng zhēn - (may your) dreams come true

龙行龘龘 lóng xíng dá dá - (may you) fly like a dragon (i.e., upwards and full of energy)

3x 龍（龙) indicates the appearance of the flight of a dragon

生活䲜䲜 shēng huó yè yè - (may your) life be full of fish

4x 魚 (鱼) indicates abundance, prosperity

前程朤朤 qián chéng lǎng lǎng - (may) the road ahead be shining and splendid

4x 月 indicates brightness, shining

(for more discussion on the unique characters in these last three, see this post on Zhihu)

Hope everyone has a great Spring Festival and a Happy New Year!

春节快乐！

[buffetlicious]

A Hong Bao (红包) or Ang Pow in Hokkien is a gift of money packed into a red packet. Red is considered a symbol of luck, life and happiness. Hong baos are given as tokens of good wishes during auspicious occasions such as Chinese New Year and weddings.

There are no clear literary sources to trace the origin of the red envelope tradition. In China, during the Qin Dynasty, the elderly would thread coins with a red string. As the society progresses, yā suì qián (压岁钱) was evolved to be wrapped by red papers, since the red color symbolizes good fortune in Chinese tradition. Hong Bao (红包) previously called 压岁钱, which initially expresses the meaning of "money suppressing evil spirits". It's a tradition that during Chinese New Year, red envelopes are typically given by the married to the unmarried, most of whom are children. Because it's traditionally believed that children are easy to get hurt by evils, so people will give them 压岁钱 to protect them and that allow the younger generation to spend their year peacefully and safely.

Giving Ang Pow image from here.

[frosty-tian]

You know, Shu-Chen (淑珍) was initially meant to be a placeholder name, but my mind made the connection with the term ‘數錢 (Shù qián)’, which means ‘counting money’. For a character in a game that could very much be viewed as a criticism on capitalism, it kind of works.

(Actually did a double-check with parents and the name ‘Shu-Chen’ is a female only name, not unisex like the site had stated. But at the same time, don’t need to have a unisex name for a non-binary character.)

[longingforspace]

Time & Measurements for Xianxia/Wuxia Writers/RPers

I rp within some xianxia verses (mainly mxtx stuff) and I've noticed (and been told) that some people struggle with some things regarding time, measures and money. So, I made this quick, handy info post. This is not all there is and some of this has changed with time. If you want more in detailed information, I recommend you do some own research (I'm adding sources, so you can always start there).

Time

During Daylight: shí-kè (時–刻) Also known as Chinese double/dual hours. The day was divided in 12 shíchén (时辰), which is roughly a 2 hour slot. This is sometimes further divided into chū (first/initial hour, 初) and zhèng (central hour, 正). Each shíchén is also assigned a zodiac animal.

There was also a shorter measurement of time called kè (刻). The exact length of a kè was 1/100 of a day, which is either 24 min, 14.4 min or 14 min 24 seconds.

zǐ (子) (rat) - 23:00 chǒu (丑) (ox) - 01:00 yín (寅) (tiger) - 03:00 mǎo (卯) (rabbit) - 05:00 chén (辰) (dragon) - 07:00 sì (巳) (snake) - 09:00 wǔ (午) (horse) - 11:00 wèi (未) (sheep) - 13:00 shēn (申) (monkey) - 15:00 yǒu (酉) (chicken) - 17:00 xū (戌) (dog) - 19:00 hài (亥) (pig) - 21:00

(An incense stick time is usually somewhere between 15-30 min)

Distance, Length & Weight

Since the metric and imperial equivalent of these measurements have changed with time, I've decided to use the 1915 conversions of them, which roughly corresponds to some of the ancient and imperial conversions.

chĭ (尺) - 32 cm or 12.6 in bù (步) - 1.6 m or 5.2 ft lĭ (里) - 576 m or 630yd

jiāliàng (嘉量) - ancient volume measuring device • yuè (龠) - ~52 ml or 1.822 fl oz • gě (合) - ~103.5 ml or 3.644 fl oz • shēng (升) - ~1.035 litre or 1.822 pt • dŏu (斗) - ~10.35 litre or 2.278 gal • hú (斛) (10 dou) - ~51.8 litre or 11.39 gal

qián (錢) - ~3.7 g or 0.1316 oz liǎng (兩) - ~37 g or 1.316 oz jīn (斤) - ~ 597 g or 1.316 lb

Currency

Wén (文) was the main currency denomination and based on the tael system (liǎng, see weights above) where the value of the currency was based on its weight in liǎng. This was due to there not being a central mint for making of a currency. The currencies commonly came as round copper coins with a hole in the middle or silver or gold ingots, often shaped as 'boats' (but could come in any shape).

Copper coins were often put on a string and a string of 1000 wén, yīguàn qián (贯钱) (usually divided into ten sections of 100 coins), which would then be the equal of one liǎng of pure silver (or one silver ingot).

(Currency changed depending on region, so this is all general)

Sources

Chinese Ancient Currency

Chinese Cash - Wiki

Chinese Units of Measurement Explained

Chinese Weights and Measures

Chinese Zodiac Time

How Was Time Measured In Ancient China?

Traditional Chinese Timekeeping

[elparaisodetlaloc]

[negato-v]

System Chińskiego Imperium Enneagramu CH.I.N.K.E jest oparty na starochińskiej koncepcji filozoficznej Bagua - oto system triadyczny (zwany systemem trygramów) oparty na koncepcji dualności

Pierwszym wstępem, według systemu triadycznego CH.I.N.K.E, świat powstał z bezkształtu z punktu zharmonizowanego, zwanego Harmonijną Jednią, która wyłoniła dwie przeciwne siły.

Ostatecznie, mieszanie się tych przeciwnych sił w odpowiednich proporcjach oraz coraz to większe zagęszczanie ich, spowodowało strukturyzowanie się świata materialnego będącego odzwierciedleniem tych sił w określone typy Chińskiego Enneagramu.

Na tę chwilę obie siły będę oznaczać jako,

x (siła x)

y (siła y)

Siły, które zostały najmniej zmieszane zostały określone

- Ojcem 乾 (Qián) - czystą siłą X

- oraz Matką 坤 (Kūn) - czystą siłą Y

Siły zmieszane z przewagą energii X zostały określone jako 兑 (Duì), 离 (Lí) oraz 巽 (Xùn).

Siły zmieszane z przewagą energii Y są następujące - 震 (Zhèn), 艮 (Gèn) oraz 坎 (Kǎn).

Z energii zmieszanych najbardziej energię Y, sposród tych mających przewagę energii X zawiera - 兑 (Duì).

Zaś z energii zmieszanych najbardziej energię X, sposród tych mających przewagę energii Y zawiera - 艮 (Gèn).

Siła która pozostała w największej równowadze obu energii pozostaje w centrum nazywa się 太极 (Tài Jí), jest to odpowiednik typu 9 chińskiego Enneagramu

(Typ 九 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E)

Okreslając konkretnie te zestawy energetyczne, otrzymujemy poniższe typy:

Typ 1 兑 (Duì) - Typ 一 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 2 坤 (Kūn) - Typ 二 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 3 巽 (Xùn) - Typ 三 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 4 坎 (Kǎn) - Typ 四 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 5 艮 (Gèn) - Typ 五 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 6 震 (Zhèn) - Typ 六 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 7 离 (Lí) - Typ 七 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 8 乾 (Qián) - Typ 八 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 9 太极 (Tài Jí) - Typ Centralny - Typ 九 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

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[geoficpost]

Flag no. 88: Hakkar FR.

'Sup, my name is Xolotl and I'm working on a conworld/fictional country project called 'Universe J'! For my first post here, I'm sharing my most recent flag from a country I'm just beginning to work on: "Hakkar". Here are some details behind the flag:

Official name of the country: Federative Republic of Hakkar.

Location and continent: Fictional Asia, between fictional China and fictional Korea.

Form of government: Federal, presidential and democratic republic.

Official languages: Hakkari chinese, korean, english and japanese (don't worry, it has a good explanation lol).

Main inspiration for the country: Singapore if it was Korean or more Chinese, and located in East Asia (?).

The flag represents 3 key elements in the hakkari culture: the Korean and Chinese heritage in the country; the bagua, a staple of traditional Chinese philosophy; and a plum blossom as the national emblem, which it's recognized as the country's national flower.

The color red symbolizes good fortune, fire and prosperity; while blue stripes represent the sea in both ends, as the country is located in a peninsula. The same two colors on the bagua, however, represent blood and harmony. The lighter shade of red around the horizontal qián subtly symbolizes China and its importance on hakkari culture.

Important note: my versions of China and Korea are called "Kailan" and "Dharea" respectively. I'll post about them later if that's cool.

[freisende]

Faraway Wanderers (天涯客/Tian Ya Ke) Audio Drama Season 2 Ending Song - Wandering for Spring Faraway (天涯寻春/Tian Ya Xun Chun) Lyrics & Translation

Youtube Music Lyric Video: here

📌Original Production Team ℗ 2021 猫耳FM:

•Vocal Solo: Kē Mùqīng (柯暮卿)

•Composer: Wáng hányīlín (王韩伊淋)

•Lyricist: Míng huáng (冥凰)

•Arranger: Lǐ Dàbái (李大白) & Dèng jié len (邓杰len)

•Guitar: Dà Niú (大牛)

•Harmony Vocals: Wáng Hányīlín (王韩伊淋)

•Mixing Engineer: Zhǎng Yuān (长渊)

•Supervisor: Gūgū (咕咕)

•Executive Producer: Māoěr FM (猫耳FM)

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Wandering for Spring Faraway

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

客行天涯谁敌谁友

Kè xíng tiān yá shéi dí shéi yǒu 

十载烟云一杯酒

shí zài yān yún yī bēi jiǔ 

身似飞絮过江南锦绣

shēn shì fēi xù guò jiāng nán jǐn xiù 

冰消后 

bīng xiāo hòu

花月遥对平江柳 

huā yuè yáo duì píngjiāng liǔ 

Pre-chorus 1:

江湖一醉大梦三秋

jiānghú yī zuì dà mèng sān qiū 

人心善恶只为情仇

rén xīn shàn è zhǐ wéi qíng chóu

却不忘萍水知交许白首

què bù wàng píng shuǐ zhī jiāo xǔ bái shǒu 

Chorus:

不过蓬蒿旧梦

bù guò péng hāo jiù mèng 

自在余生 懒知欢与恨

zì zài yú shēng lǎn zhī huān yǔ hèn 

偏要刀剑交锋 

piān yào dāo jiàn jiāo fēng 

把盏笑问 慰这孤独人

bǎ zhǎn xiào wèn wèi zhè gūdú rén 

渺渺黄泉 只葬狂嗔

miǎomiǎo huáng quán zhǐ zàng kuáng chēn 

茫茫鬼蜮 谁为谁掌灯

mángmáng guǐ yù shéi wèi shéi zhǎng dēng 

此处长明 有红尘

cǐ chù cháng míng yǒu hóngchén 

Verse 2:

万鬼成窟 寸光微漏

wàn guǐ chéng kū cùn guāng wēi lòu 

一面惊鸿白衣瘦

yī miàn jīng hóng bái yī shòu 

倾心日久薄衾胜貉裘

qīng xīn rì jiǔ báo qīn shèng háo qiú 

如厮守 巴山夜雪也暖昼

rú sī shǒu bāshān yè xuě yě nuǎn zhòu

Pre-chorus 2:

玉壶冰心辗转谁手

yù hú bīng xīn niǎn zhuǎn shéi shǒu 

情丝剥尽才知剔透

qíng sī bō jǐn cái zhī tī tòu 

最不忍一眼春风难如旧

zuì bù rěn yī yǎn chūn fēng nán rú jiù 

Chorus:

不过蓬蒿旧梦

bù guò péng hāo jiù mèng 

自在余生 懒知欢与恨

zì zài yú shēng lǎn zhī huān yǔ hèn 

偏要刀剑交锋 

piān yào dāo jiàn jiāo fēng 

把盏笑问 慰这孤独人

bǎ zhǎn xiào wèn wèi zhè gūdú rén 

渺渺黄泉 只葬狂嗔

miǎomiǎo huáng quán zhǐ zàng kuáng chēn 

茫茫鬼蜮 谁为谁掌灯

mángmáng guǐ yù shéi wèi shéi zhǎng dēng 

此处长明 有红尘

cǐ chù cháng míng yǒu hóngchén 

Last Chorus:

不过 天光一缕

bù guò tiān guāng yī lǚ 

生死几轮 何幸付热忱

shēng sǐ jǐ lún hé xìng fù rè chén 

哪管 前尘旧闻

nǎ guǎn qián chén jiù wén 

是假是真 心动有余温

shì jiǎ shì zhēn xīn dòng yǒu yú wēn 

迢迢风崖 无可容身

tiáo tiáo fēng yá wú kě róng shēn 

痴痴人间 从不止方寸

chī chī rén jiān cóng bù zhǐ fāng cùn 

天涯解剑 好寻春

tiān yá jiě jiàn hǎo xún chūn

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English Translation:

Verse 1:

Wandering faraway; who is the enemy and who is a friend of the wanderer?

During these ten years of mist and clouds along with a cup of wine,

This body is like a fluttering silk flying through the beautiful city of Jiangnan;

After the ice melts, the flowers and the moon are far away facing towards the willows of Pingjiang river.

Pre-chorus 1:

Intoxicated in a drunken dream of three autumns[1] in the Jianghu,[2]

The good and evil of the human heart are solely for love and grievance,

Yet still not able to forget the promise with a lifelong friend to age old together…

Chorus:

Yet like this ancient dream of grasses,

Now unrestrained for the rest of lifetime, too apathetic to know pleasure and regrets.

Only longing to engage in a battle of dancing with swords,

Holding a cup of wine, inquiring with a smile to comfort this solitude man.

Deep madness and anger merely buried in the vast Underworld,[3]

Yet who is the one holding the lantern in the spectral ghost valley and for whom?

Here in this place forever, exists the mundane world[4] with eternal light.

Verse 2:

Ten thousand ghosts fill through the opening of the light ray exposure;

Turning to one side, there is the lean, graceful white robe of a certain person.

Enchanted and fell in love after long days, even a thin quilt feels much warmer than a raccoon fur coat. 

As long as we stay together, even the cold, snowy night in Bashan feels as warm as it does during the day.

Pre-chorus 2:

Whose hand is it that passes right through the jade pot of an icily cold heart?

Not unless this thread of love is plucked out [5] that the truth can be clear;

The most unbearable thing to look at is the fact that this spring breeze will never be the same anymore.

Chorus:

Yet like this ancient dream of grasses,

Now unrestrained for the rest of lifetime, too apathetic to know pleasure and regrets.

Only longing to engage in a battle of dancing with swords,

Holding a cup of wine, inquiring with a smile to comfort this solitude man.

Deep madness and anger merely buried in the vast Underworld,

Yet who is the one holding the lantern in the spectral ghost valley [6] and for whom?

Here in this exact place forever, exists the mundane world with eternal light.

Break:

But through this one ray of light,

How fortunate to be able to pay back this passion surrounding several rounds of life and death?

Yet who cares about those past events?

Truth or false; this heartbeat clearly still lingers with warmth!

Last Chorus:

The wind peak cliff is far away; there is no place to shelter in,

This foolish world is never limited to a square inch.

Unsheathing the sword, wandering for good spring in faraway.

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*Translator's Notes:

The literal title of this song is “Looking for Spring in the End of the World”, but I translated it more in Faraway Wanderers’ version: “Wandering for Spring Faraway”.

[1]: Chinese proverb, one day like three autumns: missing someone (most cases, lovers) felt eternally long, even one day feels like waiting three autumns to pass. 

[2]: Jianghu, refers to Chinese wuxia, xianxia world (the martial arts world)

[3]: literally written “The Yellow Springs”, which means the Underworld (where the dead go in the afterlife)

[4]: Red dust means mundane world

[5]: in my opinion, can also refer to the phrase “tug/pluck at one’s heartstrings” which means to stir up emotions. 

[6]: Ghost den, but in case of Tian Ya Ke I would like to translate it as valley :D

*Jiangnan, Pinjiang are the names of region in China.

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[nickiisthings]

一耳三鉗

During the Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the last imperial dynasty that ruled over China, there were numerous ways to distinguish between a Han lady and a Manchurian one, spanning from hairstyle to attire and jewelry. Among these, my personal favorite distinction are earrings. A Manchurian lady was required to wear the three-row earrings, known in Chinese as 一耳三鉗 (yī êr sān qián), for any public appearances. These exquisite earrings where made up of six total with three worn in each ear.

they consisted of pearls which ranged in quality based on the wearer’s socioeconomic status.

Concubines and nobles would commonly use jade gold and silver while commoners would use copper.

[heymeowmao]

LYN, on ZLH's singing. (x)

LYN: In any case, during the process I understood the charm of his singing. There’s nothing wrong with me phrasing it like that, right? I understood the charm of his singing. That’s why in the show I kept cueing him, saying, “I don’t want to hear anyone else sing. I want to hear ZLH.” “Sing something. Come on, let’s do it together!” Actually- it’s because he’s a new player, so I wanted to break the ice with some playful ribbing. He didn’t sing, and it’s not like I would have FORCED him! But it ended up becoming a small inside joke. I said to him, “I just want to hear you sing. I’m begging you. Please!” But through the process of the show, we continued joking like this. And he can take a joke, too. He’d say, “I won’t sing!” so I replied, “If I send you 100rmb, will you sing? I’m begging.” We’ll make these types of jokes.

LYN: But after we finished recording and I got home and was lying on my bed, I started thinking: “Was that problematic?” When the show airs, would people think, “LYN, why are you such a terrible person? Are you making fun of him?? What do you mean by that? You’re a singer, so you sound nice and that makes you think you can make fun of others?” I was lying on my bed, thinking of this problem. “You’re forcing him! You’re-” /cuts himself off/ “-bullying new players!”

LYN: I was thinking of this problem, tossing and turning, and couldn’t sleep for a long time. I was thinking to myself, “It’s fine, right? People will know I was joking?” “I don’t need to bring him down just to prove how great of a singer I am, there’s no need for that! I’m not going to benefit in any way from doing that.” I just kept thinking about it. After a few days of mulling it over I decided it wasn’t a big deal. If we’re all getting along well then no one would think in that direction. Anyway, I just want to share that I’m a little 前怕狼后怕虎 (qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ; lit. fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind; needless fears)

- LYN Livestream _ 2024.04.08, 4:14:29-4:18:06

[beyondthebcundary]

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Cat girl Yoshi

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