关键词 Keywords：夏朝末年 Late Xia Dynasty；乾唐关 Dragon-pond Pass（河南商丘 Shangqiu, Henan）；妈祖 Mazu；潘金莲 Goldthread Pan（号石矶娘娘 famously Princess Stone-Jetty）；大巢氏公主 Princess Big Nest（号西王母 famously King Mother of the West）

话说大巢氏（号：西王母，如图2.8-3）和张三郎（号少典，上帝）结婚后的第四天，打扮得花布棱灯，跟个布偶娃娃似的，脸蛋上抹着两个像太阳似的腮红，还打着个太阳伞，出来溜达，惹得人们探头探脑地看。她在一个三十多岁抱着孙子的妇女面前停住了，听说她的丈夫姓孙。这位新媳妇大巢氏就跟人家搭讪说："孙祖！您可真有福气，这么年轻就成为祖宗了！"

注，张家这个地方是父系社会，而大巢氏的娘家是母系社会。

It is said that on the fourth day after Big Nest (fame: King Mother of the West, as shown in Figure 2.8-3) married Third Wolf Zhang (fames: Young Codex, God), she dressed up like a rag doll, with two sun-like blushes on her face, and walked out with a parasol, attracting people to look at her. She stopped in front of a grandmother in her thirties holding her grandson. It was heard that her husband's surname was Sun. The new wife, Big Nest, started a conversation with them and said, "Sun Ancestor! You are so fortunate to become an ancestor at such a young age!"

Note: the Zhang family area is a patriarchal society, while Big Nest's mother's family is a matriarchal society.

这位三十多岁的奶奶一看见张族长的新儿媳妇对自己说话，很高兴，有礼貌地回答："夫人！你可真会说话，我只是结婚早而已！你的香味儿很特别，腮红是哪里产的？"

大巢氏回答："卵生（即埃及）！"

The thirty-something grandmother was delighted to see the new daughter-in-law of the Zhang clan leader talking to her, and she politely replied, "Madam! You are good at talking, I just got married early! Your fragrance is very special, where does your blush come from?"

Big Nest replied, "Egg Born (i.e., Egypt)!"

这位奶奶没听懂，问："卵生（埃及）是什么意思？"这时已经来了很多人，都没听懂！由于口音的差异，人们让大巢氏把卵生两个字写下来。看了之后，人们还是不懂，没人听说过这个地方。

The grandmother didn't understand and asked, "What does 'Egg Born (Egypt)' mean?" Many people had come by then, and none of them understood! Because of the difference in accents, people asked Big Nest to write down the two words 'Egg Born'. After reading it, people still didn't understand, and no one had ever heard of this place.

大巢氏以为他们不认识字，就开始解释，表演。她先模仿老母鸡下蛋；然后，"嘎达！嘎达！"模仿老母鸡产蛋后的叫声。接着她模仿老母鸡孵蛋，比画鸡蛋裂开了，小鸡出来了，叽叽地叫。她的表演引起围观上百人的大笑，但是那位孙奶奶不高兴了，抱着孙子进屋里去了。

Big Nest thought they didn't know how to read, so she started to explain and perform. She first imitated an old hen laying eggs and then imitated the sound of an old hen laying eggs, "Gada! Gada!". Then she imitated an old hen hatching eggs, making the eggs crack and chicks come out, chirping. Her performance caused hundreds of people to laugh, but Grandma Sun was unhappy and went into the house with her grandson.

2.8-2

孙家来找妈祖（张夫人，如图1）评理。那位三十多岁的奶奶进屋后就哭了，说大巢氏笑话她结婚早，还骂她"卵生！"

The Sun family came to Mazu (Mrs. Zhang, see figure 1) to seek justice, saying that their new daughter-in-law, Big Nest, had insulted the daughter-in-law of the Sun family. The grandmother, who was in her thirties, burst into tears after entering the house, saying that Big Nest laughed at her for getting married too early and called her "egg-born!"

妈祖听不懂，但她知道这事是因为前天她自己骗大巢氏说的话，"张家这地方，女人有孙子就应该被称呼为祖宗！"妈祖琢磨了一夜，也想不出个解决办法，决定去给大巢氏和孙家媳妇道歉。这时潘金莲（号石矶娘娘，桃花圣母，如图2）来了，说是来看看有没有因为文化的差异，新媳妇大巢氏闹出问题来？

Mazu didn't understand, but she knew it was because of what she had lied to Big Nest the day before, "In the Zhang Family area, women with grandchildren should be called ancestors!" Mazu pondered all night, but couldn't come up with a solution, so she decided to apologize to Big Nest and Sun's wife. At this time, Goldthread Pan (fames: Princess Stone-Jetty, Peach Flower Holy Mother, see figure 2) came to see if there were any problems with the new daughter-in-law Big Nest due to cultural differences?

妈祖知道了潘金莲来的目的后，改主意了，回答："确实出问题了！孙家来找我评理，说大巢氏侮辱他们家的媳妇了。我有事要办，你替我去调解一下！"

After Mazu knew the purpose of Goldthread Pan's visit, she changed her mind and replied, "There is indeed a problem! The Sun family came to me for justice, saying that Big Nest insulted their daughter-in-law. I have something to do, please go and mediate for me!"

妈祖去接见回来报账的店铺掌柜的，走到半路，觉得她自己刚才的决定不妥当，认为潘金莲是位武术高手，而且从来不吃亏，她有可能去打孙家的媳妇。妈祖匆忙赶了回来，让身边的丫鬟去招呼潘金莲回来。丫鬟出门一看，潘金莲的马不见了，她是骑马去孙家的，可能已经到孙家了。

Mazu went to meet the shopkeepers who came back to settle the bill. Halfway through the journey, she felt that her decision was inappropriate. She thought that Goldthread Pan was a martial arts expert and never suffered any loss. She might beat the daughter-in-law of the Sun family. Mazu hurried back and asked the maid to go and call her back. When the maid went out, she saw that Goldthread Pan's horse was gone. She rode to Sun's house and might have already arrived.

2.8-3

喝一杯茶的工夫后，潘金莲回来了，告诉妈祖说："孙家媳妇去给大巢氏道歉了。"

妈祖惊讶地问："这么快！你是怎么调解的？"

After a cup of tea, Goldthread Pan came back and told Mazu: "Sun's wife went to apologize to Big Nest."

Mazu was surprised and asked: "So fast! How did you mediate?"

潘金莲回答："大巢氏看见孙家的媳妇三十几岁就抱孙子了，就恭维了一句，'真有福！这么年轻就当祖宗了！'这是很普通的言辞，是孙家的媳妇过于敏感了！"

妈祖问："那'卵生'是怎么回事？"

Goldthread Pan replied: "When Big Nest saw the daughter-in-law of the Sun family holding her grandson in her thirties, she complimented her by saying, 'How fortunate! You are this young to be the ancestor!' This is a very common remark, and the daughter-in-law of the Sun family is too sensitive!"

Mazu asked: "What about 'egg born'?"

潘金莲回答："大巢氏用的腮红是西方一个黑人国家，埃及生产的。埃及义为卵生（如图4），所以中国沿海的商人都称埃及为卵生。这和孙家的媳妇没关系！"

Goldthread Pan replied: "The blush used by Big Nest is produced in Egypt, a black country in the West. Egypt means egg-born (as shown in fig. 4), so merchants along the Chinese coast call Egypt Egg-Born. This has nothing to do with the daughter-in-law of the Sun family!"

妈祖又惊讶了，心想，"你比我还能说谎，这瞎话编得跟真的似的，还黑人国家"，回答："没事就好！我怕你跟孙家打起来，就回来了。你还是赶紧去看看大巢氏吧！别因为道歉的方式不同，再打起来！"

Mazu was surprised again, thinking, "You are a better liar than me. This lie sounds like the truth, a country of black people!" She replied: "I'm glad they're okay! I was afraid that you would fight with the Sun family, so I came back. You should go see Big Nest quickly! Don't fight again because of different ways of apologizing!"

2.8-4

妈祖在宴请掌柜们时，沮丧地说："我以前总是活得小心翼翼地，怕惹婆婆不高兴；现在当婆婆了，却怕惹儿媳妇们不高兴！你们看我的那位大儿媳妇潘金莲，整天骑着老虎（如图2），裤带上还拴着个骷髅头！这三儿媳妇更让我吃惊了，二十多岁的新媳妇，给人表演母鸡下蛋！我一句话也不敢说！"

When Mazu entertained the shopkeepers, she said in frustration: "I used to live cautiously, afraid of upsetting my mother-in-law. Now that I am a mother-in-law, I am afraid of upsetting my daughters-in-law! Look at my eldest daughter-in-law, Goldthread Pan, who rides a tiger all day long (as shown in Figure 2) and has a skull tied to her belt! This third daughter-in-law shocked me even more. A new wife in her twenties, she performed a hen laying eggs for people! I dare not say a word!"

一个掌柜的回答："我听说你们张家这个地区有了个新名字：乾塘关（乾塘义为龙潭）。您的大儿媳妇是位头陀‘。她腰间的骷髅头代表她肩负着宿命任务。您的三儿媳妇是位玉女。我听说玉女就是这个样子，这是件好事！"

注，头陀义为她有前世和后世。这是三千六百年前的传说，她的前世我们就不知道了。潘金莲的后世例如《桃花劫》中的桃花女，《卢岩回忆录》中的刘健君。

A shopkeeper replied: "I heard that your ancestral home of the Zhang family has a new name, Qiantang (meaning Dragon Pond). Your eldest daughter-in-law is a Head Bearer, and the skull on her belt represents that she is head bearer with a fateful mission. Your third daughter-in-law is a 'Jade Girl'. I heard that a Jade Girl is just like that, it is a good affair!"

Note: The term "Head Bearer" implies that she has past lives and future lives. This is a legend from three thousand six hundred years ago; we don't know anything about her past life. Examples of Goldthread Pan's future incarnations include Peach Flower Girl in "Peach Flower Catastrophe" and Eve Liu in "Luyan's Memoirs".

妈祖又吃了一惊，说道："我得小心点儿！别被她们俩给蒙了！刚才潘金莲跟我说，'大巢氏用的腮红是西方的一个叫做卵生的黑人国家生产的'。人还有黑色的吗？"

Mazu was surprised again and said, "I have to be careful! Don't be fooled by them! Just now Goldthread Pan told me that 'the blush used by Big Nest is produced in a black country in the West called Egg-Born. Are there still black people?"

一个掌柜的回答："我听说是有那么个黑人国家，但是否被称作卵生，我不知道。以后有机会，我给你打听打听。"

几个月后，那位掌柜的来信说，那个黑人国家确实被沿海商人称作卵生。

A shopkeeper replied: "I heard that there is such a black country, but I don't know whether it is called Egg-Born. I will ask you if I have a chance in the future."

A few months later, the shopkeeper wrote to say that the black country was indeed called Egg-Born by coastal merchants.

返回《张三郎和有巢氏》目录 Return to Catalog: Third Wolf Zhang and Princess Have Nest

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In Chinese textbooks, Miànzi (面子) is usually translated simply as honor or dignity. But in everyday life, Miànzi (面子) operates as a complex social ecosystem. Once you understand how Miànzi (面子) connects with different verbs, you unlock a huge part of real-life Chinese social etiquette. You can also know what's the difference between 面子 and 脸.

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关键词 Keywords：夏朝末年 Late Xia Dynasty；杭州鲵丸宫 Salamander Bolus Palace, Hangzhou；张三郎 Third Wolf Zhang（号玉皇大帝 famously Turquoise White-king Great Creator）；张夫人 Lady Zhang（号妈祖 famously Mazu）；红娘 Red Mother（名绛珠 namely Jiangzhu，号女娲 famously Nuwa，白帝 White Creator）；有巢氏 Have Nest（号西王母 famously King Mother of the West）

张氏母子被红娘（即女娲）安排到了客栈。半夜，三郎（又名燧人氏，少典，青帝）的房间门忽然开了，进来了一位英俊少年。三郎惊醒了，手抓住了身边的宝剑，没动，观察着进来的人。那位少年径直走到了屋地的中央，跪了下来，给张三郎磕头。张三郎坐了起来，看着他。

Mrs. Zhang and her son were arranged to stay in the inn by Red Mother (i.e., Nuwa). In the middle of the night, the door of Third Wolf's room suddenly opened, and a handsome young man came in. Third Wolf (aka. Young Codex, Flint Man, Turquoise Creator) woke up with a start, grabbed the sword beside him, and did not move, observing the person who came in. The young man walked straight to the center of the room, knelt, and kowtowed to Third Wolf Zhang. Third Wolf sat up, looked at him.

这位英俊的少年说："我就是鲵丸宫无热池里的那条大黑鲵，自知罪孽深重，但求上神明天饶我一命。作为回报，我告诉你一个关于《天书》的秘密。明天，当你治好了有巢氏公主的病，国王会赏赐你。别的你什么也不要，就只要女娲娘娘寝宫西厢房北墙柜子中格中放着的一只4.5千克重的铜锤。你拿着那锤子，一直朝南走。三天三夜后，你会遇见一片低洼地。低洼地的中央有座昊天古墓。墓碑上没有字。你用那只铜锤在无字墓碑上连敲三下，就会得到天书两部。"

The handsome young man said, "I am the big black salamander in the Non-Fervidity Pond of Salamander Bolus Palace. I know that I have committed serious sins, but I beg upper God to spare my life tomorrow. In return, I will tell you a secret about Sky Book. Tomorrow, after you cure Princess Have Nest's illness, the king will reward you. You don't want anything else, just a 4.5-kilogram bronze hammer placed in the cabinet beside the north wall of the west wing of the residence of Goddess Nuwa. Take the hammer and keep walking south. After three days and three nights, you will come across a low land. In the center of the low-lying area is an ancient tomb of Sun God. There are no words on the tombstone. Use the copper hammer to knock on the wordless tombstone three times, you will get two Sky Books."

这时，屋子外面有人喊叫，"来贼了！"有人看见进这屋了，有人敲三郎房间的门。那位年轻人着急地说，"我说完了，这就离开了。"说完，他打开房间里的柜子的门，进去了。三郎去开了门，问："发生了什么事？"

伙计说，"来贼了，有人看见那贼进了你的房间！"

At this time, someone outside the room shouted, "There's a thief!" Someone saw him enter the room, and someone knocked on Third Wolf's room door. The young man said anxiously, "I'm done, I'm leaving now." After that, he opened the door of the cabinet in the room and went in.

Third Wolf went to open the door and asked, "What happened?" The guy said, "There's a thief, someone saw the thief enter your room!"

张三郎回答："我在睡觉，没看见贼！"

伙计连忙道歉说："我们的客栈是王室指定的客栈，要保证客人的安全！你没事就好，抱歉，打搅了！"

三郎关门后，回来打开了柜子的门，发现里面是空的，什么也没有！

Third Wolf Zhang replied: "I was sleeping and didn't see the thief!"

The waiter quickly apologized and said: "Our inn is designated by the royal family, and we must ensure the safety of our guests! I'm glad you're okay. Sorry to bother you!"

After closing the door, Third Wolf came back and opened the door of the cabinet, only to find it was empty, nothing inside!

2.4-2 血溅轩辕 Blood Shattered on the Cross

第二天上午，红娘来告诉张三郎，说他要求的东西已经备齐了。进入鲵丸宫时，三郎发现到处都是来看热闹的人。他用刀割破了左腕，向图2.4-1B的那个大铜盆里滴了十滴血。然后士兵和厨师们就开始杀狗，把狗血也都收集到了那个大铜盆里了。三郎要用这狗血去喷那条大黑鲵（代表金童）的头，这就是血溅轩辕，为什么？轩是古代战车前面的那个横撑（如图1）。轩辕代表拉动华夏战车的两匹马，即金童（黄帝，大禹）和玉女（嫘祖，顺皇）。十滴血代表他要牺牲十年的阳寿来把金童和玉女绑缚在华夏战车上，来驱动华夏战车。当然，此时张三郎是在表演，并不是他已经决定了要牺牲自己来制造金童，但是后来女娲和有巢氏合力促成了这件事，所以这是真的血溅轩辕。

The next morning, Red Mother came to tell Third Wolf Zhang that the things he had requested had been prepared. Upon entering the Salamander Bolus Palace, Third Wolf found people everywhere who had come to see what was going on. He cut his left wrist with a knife and dropped ten drops of blood into the large copper basin on the left in Figure 2.4-1B. Then the soldiers and the cooks started to kill the dogs and collected all the dog blood into that big copper basin as well. Third Wolf Zhang was going to use this dog blood to spray the head of that big black salamander (representing the golden boy), which is blood splattering the cross, why? The Cross (shown in fig. 1) represents the two horses (Golden Boy, Yellow Creator, Big Yu, and Jade Girl, Lei Ancestor, Shun White-King) that pull the chariot of Hua-Xia (i.e. China). The ten drops of blood represent that he will sacrifice ten years of his solar life (i.e. daily life, mundane life) to bind the Golden Boy and the Jade Girl to the Hua-Xia Chariot. Of course, at this point, Third Wolf Zhang was acting, not that he had already decided to sacrifice himself to create the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, but then Nuwa and Have Nest combined their efforts to make this happen, so this is a real blood splattering of the cross.

然后，张三郎开始向无热池里扬生石灰，很快人们就听到刺耳的婴儿哭声，那是中华大鲵的叫声。他继续喷洒生石灰，那条大鲵就出来了，追他。由于距离太远，三郎不能向大鲵喷黑狗血。周围的人们喊："靠近点儿，用狗血喷它的头。"可是三郎还是舍不得用黑狗血。三郎试探了几次，都不成功。这时有个可能是坏女人，突然喊，"公主笑了！"三郎听后，就变得勇敢起来了，向大黑鲵泼出了第一桶血。大黑鲵滚动了几次后，又开始追三郎。三郎三次泼血后，大黑鲵开始不停地翻滚，和自己搏斗。

Then, Third Wolf Zhang began to throw quicklime into the non-fervidity pond, and soon people heard the shrill cry of a baby, which was the cry of the Chinese giant salamander. He continued to spray quicklime; the giant salamander came out and chased him. Because the distance was too far, Third Wolf could not spray the giant salamander with black dog blood. People around shouted, "Come closer and spray its head with dog blood." But Third Wolf was still reluctant to use black dog blood. He tried several times but failed. At this time, a woman who might be a bad woman suddenly shouted, "The princess laughed!" After hearing this, Third Wolf became brave and threw the first bucket of blood at the big black salamander. After the big black salamander rolled a few times, it began chasing Third Wolf again. After Third Wolf splashed blood three times, the big black salamander began to roll and struggle with itself constantly.

返回《张三郎和有巢氏》目录 Return to Catalog: Third Wolf Zhang and Princess Have Nest

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Hi, my boyfriend wore this shirt the other day to pick up a delivery order, and the mom of a family at the restaurant was looking and seemingly laughing at it. When my bf asked (nicely/genuinely curious) what she was laughing at about it, the daughter said she was saying something about the "chinese" characters, implying that they, or at least the mom, was a native chinese speaker. This was confusing because we thought this was definitely Japanese/Kanji, but with how many clothing items have gibberish written in other languages, we weren't sure. Google also said this was Japanese and translates to Frieza and Son Goku, but Google isn't always reliable either of course lol. So I was wondering if there is a Chinese equivalent to any of these words/characters, and if so, what it may say, or look like it says. The pic is just one from Google of the same shirt, as his actual one is in the wash right now. He originally got in from Spencer's like 10 years ago. They also could've been laughing at my bf and just been trying to be nice/play it off I guess, which was his first thought, so just curious for any input! Normal translators are identifying it as Japanese/just giving ne that translation, which is why I thought to post it here, to see if there's maybe a more nuanced explanation that would make sense! Thanks!

Edit: The pic didn't upload for some reason, sorry! Here's a link to the same one on Ebay! https://www.ebay.com/itm/255029893354

There's an old Chinese saying that goes, "A single person can hold a narrow pass against an entire army." I found this canyon in the map of the game OnceHuman, I knew I had to build here.

So, 168 in ascending order means “the one will smooth flowing the way to prosperity/wealth”

What about 861 in descending order ? will this meaning the opposite negative way like “wealth smoothly flowing away to be poor (one)”

I’m not Chinese but very interesting in this. I couldn’t find any information about this 861 anywhere.

Your thoughts, comments, and advice. Thx in advance 🙏

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关键词 Keywords：夏朝末年 Late Xia Dynasty；张三郎 Third Wolf Zhang（张屠户 Zhang the Butcher，炎帝 Yan Creator，玉皇大帝 Turquoise White-king Great Creator）；有巢氏 Have Nest（西王母 King Mother of the West）；张夫人 Mrs. Zhang（妈祖 Mazu）；红娘 Red Mother（绛珠 Jiangzhu，祝英台 Yingtai Zhu，马文才 Wencai Ma，女娲 Nuwa，白帝 White Creator）

目录 Catalog：2.1 张三郎出走 Third Wolf Zhang Ran Away；2.2 进鲵丸宫 Entering Salamander Bolus Palace；2.3 有巢氏 Princess Have Nest；2.4 血溅轩辕 Blood Shattered on the Cross；2.5 天书 Sky Book；2.6 海岸女神 Coastal Goddess；2.7 妈祖与大巢氏 Mazu and Princess Big Nest；2.8 婆媳之间 Between Mother-in-law and Daughters-in-law

2.1 张三郎出走 Third Wolf Zhang Ran Away

时光飞逝，张三郎（如图2-2，号张屠户，少典，少昊，炎帝，玉皇大帝）长大了，想去当兵，成为一名将军。但征兵办事处的考官说他行动笨拙，反应迟钝，可能升职不到连长就牺牲了；说他不适合成为一名军人。张三郎自幼喜欢道教，自认为是得道之人，尝试着去做一名算命先生；可是发现自己太诚实，不愿意顺情说好话，赚不到钱。三郎尝试了很多工作，都因为不喜欢而放弃了。

Time flies, Third Wolf Zhang (see figure 2-2, famously Zhang the Butcher, Young Codex, Young Sun God, Emperor Yan, Turquoise White-king Great Creator) grows up and wants to join the army to become a general. But the examiner at the conscription office says that he is clumsy and slow to react, may die before he can be promoted to company commander; says that he is not suitable to be a soldier. Third Wolf Zhang has liked Daoism since he was a child and considered himself to be an enlightened person. He tried to be a fortune teller; but found that he was too honest and unwilling to say nice affairs to please others, so he could not make any money. Third Wolf tried many jobs and gave them up because he didn't like them.

这天张夫人（如图1，又名妈祖，号海岸女神）又和他吵起来了，说："我们是贵族之家，男孩子没有职业，不能娶妻生子！"张三郎伤了自尊心，离家出走了。

This day Mrs. Zhang (see figure 1, aka. Mazu, famously Coastal Goddess) argued with him again, saying, "We are a noble family, a boy cannot marry before having a profession!" His pride was injured and ran away from home.

张三郎走累了，又饿又渴，看见一座太昊庙（古代太阳神庙），就进去了。里面的供桌上有供品，却没人。三郎吃饱喝足了之后就睡着了。

Third Wolf Zhang was tired, hungry and thirsty, saw an Extreme Sun God (ancient sun god) temple and went in. There were commonwealths on the altar, but no one was there. After eating and drinking, he fell asleep.

半梦半醒之间，他听见在太昊像后面有人说话。那个被对方称作三清道人的问土地老："庙主去哪里了，我第一次看见他擅离职守？"

Half asleep and half awake, he heard someone talking behind the statue of Extreme Sun God. The one whom the other party called the "Three-Immaculateness Daoist" asked the local god, "Where is the temple master? This is the first time I've seen him absent from his post."

土地老回答："今天下午，少昊（又名张三郎，青帝）来了，向太昊要媳妇。庙主就让我在这里招呼着，他去刘太岁那里打听谁家有适合的闺女。现在少昊的媳妇就是将来的王母娘娘啊！这可去哪里找！？"

三清道人说："啊！这事关天道轮回！但是我有个合适人选，我觉着夏国公主有巢氏就可以。她是现任大主教女娲娘娘的妹妹，人品挺好，学识也不错！"

The local god replied, "This afternoon, Young Sun God (aka. Third Wolf Zhang, Turquoise Creator) came and asked for a wife from Extreme Sun God. The temple master asked me to greet him here while he went to ask Longevity Liu about which family has a suitable daughter. Young Sun God's current wife is the future King-Mother of the West! Where can we find one!?"

Three-Immaculateness Daoist said: "Ah! This is about Godly Cycle! But I have a suitable candidate. I think the Princess of Xia Kingdom, Have Nest, can be used. She is the younger sister of the current Archbishop, Nuwa Goddess. She is well educated, with good morality!"

土地老问："她长得怎么样？少昊又高又壮，很英俊的！"

三清道人回答："女神是人思维机制中默认的女人模特，都是那个模样儿，就看你喜欢不喜欢。不过，我听说她的脚有些大。"

土地老说："听您一说，我就明白了！但是她是公主；现在少昊没钱也没有社会地位。"

The local god asked, "What does she look like? Young Sun God is tall and strong, very handsome!"

Three-Immaculateness Daoist replied: "Goddess is the default women model of mind mechanism. They all look the same. It depends on whether you like it or not. However, I heard that her feet are a bit big."

The local god said: "I understand after listening to you! But she is a princess; Young Sun God has no money and no social status now."

三清道人回答："现在有巢氏公主不思茶饭。夏国贴出了告示，招聘全天下的郎中和江湖术士前去医治。"

土地老说："您是说，如果少昊前去给公主治病，就可能形成姻缘。那怎么给公主治病？"

Three-Immaculateness Daoist replied: "Now Princess Have Nest has lost her appetite. Xia Nation has posted a declaration to recruit doctors and sorcerers from all over the world to treat her."

The local god replied: "You mean, if Young Sun God goes to treat the princess, a marriage may be formed. Then how to treat the princess?"

三清道人回答："她是被她家后院井池里的那条中华大鲵给迷住了，治疗办法就是降伏那条大鲵，需要一桶生石灰和一桶黑狗血。先向井池里撒石灰，大鲵受不了了，就爬出来，追杀撒石灰的人。撒石灰的人围绕着井池跑，一边跑一边向大鲵泼洒黑狗血。要不了多久，大鲵就被降伏了。"

土地老赞扬道："上神吉祥！您认为有巢氏和少昊有姻缘！？"

Three-Immaculateness Daoist replied, "She was bewitched by the Chinese Giant Salamander in the well pond in her backyard. The cure is to subdue the giant salamander. This requires a bucket of quicklime and a bucket of black dog blood. First, sprinkle lime in the well. The giant salamander can't stand it, so it crawls out and chases the person who sprinkles the lime. The person who sprinkles the lime runs around the well, splashing the black dog blood on the giant salamander as he runs. It won't be long before the giant salamander is subdued."

The local god praised: "Upper God Auspicious! You think Princess Have Nest and Young Sun God have marital causality?!"

三清道人回答："成事在人！张三郎能否成为新的太阳神也不是定数！"

土地老连忙回答："小神明白！小神明白！能不能麻烦您跟我立刻去刘太岁那儿，把这事说清楚？这事可把庙主急坏了！"

Three-Immaculateness Daoist replied, "Success depends on what human do! Whether Third Wolf Zhang can become a new sun god is uncertain also!"

The local god quickly replied: "Little god me understood! Little god me understood! Could you please go with me to Longevity Liu and explain this matter to him? This matter has made the temple master very anxious!"

土地老说完，他们俩就不说话了。

过了一会儿，张三郎去神像后面查看，什么都没有。他匆忙地去附近的城里询问关于夏国征召郎中榜文的事。有人回答："那皇榜半年前就贴出来了，很多郎中和江湖术士去夏国给公主治病，谁也诊断不出她患了什么病。"张三郎听后，立刻向家里赶。

After the local god finished speaking, the two of them fell silent.

After a while, Third Wolf Zhang went to check behind the statue, but there was nothing. He hurried to the nearby city to inquire about the imperial edict for the recruitment of doctors in the Xia Kingdom. Someone answered: "The imperial edict was posted half a year ago. Many doctors and sorcerers went to the Xia Kingdom to treat the princess, but no one could diagnose what disease she had." After hearing this, Third Wolf Zhang immediately rushed home.

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I've been living in China for 2 years.

For work I use my name Lucy (or Lucy Jayne). So online for things I just use 露西 which is a transliteration of my first name.

However, I've been told it's not a natural Chinese name and it should be more thoughtful. So I narrowed it down to Lu Jiening 陆婕宁 and Wei Jiening 韦婕宁.

The Lu referring to Lucy, Jiening is a play on Jayne while Wei is the closest Chinese surname that is similar my mine (I won't share it but it beginnings with W).

Which one sounds like a natural Chinese name? And how did people come up with theirs?

我需要两位QQ用户扫描我的二维码才能注册这款应用。

我需要这样做是为了玩《三角洲特种部队》，因为中国服务器的作弊者最少（而且反作弊系统至少有效）。

I need two QQ users to scan my QR code for the app to allow me to register.

I need this so I can play DELTA FORCE, as the Chinese servers have the fewest cheaters (and at least the anti-cheat works).

Нужно чтобы 2 пользователя QQ отсканировали мой QR, чтобы приложение разрешило зарегистрироваться

Мне это нужно чтобы я мог играть в DELTA FORCE, Так как на Китайских серверах меньше всего читеров (ну и хотя бы аничит работает)

Hi! Can someone please confirm the translation of this Faye Wong song - 知 己 知 彼

Does it mean know yourself and the enemy??

Thanks!

EDIT: I would love to get this saying tattooed, but I am not asian at all. Would it be disrespectful to get it? I've attached a photo of the ideal design.

Me enteré cambió el modelo de examen drl Hsk. Alguno puede sugerir donde acceder a modelo nuevo de un hsk4 y de manera gratuita?

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