Locked and Loaded | The Chinese Sayings Podcast
The China History Podcast
Laszlo Montgomery
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
I don't do this too often but I'm featuring this week's Chinese Sayings Podcast in the CHP feed. Firstly this is a tale rooted in 7th century BC Spring and Autumn history. But also, just in case you never heard of this other show of mine, I wanted to introduce it to you. You can find the Chinese Sayings Podcast wherever you find the CHP.
Here comes one more textbook chengyu from the Spring and Autumn Period, as written by Master Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 himself: 厉兵秣马 Lì Bīng Mò Mǎ. Lots of marquee names from that exciting time, including Duke Mu of Qin and Duke Wen of Jin. Be sure to check out the teacup.media website for a handy downloadable cheat sheet listing all the Chinese names and terms. This one has a fair number of characters and place names. The kind of inter-kingdom rivalries that were one of the hallmarks of the Eastern Zhou are front and center in this 7th-century BC tale. This is a good Chinese Saying that has a few useful applications in real life. Thanks for listening.
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| 0:30.0 | Hey there, all CHP listeners everywhere. |
| 0:33.0 | Most of you are aware that besides the China History Podcast, |
| 0:36.0 | I also put out this bi-weekly program that features Chinese sayings or Cheng Yu. |
| 0:42.0 | For anyone learning Chinese, or even if you grew up speaking the language, |
| 0:47.0 | these four character sayings are chock full of meaning and almost always rooted in some ancient Chinese history. |
| 0:54.0 | Cathay Pacific Airways has featured these Chinese sayings podcast episodes in their inflight entertainment system since 2017. |
| 1:02.0 | I invite you to check this show out. |
| 1:04.0 | Chinese history really comes alive in these tales of your that not only present ancient history but morals and how to act virtuous as well. |
| 1:14.0 | The Chinese sayings podcast. |
| 1:17.0 | I invite you to enjoy the episode for this week. |
| 1:20.0 | Leaping Ma Ma. |
| 1:23.0 | This is a wonderful story from the 7th century BC. |
| 1:26.0 | Such an exciting time when the great Chinese nation was only in its infancy. |
| 1:32.0 | Thanks for listening everyone. |
| 1:34.0 | Welcome all Cheng Yu lovers across the universe to the Chinese sayings podcast. |
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