S2E02 | I Can’t Get it Out of my Head! | 余音绕梁
Saying: “The sound reverberated among the roof beams”
Pinyin: Yú Yīn Rào Liáng
Chinese: 余音绕梁
Have you ever experienced something, the impact of which lasted well beyond when you saw it or heard it? That’s what today’s particularly useful Chinese Saying is all about.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bùjúe | 不绝 | was prolonged |
| Chéngyǔ | 成语 | Chinese idiom or Saying |
| Dào Dé Jīng | 道德经 | Also known as the Laozi or the Tao Te Ching. One of the three main books of Daoism |
| Eastern Zhōu Dynasty | 东周 | The latter part of the Zhou Dynasty |
| Hán | 韩国 | One of the Warring States from the Eastern Zhou |
| Hán É | 韩娥 | A woman from Han State gifted with beauty and a great singing voice |
| Hénán | 河南 | Province in north China |
| Jiāzhōu Luòshānjī | 加州洛杉矶 | Los Angeles, California |
| King Tāng | 商汤 | Shang Dynasty founder |
| Liáng | 梁 | common surname, the beam of a roof |
| Lièzǐ | 列子 | The Liezi. The Writings of Master Lie, one of the three main books of Daoism |
| Línzī | 临淄 | Qi State capital city, modern day Zibo, Shandong |
| Lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng | 礼轻情意重 | The gift is a mere trifle but carries great affection |
| Qiān lǐ sòng é máo | 千里送鹅毛 | A swan feather from one thousand li (miles) away (see CSP episode S1E03) |
| Qí | 齐国 | One of the two states that makes up present day Shandong |
| Rào | 绕 | to revolve, to coil around |
| Rào liáng | 绕梁 | it reverberated among the rafters |
| Rào Liáng Sān Rì | 绕梁三日 | The sound reverberated for three days |
| Ràoliáng | 绕梁 | of a sound, to reverberate |
| Shang Dynasty | 商朝 | First Chinese dynasty in recorded history 1600 – 1046 BCE |
| Shāndōng | 山东 | Coastal province in the north of China |
| Shānxī | 山西 | Province in north China |
| Spring and Autumn Period | 春秋时代 | The first part of the latter part of the Zhou Dynasty |
| Sān rì | 三日 | three days |
| Sān rì bù jué | 三日不绝 | it didn’t stop for three days |
| Tāng | 汤 | soup, a surname |
| Tāng Wèn | 汤问 | The Questions of Tāng (from the Liezi) |
| Yú | 余 | remaining or surplus |
| Yú Yīn Rào Liáng | 余音绕梁 | The sound reverberated among the roof beams |
| Yīn | 音 | sound |
| Yōng Mén | 雍门 | The West gate at the Qi capital Linzi |
| Zhuāngzǐ | 庄子 | Written by Master Zhuang. One of the three main books of Daoism |
