S2E08 | Give it All You’ve Got | 一鼓作气
Saying: “With one beat of the drums expend all energies”
Pinyin: Yī Gǔ Zuò Qì
Chinese: 一鼓作气
Back to Shandong Province and the Spring and Autumn Period to the epic Battle of Chang Shao 684 BCE to learn how underdog Lu State, by the beat of a drum, out-strategized their bigger and more powerful neighbor to the north.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Chángsháo zhī Zhàn | 长勺之战 | The Battle of Chang Shao in 684 BCE that saw the underdog Lu defeat the numerically superior Qi Army (thanks to Cao Gui’s Yi Gu Zuo Qi strategy |
| Chéngyǔ | 成语 | A Chinese Saying or Idiomatic phrase |
| Chūn Qiú | 春秋 | The Spring and Autumn Annals, also the name of the era |
| Cáo Guì | 曹刿 | Duke Zhuang’s chief counselor |
| Gǔ | 鼓 | drum |
| Later Zhou | 后周代 | The Later Zhou Dynasty, also known as the Eastern Zhou |
| Láiwú | 莱芜 | Laiwu, a city in central Shandong |
| Lǔ Zhuāng Gōng | 鲁庄公 | Duke Zhuang of Lu, reigned 693-662 BCE |
| Mòzǐ | 墨子 | Founder of Mohism, an early philosopher during the Golden Age in China, also the name of the work credited to him |
| Qì | 气 | breath |
| Qìgōng | 气功 | Qigong, an ancient Chinese practice that keeps your life forces in balance |
| Qí Lǔ Liǎng Guó | 齐鲁两国 | The two states of Qi and Lu (that make up the province of Shandong) |
| Shāndōng | 山东 | Coastal province in north China |
| Yī | 一 | one |
| Yī Gǔ Zuò Qì | 一鼓作气 | With one beat of the drums expend all energies, a burst of energy |
| Zuò | 作 | to do or to make |
| Zuǒ Zhuàn | 左转 | The Zuo Zhuan, also known as the Commentary of Zuo, a written history of the Spring & Autumn Period |
