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S7E02 | What’s the Rush?
Some things take time and it can be counterproductive to try and rush nature's course.
S7E01 | Lips n’ Teeth
For the Season 7 opener, we're going with another one that came straight from The Chronicles of Zuo, “If the lips are gone, the teeth get cold.”
S6E10 | Putting Out The Fire With Gasoline
Han Feizi pulls through for us in this Season 6 closer. Bào Xīn Jiù Huǒ 抱薪救火.
S6E09 | The Great Rejuvenation
Another good one from The Commentaries of Zuo about states rising up after adversity.
S6E08 | I Was Made to Love Her
Here's another great one with a happy ending. Two star crossed lovers, one rich one poor, both don't stop believing and end up happily ever after.
S6E06 | Looks Good On Paper
Here's a well-known Chinese Saying for the ages that has a multitude of uses
S6E05 | The Comeback Kid
They thought his career was over but when the country needed him East Mountain rose again.
S6E04 | Sweating Buckets
Poor old Zhou Bo was caught ill-prepared when the emperor was grilling him. Enjoy this one, gifted to us by The Grand Historian himself, Sima Qian
S6E03 | A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course
In our connected age when it's so easy to hoodwink one another in news feeds and social media, this is the perfect chéngyǔ to keep handy at all times.