入吾彀中 (Rù wú gòu zhōng) Literal Interpretation: Enter my snare (trap) From https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E5%85%A5%E5%90%BE%E5%BD%80%E4%B8%AD/697960 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period – Wang Dingbao (王定保) – Collected Sayings in Tang Dynasty – Volume 1: “He looked at the new jinshi recipients filing out [from the office] and happily said: ‘The talented men in this world have all…
070. The Purest Blood
070. The Purest Blood (La Sangre Más Pura) In ancient times, before the grass, birds, animals and vermin forgot their [spoken] language, there lived a magnanimous king full of [wonderful] traits: he was sincere, kind, and loved his subjects, whom he considered little less than his own children. This king had a son who was…
Rú yú dé shuǐ (如魚得水 – 如鱼得水)
如魚得水 (Rú yú dé shuǐ) Like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one’s proper surroundings Source: Records of the Three Kingdoms – Book of Shu – Biography of Zhuge Liang So he became closer to Liang. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were not happy [about this]. Lord [Liu Bei…
069. The Heir To The Crown
069. The Heir To The Crown (El Heredero De La Corona) Once upon a time there was a newlywed king and queen who had a son. A month after his birth, they were about to celebrate the christening of the child when a fairy appeared and said to the king: Your Majesty, this child will…
Rú shì zhòng fù (如釋重負 – 如释重负)
如釋重負 (Rú shì zhòng fù) (1) as if relieved from a burden (idiom)(2) to have a weight off one’s mind From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=619 Duke Zhao (昭公) of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period was a son of one of Duke Xiang (襄公)’s concubines (or a bastard son, e.g. 庶子). He ascended to the throne at…
068. The Evil Baker
068. The Evil Baker (La Hornera Malvada) Once upon a time there was a baker who had a very evil heart. She was married to a widower with two small children, a boy and a girl, but she did not love them at all and [, in fact,] was fed up with them. One day,…
Rú huǒ rú tú (如火如荼 – 如火如荼)
如火如荼 (Rú huǒ rú tú) (1) like wildfire, like thistles (2) unstoppable (3) enthusiastic atmosphere (4) prospering, flourishing From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=35 According to the “Guoyu (Discourses of the States) – Wu Yu (吳語, Discourses of Wu)”, in the Springs and Autumn Period, after King Fuchai of Wu defeated the State of Yue, he sent troops to…
067. The Rooster And The Icicle
067. The Rooster And The Icicle (El Gallo Y El Carámbano) One beautiful winter morning when there was lots of sunshine but [also] very cold because of the frost that had developed the night before, a very presumptuous rooster who loved to show off [and make a fool of himself] was wandering about from one…
Rén yán kě wèi (人言可畏 – 人言可畏)
人言可畏 (Rén yán kě wèi) (1) Gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) (2) Lit. Be fearful of people’s words Source: Classic of Poetry – The Odes of Zheng – A Request To Zhongzi – Do I care for them? But I dread the talk of the people. You, O Zhong, are to be loved, but…
066. The Green Barretina
066. The Green Barretina (La Barretina Verde) [Nguyen: Per wikipedia, a barretina is a traditional hat that was frequently worn by men in parts of the Christian cultures of the Mediterranean Sea such as Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Provence, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Sardinia, part of Naples, part of the Balkans and parts…