SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

achievement

  • Yī Míng Jīng Rén (一鸣惊人)

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    Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 一鸣惊人 Pinyin: yī míng jīng rén Literal Meaning: Its single cry stuns everyone. Figurative Meaning: Someone who stays obscure for a long time suddenly achieves remarkable success and amazes others. Cultural Background This is a classic inspirational Chinese idiom with two recorded ancient sources. It tells the story of a…

  • Prelude to Water Melody – Return to Jinggang Mountain [Mao’s Poems]

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    –Mao Zedong, May 1965 Long have I cherished ambitions soaring high;Now I climb Jinggang Mountain once again, nigh.A thousand miles to seek the old haunt, I hie;Its old face changed, with fresh charms it’s graced by.

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.23

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    Confucius said, “Young people are to be respected – how can we know that those who come after will not surpass us? Yet if someone reaches forty or fifty and remains unheard of, such a person is no longer worthy of respect.”

  • Caigentan 80. Backward vs. forward

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    It is better to safeguard what you have already accomplished than to crave for exploits of the future.