For the Chinese Sayings Podcast Season 5 closer, we tell the story of the Golden Millet Dream.

In this penultimate CSP episode for Season 5, we harken back to the Three Kingdoms Period, and the time of the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan.

For this latest CSP episode, we welcome China's great historian, Sima Qian to the stage where he plays in a starring role in this tragic story behind the well-known Chinese Saying.

This idiom concerns a craftsman in Lu, who was particularly masterful at carving these wooden stands that held ceremonial bells.

This week’s Chengyu is a staple when discussing the true meaning of a selfless mother who only lives for her children.

This story concerns a small frog living happily at the bottom of a well. He thought he knew everything till Mr. Sea Turtle came along.

This is a good idiom to describe people who are principled and cannot be bought. No amount of temptation can lead them to stray from their mission.

In this episode, we'll look at the story of Ban Chao before we went on to serve the Han Dynasty out in the Western Regions of Xinjiang.

This gruesome story of revenge and deceit gave us the chengyu 病入膏肓. Bìng Rù Gāo Huāng. When any kind of situation reaches this condition, it's hopeless.

This story concerns the 3rd Century character Sima Hui, who lived not to upset anyone or take a contrarian stance against anything.