FWD: Remember Stories?
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From: Jacqueline L <jacquelinejlin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 at 18:01
Subject: Remember stories?
To: <info.hatchseries@gmail.com>
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\_\(_|_) chinese idioms triptych \_\(_|_)
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__( >O< ) jacqueline jing lin, 2020 __( >O< )
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( | )/_/ 井底之蛙 ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) (jîng dî zhī wā) __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) FROG IN THE WELL \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ There was once a frog that lived in a well. ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) One day, a soft-shelled turtle came by and told him __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) about the sea. \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ "The sea?" Said the frog. _ _ __
( | )/_/ "Hah! It's nothing but paradise in here. I assure you ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) there is no place in the world that is better __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) than inside this well. \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ Why don't you come down here and share my joy?" _ _ __
( | )/_/ The turtle tried, and failed as the mouth of the well ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) was too small. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) "Why don't you go see the sea instead?" \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ Moral: Some ignorant people know nothing ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) and refuse to know beyond their own world. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) source: wikipedia \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ 鶴立雞群 ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) (hè lì jī qún) __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) CRANE IN A FLOCK OF CHICKENS \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ Ji Shao, an aide to Emperor Jin Hui. ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) during the Jin Dynasty, was handsome and talented. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) Once, when his country was being invaded, \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ he accompanied Emperor Jin Hui in defending the country, _ _ __
( | )/_/ but, unfortunately, they lost the war. ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) Most of the soldiers died or deserted, but Ji Shao __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) stayed with the emperor to protect him. \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ Upon seeing this, the people were moved and said: _ _ __
( | )/_/ ”Ji Shao is like a crane standing among chickens, ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) preeminent and superior.” __( >O< )
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_ _ __ This idiom is currently used to describe _ _ __
( | )/_/ prominent people with good looks and impressive ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) abilities among a crowd. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) source: echineselearning.com \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ 畫龍點睛 ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) (huà lóng diân jīng) __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) PAINT THE DRAGON DOT THE EYE \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ Back during the Southern Liang Dynasty (502–557 C.E.) ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) lived a painter named Zhang Sengyao who was known for __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) their incredible lifelike paintings. The Zhaoling \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ Prince of Liang Dynasty was visiting the Yicheng Temple _ _ __
( | )/_/ just outside of Nanjing City when he noticed a ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) three-dimensional floral motif on the gate painted by __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) Zhang. The flowers were in different shades of red \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ and green. From afar, they looked three-dimensional, _ _ __
( | )/_/ yet up close, they were flat. ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) The prince was so impressed that he nicknamed __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) the temple after the technique Zhang used. \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ A devout Buddhist, Zhang was one day commissioned _ _ __
( | )/_/ to paint four dragons on a wall of Anle Temple. ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) As Zhang diligently got to work on their masterpiece, __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) curious onlookers admired their prowess. \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ By the time Zhang finished, the onlookers _ _ __
( | )/_/ couldn’t help but notice that they had missed something ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) pretty obvious—the dragons’ eyes. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) No, Zhang was not negligent—they did this on purpose. \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ “The eyes are the spirit of the dragon,” they explained. _ _ __
( | )/_/ “The other parts are just the form. ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) Once you add the eyes, you are giving it life force, __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) and it will fly away.” \_\(_|_)
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( | )/_/ Even in ancient China, a land of magic and miracles, ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) the bystanders found this just a tad farfetched. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) Sure, Zhang’s painting was lifelike, but they weren't \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ buying this whole “flyaway painting” business. _ _ __
( | )/_/ So, with four dabs of their ink brush, Zhang ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) dotted the eyes, giving pupils to two of the dragons. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) At this, a lightning bolt suddenly struck the wall \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ where the dragons were painted. _ _ __
( | )/_/ The two flew out of the wall, soared into the sky, ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) and disappeared in the distance. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) The other two pupil-less dragons remained \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ as paintings on the wall. _ _ __
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__( >O< ) This story is the source of the idiom, __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) “paint the dragon, dot the eyes” \_\(_|_)
_ _ __ It means adding the finishing touches to _ _ __
( | )/_/ something already very good, ( | )/_/
__( >O< ) achieving perfection. __( >O< )
\_\(_|_) Source: Shen Yun Performing Arts \_\(_|_)
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Jacqueline Lin
IG: @digijing