SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Feng Menglong

  • 立锥之地 (lì zhuī zhī dì)

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    Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 立锥之地Pinyin: lì zhuī zhī dìLiteral Meaning: Land enough only to stick an awl into. Figurative definition An extremely tiny patch of ground. Most often it means having no place to live or no property, describing utter destitution or total lack of shelter. Cultural & historical background The idiom first appears…

  • The Alchemist’s Finger

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    A poor scholar one day met an old friend who had become an immortal.

  • Tree forks

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    The people living on a certain region use tree forks for stool legs.

  • Half Day of Leisure

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    A high official paid a visit to a monastery. The monk in charge, having been notified of this previously, had made meticulous preparations for this occasion.