Chapter 2
Chinese Sayings (Book 1)
Tān Xiǎo Shī Dà | 贪小失大
from Season 1, Episode 2: Fen-wise and Yuan-foolish
In this episode, Laszlo introduces a story from the early 4th Century BCE, the Warring States period that preceded the unification of China under Qin Shihuang. It concerns the ruler down in the southwest kingdom of Shu, centered around Chengdu.
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