Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 006. The Hill of the Bell (El Cerro De La Campana) Collected in Trujillo, capital of the Department of La Libertad, by Carlota Linares M., a fifth-year high school student…
Huà lóng diǎn jīng (畫龍點睛 – 画龙点睛)
畫龍點睛 (Huà lóng diǎn jīng)(1) to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch(2) the crucial point that brings the subject to life(3) a few words to clinch the point From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=383 Wang Jia (王嘉) from the Jin Dynasty compiled the “Shiyi Ji (拾遺記), literally Remedy of…
005. The Old Man and Old Woman’s Hill
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 005. The Old Man and Old Woman’s Hill (El Cerro De La Vieja Y El Viejo) Collected in Lambayeque, Province of the Department of the same name, by Hilda Merea…
Zǐ zhī méi yǔ (紫芝眉宇 – 紫芝眉宇)
紫芝眉宇 (Zǐ zhī méi yǔ)Zizhi’s countenance / appearanceYour appearance (honorific) From link. The New Book of Tang – Biographies of Outstanding People – Yuan Dexiu (元德秀): Yuan Dexiu’s courtesy name was Zizhi (紫芝) and was a native of Henan. He was honest and simple… Dexiu loved literature, and composed ‘Fu of The Crippled Scholar (蹇士賦)’…
004. The Mysterious Boat
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Legend) 004. The Mysterious Boat (La Barquita Misteriosa) In the Department of Piura, as we all know, one can find the Cabo Blanco (e.g. White Cape). They say that something occurred…
Zhuān hèng bá hù (專橫跋扈 – 专横跋扈)
專橫跋扈 (Zhuān hèng bá hù)Imperious and arbitrary; domineering and unreasonable From link. Southern Dynasties – Song Dynasty – Fan Ye‘s “Book of the Later Han – Biography of Liang Ji“: The young emperor was intelligent, and he knew that Ji was arrogant. Once during a meeting with his ministers, he glanced at Ji and said:…
003. The Village of Narihuala
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Legend) 003. The Village of Narihuala (El Pueblo de Narihuala) From the District of Catacaos, Province and Department of Piura. Told by the 39-year old Mr. Néstor Zapata, to Dilna Zapata,…
Zì cán xíng huì (自慚形穢 – 自惭形秽)
自慚形穢 (Zì cán xíng huì)(1) to feel ashamed of one’s inferiority (idiom)(2) to feel inferior From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=210 “Ashamed of one’s own ugly appearance (自慚形穢)” was originally “Realization of my ugly appearance (覺我形穢)”. Historical records narrated that Wei Jie (衛玠) of the Jin Dynasty had a handsome appearance. He was well-known for his good looks, where…
002. The Beach of Yasila
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Legend) 002. La Playa De Yasila (The Beach of Yasila) From the Port of Paita, Piura Region. Told by señor Miguel Carrilo, 70 years old, to Consuelo Vatgas, a fourth-year high…
Zhuān xīn zhì zhì (專心致志 – 专心致志)
專心致志 (Zhuān xīn zhì zhì)With single-hearted devotion (idiom) From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=528 Mengzi was a great thinker from the Warring States period, with later generations honoring him as the Second Sage (亞聖). At the time, people were very dissatisfied with the way the King of Qi governed the state, and with the lack of assistance to the…