What’s up with Chengyu 成語好有事
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Welcome to "What's Up with Chengyu," your weekly dive into fascinating Mandarin idioms! 🎧
We explore the origins and meanings of "chengyu," offering insights for 📚language learners, 🏺history buffs, and 🌏culture enthusiasts alike. Uncover ancient wisdom and expand your Mandarin vocabulary with me! 🎙️
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Welcome to "What's Up with Chengyu," your weekly dive into fascinating Mandarin idioms! 🎧 We explore the origins and meanings of "chengyu," offering insights for 📚language learners, 🏺history buffs, and 🌏culture enthusiasts alike. Uncover ancient wisdom and expand your Mandarin vocabulary with me! 🎙️ Follow "What's Up with Chengyu" wherever you listen to the show, and Instagram @whatsuppwithchengyu for updates and bonus content. Join our community of language lovers - hit follow now! For inquiries 📧 amofutbol@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting
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S2E08| Smoke and mirrors 聲東擊西
8/14/2024
聲東擊西
Master the art of surprise to outsmart your opponents! Discover how a Han Dynasty general used a clever decoy tactic to secure victory. Tune in to this episode to learn more!
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S2E07 | Everything everywhere all is silence 萬籟俱寂
5/1/2023
萬籟俱寂 <wàn lài jù jí>
How do you describe silence? You might be able to pick up some idea from the poet 常建 cháng jiàn, who's known for his crafted words in portrait the mountain scenery and temples. Join me in this episode as we delve into the beauty of nature through the eyes of the ancient Chinese poet, and get to know a little more about what motivated him to create.
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Duration:00:08:20
S2E06 | You don't know the power of music until you listen 靡靡之音
4/3/2023
Are you a music enthusiast? Music has the power to trigger our emotions, evoke memories, and transport us to different states of being. But there is a type of music that can be described as "music of dissipation", according to the philosopher Hán Fēi Zǐ (韓非子). In this episode, we'll explore the origin of 靡靡之音 mǐ mǐ zhī yīn, and discover what this phrase can teach us about the power of music.
Let's delve into the world of 靡靡之音.
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S2E05 | #1 Don't for communication 對牛彈琴
2/28/2023
We all experienced this frustration. Spend a lot time and energy talking to others and only realize they didn't get it or not evening listening.
Here is the advice from 牟子/móuzi/, an ancient Chinese scholar, don't play music to cows 對牛彈琴
More about 琴
✅琴瑟和鳴
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S2E04 | Valentine's Day special 琴瑟和鳴 河東獅吼
2/12/2023
The relationship has always been an essential element toward happiness in life. A poetry published in 700 BC tells us what a perfect relationship looks like or sounds like in the case of this weeks idiom
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S2E03 | Festival vibe is 人聲鼎沸 鑼鼓喧天
1/20/2023
🐰Lunar New Year 🧧 is just around the corner!
Before I head to Japan for a long waiting (3 years!) holiday, here are the idioms commonly used to describe the new year celebrations.
If you are the FOMO type,
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S2E02 | When she left but not her voice 餘音繞樑
1/4/2023
Is there a track that keeps playing in your head even when the music stops?
And who’s voice is euphoric that you just can’t have enough?
> is the idiom to describe that music or voice brings euphoria to you and lasting in the air as if you can still hear it. Not a spooky story at all, let’s find out!
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Duration:00:05:28
S2E01 | How about working someone with reputation 如雷貫耳?
12/12/2022
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S1E12 | How you get 洛陽紙貴 in digital age? Last episode of the season too!
11/6/2022
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S1E11 | When boss gets angry, you 噤若寒蟬
10/30/2022
Shout out to the audience from Richardson Taxes. Thank you for your support!
Sometimes silence is golden. Sometimes, you don't want to have people 噤若寒蟬 jìn ruò hán chán.
Find out the origin in today's podcast!
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Duration:00:06:45
S1E10 | Long weekend trip was 十全十美 until...
10/23/2022
Back from my family trip and something else so I had to take another week off from it.
First, if you are looking for a catchy name for your clinic, our first idiom is something to consider.
十全十美 shí quán shí měi. Find out why in today's episode!
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Duration:00:06:48
S1E09 | Your urban survival toolkit 勾心鬥角
10/2/2022
Fight doesn't always involved guns and knifes. Morden day competition at office and politics have more conspiracy plots and intrigue.
You don't need to participate in any but definitely would be useful to spot the 勾心鬥角 at workplace.
Let's find out the story behind the idiom.
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Duration:00:07:27
S1E08 | Make your teacher proud 青出於藍
9/25/2022
A student's achievement is the teacher's too. And the only reason we made progress is the younger generation outdo the pervious.
And 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán is the best way you express your gratitude to those who helped you accomplished your challenges.
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S1E07 | Ukraine strikes back 勢如破竹
9/18/2022
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S1E06 | Take a walk when 光風霽月
9/11/2022
It's Mid Autumn Festival 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié this Saturday!
People celebrate differently throughout the time but it's always about the moon 🌕 and mooncake 🥮
Find out why when 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè is the perfect time to take a walk in this episode.
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Duration:00:07:34
S1E05 | Everyday in this summer 汗流浹背
9/4/2022
It's September! For some, it's the end of summer.
How would you summarize your summer? 汗流浹背hàn liú jiá bèi is something we all shared I believe.
Listen now and tell me if you are one of us!
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Duration:00:07:39
S1E04 | Rules of war or war without rules 兵不厭詐
8/28/2022
Do you agree it's all fair in love and war? Especially at war, is deception part of the strategy?
Hán Fēi Zǐ (韓非子), the icon from Legalism gave his thought in one idom bīng bú yàn zhà 兵不厭詐 and an intriguing story. Let hear it.
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Duration:00:07:45
S1E03 | When in the ghost month 鬼鬼祟祟
8/21/2022
A different arrangement was made this week, tell me how do you think about it?
Today’s idiom is guǐ guǐ suì suì
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Duration:00:06:21
S1E02 | Living in the city be like 車水馬龍
8/14/2022
Welcome to the second episode of show!
The idiom of the week is chē shuǐ mǎ lóng
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Duration:00:04:53
S1E01 | Flight like Xiang Yu 所向披靡
8/6/2022
Welcome to the FIRST episode of show!
Our very first idiom is suǒ xiàng pī mǐ 所向披靡
It's from one of the most well-known stories between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. So let's find out what happened between them.
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Duration:00:04:50