The Devil – El DiabloFrom Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 079. The Bucktoothed Child (El Niño Dentudo) (1910.) A tenant farmer was walking quietly along the edge of a fence when he heard some baby cries coming from a bush; he…
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Yǔ máo wèi fēng (羽毛未豐 – 羽毛未丰)
羽毛未豐 (Yǔ máo wèi fēng)Lit. Feathers Not Yet Fully Grown From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=553 Su Qin, courtesy name Jizi (季子), was a native of Luoyang and a proponent of the Vertical Alliance system (縱橫), who together with Zhang Yi (張儀) were students of Guiguzi. According to the Zhan Guo Ce – First Book of Qin, after he…
078. The Cleric
Treasures – TesorosFrom Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 078. The Cleric (El Clerigo) (Told by D. Francisco Vásquez, in 1911.)A long time ago no one dared to walk certain alleys near the Putagán river, because out of the blue, without anyone…
Yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng (有誌者事竟成 – 有志者事竟成)
有誌者事竟成 (Yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng)1. A really determined person will find a solution (idiom);2. Where there’s a will, there’s a way From link. Source: Southern Dynasties – Song – Fan Ye (范曄) – Book of the Later Han – Biography of Geng Yan: “While in Nanyang (南陽) you had proposed this grand strategic…
077. The Two Travelers
Treasures – TesorosFrom Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 077. The Two Travelers (Los Dos Viajeros) (Told by D. Francisco Vásquez, in 1911.)Two men had gone out on an excursion on foot, and after a long walk they got lost and, being…
Yǒu shì wú kǒng (有恃無恐 – 有恃无恐)
有恃無恐 (Yǒu shì wú kǒng)Secure in the knowledge that one has backing From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=593 The Zuo Zhuan recorded that in the summer of the 26th year of the reign of Duke Xi of Lu, Duke Xiao of Qi personally led troops to attack the northern border of Lu. After Duke Xi of Lu heard of…
076. The Buried Treasures Under the Orange Tree
Treasures – TesorosFrom Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) TreasuresInformation: 076. The Buried Treasures Under The Orange Tree (El Entierro Del Naranjo) (Told in 1911 by 55-year old D. J. Andrés González, of Santiago.) In 1890, more or less, in a house…
Yǒu míng wú shí (有名無實 – 有名无实)
有名無實 (Yǒu míng wú shí)(0) having a title in name only(1) lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name(2) nominal From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=1283 The Discourses of the States – Discourses of Jin – 8th Chapter (國語．晉語八) contains the following story: One day, the Jin’s high official Shu Xiang (叔向) paid Han Xuanzi…
075. The Cliff of the Muleteer
Curse – MaldicionFrom Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 2 – Myths, Traditions, Things (Mitos, Tradiciones, Casos) 075. The Cliff of the Muleteer (El Risco Del Arriero) (1910).In the hill of the Petacas, province of Colchagua, there is a very large cliff which has a yellowish spot that resembles a…
Yì jūn tū qǐ (異軍突起 – 异军突起)
異軍突起 (Yì jūn tū qǐ)To emerge as a new force to be reckoned with From link. Source: Western Han – Sima Qian – Records of the Grand Historian – Biography of Xiang YuThese young men wanted to establish Ying as their leader, with them wearing deep-green headbands to distinguish themselves from the other factions.少年欲立嬰便為王，異軍蒼頭特起。（西漢·司馬遷《史記·項羽本紀》） In…