Ep 12: Timestamp 3:57. If any native speakers can please take the time to translate the poem "Gloomy Winds…
The poem is very widely quoted and originates from Shijing 诗经 of the Book of Songs, one of the Five Classics of core Chinese traditional education. I am almost certain that is the first poem - almost every Chinese school kid knows it by heart. It looks like iQiyi went with a literal translation, which is the approach I prefer for poems.
风雨如晦 Wind and rain, dark as twilight 鸡鸡不已 Roosters crow ceaselessly 既见君子 Now that I have seen my lord (husband/lover/friend/leader) 云胡不喜 How could I not be glad? The first two lines evoke a sense of unease, potentially indicating chaotic times. The third line could be a husband, a lover, a friend or a leader.
In the context of the drama, this is cleverly said - she could just be saying that it is good to reunite with a friend in chaotic times. But there is also the subtext that is she is a girl longing for her lover. A scholar would know that 君子 can mean a missing husband, lover, friend, a spiritual guide or a wise leader or master. Gu Pingyuan hears what she is saying and for the second time, his only answer is silence.
In a modern writings this poem is often quoted to represent finding inner peace or clarity after a period of turmoil or a symbol of one's own moral integrity or a long-sought ideal.
Yimei should be his first love and she always has a place in his heart. They were parted by circumstances and…
Idk, in the book she it seems is there until pretty much the end, not exactly a guest role. Just married to someone else. MDL always gets it wrong so I wouldn't write her off yet. When the novelist was questioned by readers, he said something like he loved them both.
Ml is just following his vow to Mr Bai. I doubt he is truly in love with Yimei.I am glad Yimei found love and…
Yimei should be his first love and she always has a place in his heart. They were parted by circumstances and their relationship remains full of regret. That is what my friend who read the book says. But she has not had the time to start watching this yet so she doesn't know how closely the drama is following the book but she told me when Gu Pingyuan went home, Yimei was already married. My own impression from watching the drama is that he may have been drawn to Yuér - they went through a lot of life and death experiences together. But through it all, Yimei was in his heart and he had every intention of returning to marry her. That is why he rejected all of Yuér's many obvious overtures to him. His brother also commented on as much - that he was already giddy over her when he studied at Master Bai's. Theirs was definitely not a sibling like relationship.
Thank you. I share your frustration. Its the dastardly influence of short dramas. Now all the long dramas are…
Yeah unfortunately a good script with one main writer can take a 1-2 years to write. So most productions divvy the plot arcs up between a few writing teams. It never goes well when that happens.
The MC getting cucked? in the previews and stalking his ex fiancée that left him for another guy threw me off,…
I haven't watched the previews but I am sad to say that at this point, the only option she realistically has left is to marry the general. Otherwise they will all have to leave the village for good - right in the middle of a civil war.
He’s great in 13 Years of Dust. I wasn’t a huge fan of The Ingenious One.
I think business plots always tend to run in danger of being boring bc it dives too deep into details. So far LoM has managed to very artfully avoid that. Unfortunately Ingenious One did get bogged down by detail and the final arc went full on melodrama.
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风雨如晦 Wind and rain, dark as twilight
鸡鸡不已 Roosters crow ceaselessly
既见君子 Now that I have seen my lord (husband/lover/friend/leader)
云胡不喜 How could I not be glad?
The first two lines evoke a sense of unease, potentially indicating chaotic times. The third line could be a husband, a lover, a friend or a leader.
In the context of the drama, this is cleverly said - she could just be saying that it is good to reunite with a friend in chaotic times. But there is also the subtext that is she is a girl longing for her lover. A scholar would know that 君子 can mean a missing husband, lover, friend, a spiritual guide or a wise leader or master. Gu Pingyuan hears what she is saying and for the second time, his only answer is silence.
In a modern writings this poem is often quoted to represent finding inner peace or clarity after a period of turmoil or a symbol of one's own moral integrity or a long-sought ideal.