S1E05 | Should I Save or Should I Throw? | 味如鸡肋
Saying: “Tastes like chicken ribs”
Pinyin: Wèi Rú Jī Lèi
Chinese: 味如鸡肋
Laszlo digs up another oldie but goodie from over 1,800 years ago. Everyone has nibbled on chicken ribs at one time or another. Bon appétit mesdames et messieurs!
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Book of Wèi | 魏书 | One of the scrolls from the Record of the Three Kingdoms |
| Chéngyǔ | 成语 | Sayings, Idioms |
| Chǔ Hàn Contention | 楚汉战争 | The big final showdown between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang |
| Cáo Cāo | 曹操 | Chancellor to the Han Emperor and great military power in the north |
| Cáo Pī | 曹丕 | Son of Cao Cao who founded the Wei Kingdom |
| Eastern Hàn | 东汉 | The The second half of the Han Dynasty, CE 25-220 |
| Guātián Lǐxia | 瓜田李下 | Chengyu from episode one, In the melon field and under the plum tree |
| Hàn Dynasty | 汉朝 | Great ancient dynasty that ran from BCE 206 – CE 220 |
| Hànzhōng | 汉中 | City in southern Shaanxi |
| Jī | 鸡 | a chicken |
| Jī lèi | 鸡肋 | chicken ribs |
| Liú Bèi | 刘备 | The King of Shu State |
| Liú Bāng | 刘邦 | Founder of the Han Dynasty, a.k.a. Han Gaozu |
| Luó Guànzhōng | 罗贯中 | Author of the Chinese classic novel: Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
| Lèi | 肋 | ribs |
| Línzhāng County | 临漳县 | County located in between Handan and Anyang in southern Hebei Province |
| Rú | 如 | like, as, or as if |
| Shǎnxī | 陕西 | Province in north China, capital at Xian |
| Shǔ | 蜀汉 | Kingdom of Shu, one of the Three Kingdoms |
| Sān Guó Zhì | 三国志 | The Records of the Three Kingdoms |
| Wèi | 味 | the flavor or taste of something |
| Wèi | 曹魏 | Kingdom of Wei, one of the Three Kingdoms |
| Wèi Rú | 味如 | the taste is like or this tastes as if….. |
| Wèi Rú Jī Lèi | 味如鸡肋 | Tastes like chicken ribs |
| Wú | 孙吴 | Kingdom of Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms |
| Xiàng Yǔ | 项羽 | The Overlord of Chu who rose to power after the fall of the Qin |
| Yáng Xiū | 杨修 | Ill-fated advisor to Cao Cao who lived CE 175-219 |
| Yèchéng | 邺城 | an ancient district in Hebei, present day Línzhāng County. |
