S1E08 | The Hu and the Hu | 狐假虎威
Saying: “The fox borrows the tiger’s might”
Pinyin: Hú Jiǎ Hǔ Wēi
Chinese: 狐假虎威
We’re back to the Warring States period once again to a story that brings us a story that many of us are all too familiar with.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Chengyu | 成语 | Chinese Saying or Proverb |
| Chǔ Xuān Wáng | 楚宣王 | The Chu King from 369-340 BCE |
| Eastern Zhou Dynasty | 东周 | The entire Zhou Dynasty ran from 1046-256 BCE. This period divided up by Western Zhou 1046-771 BCE and Eastern Zhou 1046-256 BCE |
| Hán | 韩国 | a Warring State located today in parts of Shanxi and Henan |
| Hú | 狐 | a fox |
| Hú Jiǎ | 狐假 | A fox borrows…. |
| Hú Jiǎ Hǔ Wēi | 狐假虎威 | The fox borrows the Tiger’s Might |
| Húwēi | 虎威 | the might or power of the tiger |
| Hǔ | 虎 | a tiger |
| Jiāng Yǐ | 江乙 | Minister to King Xuan of Chu |
| Jiǎ | 假 | to borrow |
| Kingdom of Chu | 楚国 | A very powerful kingdom in its day. Comprises present day Hubei-Hunan and parts of China stretching from Chongqing to Shanghai |
| Qin Dynasty | 秦朝 | The first dynasty in Imperial Chinese history |
| Qí State | 齐国 | Located in present day Shandong |
| Wèi | 魏国 | Another of the Warring States located in the China heartland areas of Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong |
| Wēi | 威 | power, might, strength, prestige |
| Zhànguó Cé | 战国策 | Strategies of the Warring States…one of the few primary sources of those times |
| Zhāo Xīxù | 昭奚恤 | a feared Chu general during the Warring States period |
