Chinese Proverbs This channel features a Chinese proverb weekly, talking about its origin and current usage. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/ Podcast Copyright 2006 Haiwang Yuan http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Wed, 03 May 2006 10:23:00 CST haiwang.yuan@wku.edu Wed, 03 May 2006 10:23:00 CST 60 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.2.0) Diligence Is Priceless Treasure; Prudence Is Protective Charm This proverb is allegedly attibuted to Jiang Taigong, a military strategist 600 years before Sun Zi, author of the Art of War. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/qinweiwujiabao.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Sun, 18 June 2006 00:11:00 CST Undergo Self-Imposed Hardships to Harden One's Resolve The proverb Wo xin chang dan traces to a historical event taking place 2500 years ago. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/woxinchangdan.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Thur, 15 June 2006 02:19:00 CST Whoever Started the Trouble Should End It This proverb originated from a story recorded in a Buddhist scripture compiled by a Chinese scholar in the sixteenth century. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/jieling.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Mon, 05 June 2006 10:19:00 CST Bull-headed Ghost and Snake-bodied Spirit This proverb originated from a Tang poet in early 800 when he commented on another poet's style of fantasy. He said that the degree of fantasy was more than that of niu2-gui3-she2-shen2 or bull-headed ghost and snake-bodied spirit. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/niuguisheshen.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Tue, 30 May 2006 04:06:00 CST Too Numerous to Record Recently the Taiwan leader Chen Shuibian made a blunt when he used the proverb qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1 to praise volunteers who helped collect trash on a beach. Despite its literal meaning, the proverb is only used in connection with bad deeds. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/qingzhunanshu.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Tue, 23 May 2006 01:00:00 CST Bird Jingwei Tries to Fill Up the Sea This proverb goes back to over 2000 years in history. It tells of a legendary Chinese primordial emperor's daughter drowned in the sea turned into a bird and tried to avenge herself by filling the sea up with twigs and stones she picked up from a mountain. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/jingwei.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Wed, 17 May 2006 15:29:00 CST Water Floats and Overturns a Boat This is a proverb originated from Xun Zi, a Confucian scholar and official over two thousand years ago. It means people can keep one in office one day and kick him out the other if they choose. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/shuizezaizhou.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Tue, 09 May 2006 11:56:00 CST Climbing a Tree to Catch Fish This is a proverb originated from Mencius, a Confucian as great as Confucius. http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/podcast/proverbs/yuanmuqiuyu.mp3 haiwang.yuan@wku.edu podcast Wed, 03 May 2006 10:23:00 CST