S3E08 | Create Your Destiny | 乘风破浪
Saying: “To ride the wind and cut through the waves”
Pinyin: Chéng Fēng Pò Làng
Chinese: 乘风破浪
Laszlo introduces another nobody from Chinese history named Zong Que who had his own great aspirations. He swore he would make something of himself one day. Furthermore, if he did, he was determined to do it as a soldier.
Although Zong Que’s achievements on the battlefield weren’t written about in most history books, the old Book of Song included his story and how we got this episode’s featured Chinese Saying.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Chéng | 乘 | to ride...like ride a bus, ride an aircraft.... |
| Chéng Fēng Pò Làng | 乘风破浪 | To ride the wind and cut through the waves |
| Chéngfēng | 乘风 | Ride the wind..... |
| Dèngzhōu | 邓州 | City on Henan province near Nanyang |
| Fēng | 风 | the wind |
| Hàn | 汉朝 | The Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE |
| Hénán province | 河南 | Their ad campaign called that province the place "Where China began" |
| Jiànkāng | 建康 | Near present day Nanjing, the former capital of Liu Song, among other places |
| Jìn | 晋朝 | The Jin Dynasty that lasted 265 to 420 |
| Liú Sòng Dynasty | 刘宋朝 | One of the Southern Dynasties, lasting from 420 to 479 |
| Làng | 浪 | a wave |
| Línyì | 临邑 | A kingdom that preceded the Kingdom of Champa, south of the border in Vietnam |
| Nán Běi Cháo | 南北朝 | The Southern and Northern Dynasties period, lasting 420 to 589 |
| Pò | 破 | to break, split, to cleave in two or cut |
| Pò Làng | 破浪 | to cut through the waves |
| Suí | 隋朝 | The Sui Dynasty, 581 to 618 |
| Sòng Shū | 宋书 | the Book of Song |
| Yuàn chéng cháng fēng.....Pò wànlǐ làng, Gàn yī fān wěidà de shìyè | 愿乘长风破万里浪，干一番伟大的事业 | To ride the wind and crash through the waves and build a great career |
| Zhōu | 周朝 | The Zhou Dynasty 1046 BCE to 256 BCE |
| Zōng Què | 宗悫 | Our hero for today's episode |
