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陶朱公
Tao Zhu Gong, venerated as a symbol of wealth
Tao Zhu Gong (536-448 BCE) is more commonly known as Fan Li. He was a distinguished politician, military stra…
- CHINESE WISDOM
柿叶临书
Practicing calligraphy on the leaves of persimmon trees
Zheng Qian (691-759), from the Tang Dynasty, was a poet, painter and calligrapher who was hail…
- Mythology
精卫填海Jingwei is trying to fill up the sea
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, or Shan Hai Jing, a Chinese collection of myths and mythic geography co…
- Art pursuit
名师出高徒
A famous teacher raises up a brilliant student.
This phrase means that accomplished disciples owe their accomplishments to their teachers.
师父领进…
- Great Men
君使臣以礼,臣事君以忠
A king should employ his ministers according to the rules of propriety, ministers should serve their king with loyalty.
The phrase is common…
- Sea and water
海枯终见底，人死不知心
You can see the seas’ bottom when it runs dry, but you can never read a man’s mind even when he is on his deathbed.
The phrase …
- Communication and transportation
一传十，十传百
One person told ten; ten told a hundred.
The phrase is a description of how news can spread quickly.
好事不出门，坏事传千里
News of good beha…
- Prevention
君子防患于未然
A gentleman tries to take preventive measures before trouble happens.
This saying is used in the same context as the English proverb: An ounce of p…
- Building
安得广厦千万间，大庇天下寒士俱欢颜
How I wish there were tens of millions of spacious mansions, to protect all the poor scholars of the world.
The phrase comes fr…
Time:10/11/2017 Hits:47陶朱公 Tao Zhu Gong, venerated as a symbol of wealth Tao Zhu Gong (536-448 BCE) is more commonly known as Fan Li. He was a distinguished politician, military stra…