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wangxianficfinder · 2 years

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Fanwork Research & Reference Guides Compilation

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All in the Wangxian Family by tungstenpincenez (G, 19k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, family tree, Comic-Con, Humor, tutorial, Chinese names, chinese honorifics, warning: mental illness discussion)

Writers Guide: The Guqin by ThisIsWhereTheMagicHappens (Not Rated, 1k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Writers, guqin, chinese instrument, Meta, non-fiction)

How Mo Dao Zu Shi Uses Classical Chinese Literature and Ideas in Character- and World-Building by yakuzakuma (G, 5k, Reviews, Meta, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides)

Working Guide to almost every single mxtx character by Nightfeather18 (M, 1k, all the characters, every single one, help guide, Spoilers, my horrible sense of humor)

On Character's Ages by thewickling (Diviana) (G, 5k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Meta, Nonfiction, Cross-posted on Dreamwidth)

On Qishan Indocrination's Duration by thewickling (Diviana) for pumpkinpaix (G, 1k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Módào Zǔshī History, Qíshān Wēn Indoctrination,Timelines)

A Compiled List of Known Lan Clan Rules by Unforth (Not Rated, 2k, Meta, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Nonfiction, Cross-Posted on Tumblr, Podfic by dangercupcake)

A Writer's Unofficial Guide to Chinese Naming by FireflyPie (G, 2k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Chinese Language, no knowledge of the MXTX novels strictly required)

List of Differences Between Modao Zushi and CQL/The Untamed by Unforth (Not Rated, 3k, Meta, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Nonfiction, Cross-Posted on Tumblr)

The Untamed / MDZS, resources link post, stuff I needed as a writer by AteanaLenn (G, 1k, Meta, Metafiction, resources, linkdrop, Nonfiction, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides)

Chinese naming basics for fanfiction writers by miqqumi (Not Rated, 937, Meta, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides)

MDZS Timeline by thewickling (Diviana) (G, 22k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Meta, Nonfiction, Módào Zǔshī History)

Grandmaster of Demonic Timeline by chrisemrys (G, 2k, timeline, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides)

MDZS Audio Drama Episode Guide by pumpkinpaix (Not Rated, 5k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides)

Mo Dao Zu Shi Writer Reference: Novel Chapter Summaries by threerings (Not Rated, 2k, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Podfic by dangercupcake)

Reference for Modao Zushi Writers: Chinese terms by chaoticjoy (G, 3k, WIP, Meta, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides)

MDZS History Context for Dummies by enbysaurus_rex (Not Rated, 14k, WIP, Meta, Analysis, Historical Accuracy, Historical Metaphors)

Ghostbusting Economics: The Great Cultivator Labor Shortage by GhostySword (G, 3k, Meta, Economics, Worldbuilding, Crack, Though honestly it's not that wild and pretty well supported by the text)

RL Cultivation 101 by Gina3 (T, 2k, Meta, cultivation, Taoism)

Fanwork Research & Reference Guides tag on AO3

WangXiantics: The (unofficial) Untamed Episode Guide by Trensu (T, 116k) although it’s a reaction work, it also serves as a list of episode summaries highlighting key moments.

dyingstar14's (unofficial) guide to writing ancient china by dyingstar14 (Not Rated, 6k, WIP, Ancient China, Ancient History, non-fiction, information, Units of Time, Hair, Units of Distance, Education)

meta and translation masterpost by @songfeng-shuiyue

The Reading of Sorrow (and other works) by Tavina (T, 10k, WIP, Meta, Worldbuilding, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 CE), Essays, Research, Historical References, Historical Accuracy, Chinese Mythology & Folklore, Yuan Dynasty Paintings and Painters, Future Fic, Appendixes, Music) historical research underlying the fic but I'm not in charge of sorrow (so please don't ask me when) with abundant book recs.

Who Knew the Truth About the Wen Remnants? by Karmiya (T, 8k, Meta, Essay)

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Google Docs

transcripts and translations for the entirety of The Untamed (Spreadsheets)

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Maps of MDZS

Tumblr post by mondengel

Twitter thread by @/wangxianling

Twitter thread by @/bosbiee

Tumblr post by lalunaticscribe

Stunted, Starving Juvenility - Addendum by TomatenMark

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lalabits · 17 days

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Holiday Break Productivity

As a lady born in the year of the "Horse" 🐎, it is a natural characteristic of ours to always do something productive, even during breaks. This holiday break should have been a rest or game day for me, but instead I practiced my drawing skill and continued reading "Ikigai," which I hadn't opened in weeks.

I've been practicing different "emotions or feelings" in chibi, as I haven't drawn chibis in a while.

I used to sketch "anime" rather than chibis or illustration back in elementary because I was a big fan of ✨ 90s anime ✨ like Fushigi Yuugi, Ghost Fighter, Ranma 1/2, Flame of Recca, Hell Teacher Nūbē, Oh my Goddess!, Sakura CardCaptor, Boys Be, Gatekeepers, Slam Dunk, HunterxHunter, Sailor Moon, and many more.

Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of my sketches today because I used to draw on notebooks or pad papers - I remember back in primary school, my classmates would pay me PHP 5.00 - 20.00 💰💰💰 (yup! business-minded since I was a kid 🤣) to draw their favorite anime which technically honed my skill in creating anime art and marketing/sales, but as I grew older, I outgrown drawing animes and now I prefer to draw still life or illustrations/chibis since I love anything kawaii and sketching beautiful landscape or places.

Book Review: Ikigai (Chapter 1 to 3)

I promised myself to finish this book by May 🎯; please don't get me wrong, on why I'm still not done reading this book its because I didn't have a time for reading this past few weeks due to my workload (my job), but this holiday I made sure to allocate 3-4 hours just to read this book and discovered that...

Ikigai is one of my favorite book out of my 7 new self-development books and I am now currently on Chapter 4: How to turn work and free time into space of growth - very timely to what I need nowadays, isn't it? 😀

To give you an idea why I love this book so far, one of the reason is that it tackles on how we determine our life's purpose and reasons to live more, like the centenarians in Okinawa, Japan. It also emphasize the importance of maintaining physical health by staying active even after we reach the age of 60, since sedentary lifestyle can lead to hypertension, imbalanced diet, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and even some cancers. Sleep plays an important role in how we can slow the aging process and build our immune system because "melatonin" is a powerful antioxidant in our bodies that contains an ingredient that protects us from cancer, Alzheimer's disease, aging, and other diseases.

This book also discussed "Logotherapy," a therapy developed by Victor Frankl that focuses on people's search for meaning in life. Unlike other therapies, logotherapy takes a spiritual approach. Frankl's logotherapy incorporates three philosophical and psychological concepts: freedom of will, will to meaning, and meaning in life.

Freedom of will asserts that we have the ability to chose and take action in response to both internal and external circumstances.

Will to meaning states that we have the freedom to follow our goal and purposes in life, which means this is our major motive for existing and doing, allowing us to bear pain and suffering.

Meaning in life is a subjective experience, but the meanings exist within us and waiting to be realized by us in any moment or in any situation.

One of the therapies that this book also tackles is the "Morita Therapy," a therapy based on the Buddhist perspective and developed by Dr. Shoma Morita, wherein the therapy focuses more on accepting the fluctuations of thoughts and feelings, embracing negative emotions, and learning how to blend with nature - if you ask me, it is quite similar to what we've learned from Grandmaster Lao Tzu (Taoism) which is

"Go with the flow, Be like water 🌊"

Sounds very profound, isn't it? 🤔 The first time I heard that, I was perplexed: how and why be like water? Then our Grandmaster taught us the value of being fluid, soft, and flexible in any situation, just like water, which takes shape wherever you put it and can adjust to any environmental changes.

Change is inevitable and if you resist it, problems will arise in your life and that's why our ancient philosophers taught us the importance of adaptability, because change is constant and not fixed; our lives are the result of constant change in our environment, feelings, emotions, interpersonal relationships, religion, and so on, and those who adapt easily win life, whereas others rot in the past, are unable to move on with their lives, and are depressed.

Like "Morita Therapy," embrace the imperfections in your life, welcome them with open arms, and acknowledge that the sentiments or emotions you're experiencing are valid. Simply accept how things are and then figure out how to mend them or overcome your own demons.

I'm about halfway through the book, but I'm looking forward to get more insights and teachings from Ikigai.

I definitely suggest this book to everyone who has ever felt empty on the inside, unable to discover their purpose in life, or simply lost.

Sincerely, Ayei 🌻

#ikigai #self help #books #practice #digital art

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all-asian-drama · 10 months

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Please help me complete my mega ❤️ROMANCE❤️ drama list below!

Let me know if something has a sad (😢), happy (😊), bittersweet (🥹), or open (🤔) ending! Or feel free to add dramas

😊 - Happy Ending

🥹 - Bittersweet Ending

😢 - Sad Ending

🤔- Open Ending

Wuxia / Xianxia

- [ ] A Camellia Romance

- [ ] A Pamiliar Stranger

- [ ] A Step into the Past

- [ ] Ancient Poetry

- [ ] Ashes of Love

- [ ] Assassin Academy

- [x] Back From the Brink

- [ ] Be My Cat

- [ ] Beauty of Resilience

- [x] Believe in Love

- [ ] Blood of Youth

- [ ] Bloody Romance 😢

- [ ] Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion

- [ ] Buried City to Shut all

- [ ] Catch up My Prince

- [ ] Chef Hue

- [ ] Childe Xle's Wine

- [ ] Choice Husband

- [ ] Cinderella Chef

- [ ] Colourful Bone 😢

- [ ] Cry Me a River of Stars

- [ ] Dance of Phoenix

- [ ] Dance of Sky Empire

- [ ] Demi Gods & Semi Devils

- [ ] Destiny of the White Snake 😢

- [ ] Devastating Beauty 😢

- [ ] Duoluo Continent

- [ ] Eternal Love

- [ ] Eternal Love Rain

- [ ] Eternal Love of Dream

- [ ] Fake Phoenixes

- [ ] Fake Princess!

- [ ] Fighter of the Destiny

- [ ] Follow my Dear General

- [ ] For Married Doctress 😢

- [ ] Four Daughter from Luoyang

- [ ] Good and Evil 😢

- [ ] Handsome Siblings

- [ ] Heart of Loyalty

- [ ] Heavenly Sword & Dragon

- [ ] Heroes

- [ ] Hold on my Lady

- [ ] I'm a Pet at Dali Temple

- [ ] I've Fallen For You

- [x] Immortal Samsara 😊

- [ ] Investiture of the Gods

- [ ] Journey of Chong Zi

- [ ] King is Not Easy

- [ ] Lady in The Butcher's House

- [ ] Legend of Awakening 😢

- [ ] Legend of Condor

- [ ] Legend of Fuyao

- [ ] Legend of Lin Ye

- [ ] Legend of Phoenix

- [ ] Legend of Xiao Chuo

- [ ] Legend of Yunxi 😢

- [ ] Legend of Zu

- [ ] Legends

- [ ] Letter from cloud

- [ ] Life of a White Fox

- [ ] Lights

- [ ] Listening Snow Tower

- [ ] Love Behind the Melody

- [x] Love Better Than Immortality 😊

- [x] Love Between Fairy and Devil 😊

- [ ] Love By Hypnotic

- [ ] Love a Lifetime

- [x] Love and Redemption 😊

- [ ] Love for Two Lives

- [ ] Love is All

- [ ] Love is more than a word

- [ ] Mald Escort

- [ ] Ming Dynasty 😢

- [ ] Mirror: Tale of Twin Cities 😢

- [ ] Miss Truth

- [ ] Miss the Dragon

- [ ] My Lucky Princess

- [ ] My Poison Lover

- [ ] My Sassy Princess

- [ ] My Villain Husband

- [ ] New Proud Smiling Wanderer

- [ ] Nirvana in Fire

- [ ] Novoland: Bagle Flag

- [ ] Novoland: Castle in Sky 😢

- [ ] Novoland: Pearl Eclipse 😢

- [ ] Oh My General 😊

- [ ] Oh my Lord!

- [ ] One and Only 😢

- [ ] Order of the Sommelier

- [ ] Princess Agents

- [ ] Princess Agents 😢

- [ ] Princess Silver

- [ ] Queen of Attack

- [ ] Rewriting Destiny

- [ ] Royal Rumours

- [ ] Sassy Beauty

- [ ] Side Story fox Volant

- [ ] Slaying Sabre

- [ ] Song of Glory

- [ ] Song of Youth

- [ ] Song of the Moon

- [ ] Stand By Me

- [ ] Sword Dynasty

- [ ] The Blue Whisper

- [ ] The Flame's Daughter

- [ ] The Great Ruler

- [ ] The Immortal Prince

- [ ] The Joy of Life 😢

- [ ] The Journey 😢

- [ ] The King of Blaze 😢

- [x] The Long Ballad

- [ ] The Lost Promise

- [ ] The Rebel Princess

- [x] The Starry Love 🤔

- [ ] The Sword and the Brocade

- [ ] The Taoism Grandmaster 😢

- [ ] The Wolf 😢

- [x] Till the End of the Moon 🥹

- [ ] Tribes & Empires

- [ ] Truth of Immortality

- [ ] Truth or Dare

- [ ] Twisted Fate of Love

- [ ] Unique Lady

- [ ] Warm on a Cold Night

- [ ] Weaving a Tale of Love Mengfel Comes Across

- [ ] Who Rules the World

- [ ] Word of Honor

- [ ] World of Fantasy

- [ ] Wulin Heros

- [ ] XuanYuan Sword:han Cloud

Historical

- [ ] A Girl Like Me

- [x] Believe in Love 😊

- [ ] Choice Husband

- [ ] Destiny of Love

- [ ] General & I

- [x] General’s Lady 😊

- [ ] Goodbye My Princess 😢

- [ ] Heart of Loyalty

- [ ] I'm a Pet At Dali Temple

- [ ] Jiu Liu Overlord

- [ ] King’s Woman 😢

- [x] Love Between Tiger and Rose 😊

- [x] Love Like the Galaxy 😊

- [ ] Love and Destiny

- [ ] Maiden Holmes

- [x] New Life Begins 😊

- [ ] Promise of Changan 😢

- [ ] Qing Luo

- [ ] Royal Rumors

- [ ] The Romance of Hua Rong

- [ ] Unchained Love

- [ ] Untouchable Lovers

Modern

- [ ] A Love So Beautiful

- [ ] A River Runs Through It

- [ ] A Romance of the Little Forest

- [ ] Accidentally in love

- [ ] Boss and Me

- [ ] Crush

- [ ] Fall in Love

- [ ] Falling Into Your Smile

- [ ] Feel at Ease Mr. Ling

- [ ] Flourish in Time

- [ ] GO Into Your Heart

- [ ] Gank Your Heart

- [x] Go Ahead 😊

- [ ] Go Go Squid 2

- [ ] Hi Venus

- [ ] Lie to Love

- [ ] Lighter and Princess

- [ ] Love O2O

- [ ] Love Scenery

- [x] Love is Sweet 😊

- [ ] Make My Heart Smile

- [ ] Memory of Encaustic Life

- [ ] Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard

- [ ] Moonlight

- [ ] My Lethal Man

- [ ] My Little Happiness

- [ ] My Unicorn Girl

- [ ] Nothing But You

- [ ] Oath of Love

- [ ] Once We Get Married

- [ ] Our Secret

- [ ] Perfect and Casual

- [ ] Put Your Head On My Shoulder

- [ ] She and Her Perfect Husband

- [ ] Skate Into Love

- [ ] South Wind Knows My Name

- [ ] The Big Boss

- [ ] The Brightest Star in the Sky

- [ ] The Day of Becoming You

- [ ] The Love You Give Me

- [ ] The Whirlwind Girl 😢

- [ ] The Youth Memory

- [ ] Timeless Love

- [ ] Unrequited Love

- [ ] When We Were Young

- [ ] You Are My Glory

- [x] You Are My Hero 😊

- [ ] You are my Destiny

Modern Supernatural

- [ ] Love Under The Full Moon 😢

- [ ] My Girlfriend is an Alien

- [x] Mr. Bad

#cdrama #chinese drama #china drama #xianxia #romance #romance cdrama #Wuxia #historical #modern #supernatural #Viki #wetv #iqiyi #iqiyi drama

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kittyann · 1 year

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👑My Favorite Dramas in No Particular Order (1/2)

Comment below, or message me on IG @emkuru22 if you want to talk about any of these amazing dramas. Analyzing dramas and composing "what if" fiction are two of my favorite hobbies. 😂

1)The Eclipse Series

2) Not Me Series

3) The Shipper

4) The Gifted & Gifted Graduation

5) Kill Me, Heal Me

6) Word of Honor

7) Killer and Healer (C)

8) The Untamed

9) Aishite tatte Himitsu wa Aru

10) Beyond Evil

11) Devil Judge

12) Flower of Evil

13) Kazoku Game

14) Someday or One Day

15) Kaitou Tantei Yamaneko

16) Cruel City

17) Live Up to Your Name (aka: Deserving of the Name)

18) Shark (KOR)

19) Proud of Love (s1&2)

20) Remember You (Thai)

21) Hello Monster (KOR)

22) Circle: Two Worlds Connected

23) The Myth

24) Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona Futari

25) The Taoism Grandmaster

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daz4i · 1 year

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ughh the only suggestion I would have is consider checking out Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation? It's originally a novel, but there is anime and manga adaptations. Both r pretty good, tho anime had to censor the explicitly gay stuff bc it is a Chinese property (mc and his love interest do read as very much gay for each other and animators kept a bunch of symbolism regarding them. Manga is very much explicit regarding their relationship tho)

It is a murder mystery in a historical fantasy setting based on taoism and cultivation. The characters are very compelling and have interesting interactions (+ I think you might love the main character, he seems like ur type of character I'll be real). There is some sad stuff, but main characters get a happy ending for sure

!!!!!!!!!!! oh thank you :D i'll def check it out 👀

#asdsfgfkjg i asked in one fb group i'm in too and 3 other ppl recced it. i believe you that it's good then for sure :P

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the-clockwork-three · 5 months

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tell me about these new blorbos you have reblogged very much just now. i am somewhat interested

AAAAAA thank you anon :D this is now The TGCF Zone and none of you can escape

Quick summary: these are Xie Lian and Hua Cheng from Heaven Official's Blessing, a 800k-word-long webnovel by MXTX

OKAY SO. Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù (MXTX) is a Chinese author of webnovels. Specifically danmei or Chinese BL. She has written 3 novels, all of which have now been officially published in English, with the final volume of tgcf having come out last week. Her novels are, in order of writing: Scum Villains Self Saving System (SVSSS), Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (MDZS), and Heaven Official's Blessing (TGCF), with the latter two's acronyms coming from their original chinese titles. I really like all three of these novels, although I've been on a svsss kick recently. Also I've been a tgcf fan for about a year now, just not actively blorbo-ing.

All three novels are cultivation novels. Cultivation is this idea in Asian literature and culture that comes from Taoism and myth. Basically if you meditate and train really hard in martial arts, you will gain magic powers, and eventually you could become immortal or a god. Svsss and mdzs focus on very powerful humans, but tgcf is about gods and ghosts.

Xie Lian (the guy in white in the fanart) is the crown prince of a country called Xianle. He is a good kid, and very dedicated to trying to "save the common people". A memorable thing he did was during a parade to celebrate the gods he deviated from his fight choreography (where he was playing the emperor of the gods) to save a child falling from a building. Symbolism!!! The child "falls" for him, wink wink, and Xie Lian is not afraid to to do the right thing even if that means going against what he's supposed to do etc etc.

When he was 17 years old he became a god of martial arts. But after a tragedy befalls Xianle, he gets kicked out of heaven for handling it... Poorly. He ascends for a second time as a god of misfortune but is kicked out again within half an hour.

800 years pass and he ascends for third time, this time as a god of scraps. Unluckiest man in the world, straight-up not having fun 95% of the time, but sweet and humble because the world has repeatedly crushed him to dust but it physically Cannot Kill Him so he has to cope somehow. This is where the novel starts.

Important motif: sword in one hand, flower in the other/the flower crowned martial god. While Xie Lian is very pretty and soft, he can fuck you up. Dude is obsessed with swords.

Hua Cheng is a king of the ghosts. He's mysterious. He once beat 33 gods in duels of their choice. He wears all red. He can make it rain blood. He can summon silver "wrath" butterflies. Everyone in heaven is a little scared of him. Luckiest guy in the world (except for the whole being dead thing).

But with Xie Lian he is gentle and kind. Hes always down to hang out. He doesn't mind that Xie Lian is the bottom of the pecking order of gods, he always treats him with respect. He dresSES AS A GROOM WHEN HE GOES TO PICK UP XIE LIAN WHO IS, FOR PLOT REASONS, DRESSED AS A BRIDE.

Pretty much everything about his backstory is a spoiler, ranging from "you're supposed to figure this out about 20% of the way through the book" to "literally the big twist at the end"

Whatever could be the connection between them ;) and surely one could not describe their relationship as.... Homosexual? Look they're kissing for totally normal heterosexual reasons. Xie Lian just needed the spiritual energy.

Anyways Xie Lian may be a god of literal rubbish, but Hua Cheng is forever his most devoted follower.

I love them, even if it's Been A While since I sat down and read the source material.

Tgcf also features such memorable side characters as: two guys I fucking hate, not because they're bad people but because they're annoying and boring. Rusalka and the Shepherd Girl if they were both genderfluid and gods. Cannibal ghost you can't kill because he's your cousin. The child of the body your cannibal-ghost-cousin is possessing. Even As A God This Poor Librarian Experiences Misogyny. Quan Yizhen.

The second season of the animated show is airing right, so... I guess now is as good a time to get into tgcf as ever :)

#is mise an crann #anon asks #asks

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ning1998 · 2 years

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หนังจีนพากย์ไทยเต็มเรื่อง

ภาพยนตร์จีนบรรยายไทยเต็มเรื่อง เรื่อง Love Advanced Customization จบท้ายซีรีย์จีนนางเอกฉลาดกับเรื่องราวความรักโรแมนติกกันบ้าง นางเอกหัวข้อนี้เป็น โจวเฟิ่ง ดีไซเนอร์สาวแสนสวย สุดมั่น และไม่ยอมตามใจให้ใครง่ายๆถึงแม้คุณกลับจำเป็นต้องถูกบังคับให้มาร่วมมือกับผู้แสดงนำชายเพื่อเอาชนะคดีที่ทั้งสองถูก��้องร่วมกัน เรื่องราวจะจบลงยังไงเพื่อนๆบางทีอาจจำต้องไปลุ้นรวมทั้งเอาใจช่วยโจวเฟิ่งด้วยนะคะ

สำหรับใครที่ปรารถนามองดูซีล้นย์จีนนางเอกเก่งและสวยล้ำยุค เรื่องนี้ก็จัดว่าตอบปัญหาจ้ะ หนังจีนพากย์ไทยเต็มเรื่อง ด้วยเหตุว่าโจวเฟิ่งนางเอกของเราเป็นภาพจำลองของเพศหญิงแบบ Working woman ที่เก่งทั้งเรื่องงานแล้วก็การใช้ชีวิต คนใดกันกำลังมองหาแรงกระตุ้นในการสลับตัวเองเป็นสาวทำงานเก่งและอยากเพิ่มความมั่นใจและความเชื่อมั่นให้ตัวเองควรต้องทดลองดูจ้ะ

Miss Crow With Mr. Lizard (2021) ภาพยนตร์จีนบรรยายไทยเต็มเรื่อง กระตุกรัก หัวใจไฟช็อต เป็นซีรีส์จีนแนวโรแมนติก แฟนตาซี เกี่ยวกับชายหนุ่มคนหนึ่งที่ไม่มีความรู้สึกเป็นคนเย็นชา เนื่องจาก กู้ชวน แสดงโดย เหรินเจียหลุน สิบปีที่ล่วงเลยไปได้ ได้ช่วยเหลือครอบครัวของเด็กผู้หญิงคนนึงเกิดอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ จนถึงทำให้เขา เผชิญอุบัติเหตุทางรถยนต์ไปและ ก็เลยทำให้โพรงอกถูกแทงทะลุ

หัวใจได้รับบาดเจ็บอย่างมาก หมอก็เลยจำเป็นจะต้องใช้หนทางก่อตั้งหัวใจจักรกลสำหรับในการดำรงชีวิต แม้กระนั้นมันไม่ดีต่อสุขภาพด้านร่างกายของเขาห้ามออกกำลังกาย ห้ามใช้กำลัง ห้ามมีความรักที่ทำให้อัตราการเต้นหัวใจแรงเกิน 100 ไม่งั้นจะนำมาซึ่งการทำให้เขาปล่อยไฟฟ้าออกมาจากร่างกายได้ สิบปีผ่านมาเขาได้พบกับ เจียงเพื่อนหนิง โดยแสดง ชิงเฟย สาวน้อยที่สูญเสียบิดามารดาตั้งแต่เด็ก มีเงื่อนในใจอะไรบางอย่าง สดใสร่าเริง มองโลกในด้านบวก คุณได้มาเป็นลูกน้องของเขา และชีวิตของเขาก็ได้เปลี่ยนไป เขาจะมีความรักได้ไมมาลุ้นกัน

ปรมาจารย์ตำนานเต๋า The Taoism Grandmaster กล่าวย้อนไป 3,000 ปีก่อน โลกถูกทำนายว่ากำลังจะถึงกาลล่มสลายเนื่องจากว่าเปรต มีเพียงแต่จอมยุทธ์ที่ถูกเลือกจากสวรรค์เพียงอันเดียวเท่านั้นเองที่จะมาเป็นผู้สืบทอดเกราะศักดิ์สิทธิ์ และก็กู้โลกใบนี้เอาไว้!!เจาเหยา ลิขิตรักราชินีมาร Zhao Yao ทางเจาเหยา (รับบทบาทโดย ไป๋ทาง) จอมมารที่สำนักว่านทาง กลับจึงควรมาเสียชีวิตด้วยเหตุว่า ม่อชิง (แสดงบทบาทโดย สวีข่าย) วัยรุ่นนางเคยเก็บมาช่วยเหลือ ความอาฆาตทำให้เจาเหยารอเวลาที่จะกลับมาล้างแค้น

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kdram-chjh · 3 years

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Cdrama: The Taoism Grandmaster (2018)

Gifs of Intro of cdrama “The Taoism Grandmaster”

【玄门大师】(ENG SUB) The Taoism Grandmaster 01 热血少年团闯阵救世（主演：佟梦实、王秀竹、裴子添）

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uowovs4F

#The Taoism Grandmaster #玄门大师 #Xuan men dashi #2021 #iQiyi #Tong Meng Shi #Wang Xiu Zhu #Wang Zi Chen #Pei Zi Tian #Zhao Yue #cdrama #chinese drama #episode 1 #youtube

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dangermousie · 5 years

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Subbed cdramas on youtube

So, I know with the demise of Dramafever, people have been looking for where to watch subbed cdramas. There is always viki, of course, and they have a good selection, but surprisingly, youtube also has a bunch.

Here is what I found:

Huace Media Channel has a number of subbed cdramas, including An Oriental Odyssey, Meteor Butterfly Sword, The Taoism Grandmaster, the Great Protector and others.

https://www.youtube.com/user/huacemedia/playlists

YoYo Television Series Exclusive channel has a number of subbed dramas, including Eternal Love 1 and 2, When Paris Downcast, Legend of Yun xi, Lost in 1949 (Chen Kun!):

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTvseriesofficial/playlists

Channel for KUKAN drama that has a few subbed cdramas like The Dark Lord:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVm75cj78njo38Izz_suQQA/playlists

The entirety of Colourful Bone (yup, that drama I have been pushing) is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwMPGEs-m10&list=PLcHRE_huWMAzKEbtEnhPr945cP7TJMdZ_

Ashes of Love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COAGJgaRAVs&list=PLJ8tSVdIuzBajHmCuVhaizzozMICen2up

Bloody Romance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4MKRRJM3-w&list=PLJ8tSVdIuzBYv0FRhhQRP3v8V0nsRB6P7

Oh My General:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmsVQcsOS4&list=PLQ2Fa1qFwrH1BNnWuGOfjGvZIjDF5b-TJ

Cinderella Chef (both seasons):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQSsrSqnm6E&list=PLQ2Fa1qFwrH1ZX7ttRukgVrabJ_hUWHPj

The Screen Foxes (Fox in the Screen):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xt6rTark6I&list=PLQ2Fa1qFwrH1a6mR92AXUlJIKTj2K-t5L

Age of Legends can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohHmPLHNue4&list=PLpOa-OrneXm0RL_zDYbeRwqGt4VUfAwCk

The Journey of Flower:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X_sq4LQQPA&index=1&list=PLLRYHxCh-wkpM3gFkBw0PYWk5CHVOOwhn

Chinese Paladin 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQcKd2Oo9S0&list=PL9ueEqDL4IUVULQyZ1u34VqcRozmC45nQ

Princess Agents:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4pMBHmBFFc&list=PLLRYHxCh-wkqb8PYzl2R1AjXJROtTHAV1

Lost Love in Times:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1lZRWxsQMU&list=PL9BcegyIUROk6JzEKDkpKWwFdmdHZLhSi

The King’s Woman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBplbEAaiMA&list=PL9BcegyIUROk2yDaj3zz_AEmvTg6SuHFz

Nirvana in Fire 2 (which I think is one of YoYo channel dramas but here it is separately):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0YwGNAnCns&list=PLkLimRXN6NKy7jfS0Jf-hwfYR_ozsDET6

The Advisors’ Alliance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQeNjOVSa1Y&list=PLYRGCE_sj_lHsQ7uWj5T1DSJsIj5iv16H

Tribes and Empires:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHslS0XEDsk&list=PLvpAVnYN4lb1VtTi_Axy0sO-oOo9qdqsV

The Legend of Chusen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzgVhpaXJc&list=PLQqbdnAgoRmbq73Lix-YR6nbyb74EQYMx

Fight Through the Heavens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klnXkWrVhJg&list=PLkvG4EWPDB0mWdqbgUySTv2nBQUgSlJZ8

Legend of Dragon Pearl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEBUbgdIpaE&list=PLkvG4EWPDB0lBE9tY5cJMsdXYh9uuu2cM

The Flame’s Daughter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap-KPNtjCs4&list=PLkvG4EWPDB0m3-8tfhK-vdIUSkxW6TnQc

Martial Universe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi3izji6fmU&list=PLkvG4EWPDB0lVdi85NAMOpvAXJRaHDSPm

Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-xpO3uBA8&list=PLkvG4EWPDB0lcSDJv9x9o-d_zFjcWOjkm

Story of Yanxi Palace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr_R9s7gMgk&list=PLkvG4EWPDB0kxJFJxhgjxLmZ-JqSM-9Gm

I am sure there is more but these are the ones I know about.

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barananduen-blog · 8 months

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Top Nine TV Shows tag game

Was invited to do this by @lovesickfolly I'm going to do it with cdramas, bc that's what I'm into lately, but if anyone wants to do this, you can do it with any kind of show.

My top nine cdramas, in no particular order...

Before I begin, I should probably point out that I'm more "plot" over "ship." I like ships, but usually as a means to showing character depth; they're not the thing I tend to focus on the most.

What these nine have in common is:

good plot and writing - not just the plot, but the storytelling

3D characters who are also likeable

hooked my attention - my mind didn't wander while watching, AND I wanted to watch more than one episode in a row

memorable

I'm going to include another indicator, too. If it "got" me good enough to make me make fanart: 🎨lol I mean, I'm SLOW. If I was willing to dedicate days/weeks to make a drawing out of it, that's SOMETHING. lmao

1 - Word of Honor🎨

Martial arts adventures (+ a steampunk sect), BL.

This was the first cdrama I watched, and I loved it and it still has a special place in my heart. I rewatched along later with @ginsoakedgirl80 and it was as enjoyable to watch the 2nd time as it was the 1st.

Awesome story and characters, beautiful scenery. And it gave me my first two favorite drama actors.😆*cough* My fav characters were, in order: Ye Baiyi and the Scorpion King. My fav actors, the same two, but reversed; I like comedians, OK? XD

Just a word of advice to anyone planning to try this: I don't know why the opening scenes character-dump on you; most of those people aren't even that important. Just learn Prince Jin and Zhou Zishu (a few others will show up later, but you can learn them then), and then start learning names only once Zhou Zishu becomes a homeless drunk man.

2 - The Taoism Grandmaster (technically, I have a drawing WIP, but it'll probably stay a WIP)

If the Triwizard Tournament from Harry Potter and a Final Fantasy video game had a child in ancient China, you'd get this, complete with items shop before boss battles (the store ox is so cute!).

No but look, this is like my gremlin child. I'm not a fast watcher, but this is the only one which I binged so many episodes in a row, that it made me lose track of time, and before I knew it, it was past 2am on a weeknight and I had work the next day. I may have made it to 4am one of those nights; I don't remember. After it happened twice, I had to set an alarm. Have also watched twice+

Yes, the CG is bad, the costumes were cheap sometimes, and the plants did not pretend to not be plastic, but I love the story. It's well written and has so many details and ways things tie together. And THE CHARACTERS! They're all lovable dorks AND I LOVE THEM!

3 - The Legendary Life of Queen Lau🎨

Romcom.

AAAAAAAAA!! I love comedy and this was GREAT in that sense! Really had me laughing out loud every episode! This is one to watch more for the funny and ingenious situations than for plot, but it was SO enjoyable, I'd even watch them do slice of life. So cute, so fun, love it love it love it!!🥰 Another one that I rewatch whenever I need something uplifting and cute. Also, one of my two favorite OSTs. So uplifting and danceable!

Alright, those are my top 3. The ones I'm sentimental for. The stuff I squee over. But I have 16 starred on my list as excellent / recommendable, so let's have six more.

4 - Song of Youth

Case-solving; mini-cases and the one overarching one.

I loved the format of one case per couple of episodes, so it was broken up into smaller chunks. Super interesting and creative - each case was solved in an unconventional way, which was fun and engaging. All the actresses did a fantastic job. The jewelry, props, lighting, etc. were absolutely beautiful.

5 - The Blood of Youth🎨

Martial arts adventures with a group of friends.

Story: 💯Characters: 💯 Fights: 💯 Visuals: 💯OST: 💯

Xiao Se as the tired babysitter I love him! Wuxin! OMG Wuxin as the sassy fake monk who monologues before every fight and people just let him. I love him! (Wuxin spinoff, please! and I love his theme song!) The whole cast is gorgeous and acted wonderfully, so no sacrificing talent for looks; these people had both in spades. The supporting cast, too. OMG Baily Dongjun and the thunder guy!😍 It had funny moments. Mr. Sikong! The fights were SO creative... how many ways can you design a martial arts fight?? Way more than I thought! No two were similar; it was amazing, the creativity.

As an artist, I really enjoyed the cinematography... the scenery, lighting!! composition, all absolutely gorgeous. Those shots of Xiao Se with soft backlighting? Chef's kiss. And, as a photographer, I know they're not as easy to achieve as it looks. Alright, this one got 2 paragraphs already; need to move on, but watch if you haven't. It's on YouTube.

6 - Till the End of the Moon

Doomed love fantasy; watch them struggle against themselves and their destiny.

THIS IS SO GOOD!! The story is great, excellent plot and pacing. Characters are 3D and always surprising. Gorgeous costumes (Tantai Jin's especially! And the clam clan makeup!), sets, and special effects. THE SOUNDTRACK IS EMBEDDED IN MY BRAIN IT'S SO GOOD (🎶favs: "Use my Body as a Shield" or whatever it's called, I keep seeing different translated titles for it; "Reborn" instrumental; and "Holding on to a Thought" instrumental).

7 - The Blue Whisper

Fantasy romance and adventure. Merman. Animal-spirit people. Angst, treason, and undying hope.

Gosh this drama is so beautiful. This, Till the End of the Moon, and Blood of Youth are up there as the top 3 visuals in dramas I've completed (there are others that have stunned me visually, but haven't been able to watch in full). Excellent story, too. It's a tearjerker, but it's SO GOOD!

8 - My Uncanny Destiny

Romcom. "Would you still love me if I was a worm?"

Lots of fun. Very enjoyable and bingeable.

9 - Guardian, the one with Bai Yu and Zhu Yi Long

Modern urban superpowers type of thing, which is a genre I like, and the story is so good! By Priest, the same author for the Word of Honor novel. Never a dull moment. Tearjerker warning, but so good. Excellent theme song, too, btw. (I don't have any screencaps that aren't a spoiler, so that's what this is XD)

I ran out of slots, but I'll list the other seven in my Excellent and Recommendable list. Order is just as I watched them:

The Untamed

Legend of Fei

A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College

Be Reborn (modern, heist/police)

The Romance of Tiger and Rose

A Familiar Stranger (mini-drama; watch the movie version)

Reset (modern, action, investigation)

PS: I've been here one month, and have done two tag games and they both had the number "9" in them; is this a tumblr thing?

#cdrama #Word of Honor #The Taoism Grandmaster #The Legendary Life of Queen Lau #Song of Youth #The Blood of Youth #Till the End of the Moon #The Blue Whisper #My Uncanny Destiny #Guardian #B text post #original post

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lizzymayi · 4 years

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Holy Moly, The Taoism Grandmaster got SUPER BAD. It is terrible. Writers stopped trying less than halfway through the show. I have to quit now to save my braincells.

#adventures in cdrama land #the taoism grandmaster

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remo-ny · 6 years

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The Taoism Grandmaster 玄门大师

It has been foretold over three thousand years ago that the apocalypse is impending and that one Taoist grandmaster will emerge to save the world. To give the people a fighting chance, the immortals have gathered a team of gifted individuals in search for the sacred shield.

#the taoism grandmaster #玄门大师

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xixuegui · 4 years

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Lan Wangji named the song “𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘅𝗶𝗮𝗻” in beliefs that they were truly what “𝘄𝘂𝗷𝗶” meant, inseparable. Yet they are now separated. He has lost the one thing he thought he’d never, and to death even.

Lan Qiren punishes him from time to time for standing with the 𝗬𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, the enemy of all cultivation sects and the demon feared by every mortal. Lan Wangji punishes himself for never standing by him in true sense.

Thinking back, he has only ever pushed Wei Wuxian away. But how can one blame him? Wei Wuxian was the type of person any moral man will keep some distance from. He specially pissed off the Second jade of Lan, 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝘂𝗻.

Lan Wangji never questioned the rules he was asked to follow, the master he was to obey and the brother he had always respected. The only one he ever questioned was his mother and the only confusion he ever had was what was so wrong about her that he wasn’t even allowed to spend enough time with her.

Wei Wuxian was different. He questioned everything, he bended every rule, he didn’t think of power or status before stating his doubts. He had an opinion of himself, something Lan Wangji never had. So for the first time since his mother, he started questioning again.

All the questions in his mind and confusion in his heart was coming back all at once so he pushed Wei Wuxian further and further away and when he finally reached out he was far too gone.

Why did he push him away? Cuz he was evil? Then he must dare to ask now, who is wrong and who is right? Who is black? Who is white? Perhaps he was wrong all along. He gets it now. No one can ever be completely good, and none can be completely evil. Wei Wuxian taught him that, showed him that.

But even amidst all of the regrets he has, all of the wishes to go back in time and change it all, he has hope. Hope that his Wei Ying will come back, that they truly are inseparable. So until then he’ll keep his promise, he’ll appear among the chaos and help the 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹, he’ll follow his heart and take away the 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. Because that was Wei Ying’s wish, that was what Wei Ying would’ve done.

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#wangxian #mo dau zu shi #mdzs #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #wei wuxian #lan wangji #wuji #the untamed #cheng qing ling #taoism

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farmerlan · 4 years

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A guide to commonly used honorifics in 魔道祖师/The Untamed

OK - so, I’ve actually seen some confusion floating around on specific honorifics commonly used in 魔道祖师 and I figured I will put a post up to address some of this - especially the situations when they get used. Hopefully it’ll be helpful for fic writers or whoever else out there that’s getting turned around by the various translations.

As with most of Chinese vernacular, there’s a TON of similar, but different situations in which it may be permissible to use certain titles/honorifics, so bear in mind this is not an exhaustive guide. Also, I don’t have a PhD in Chinese honorifics or anything, I’m just a Chinese person that watches/reads a fair amount of historical dramas. So if I missed anything/if there was anything that was kind of unclear in the novel or drama, feel free to let me know!

公子 / gongzi/ master

Let’s start with the hardest so I can get this out of the way. You will see this translated in a variety of different ways - master, young master, sir...and they are all correct! Congratulations, you’ve hit the jackpot - depending on the situation, gongzi can be a whole hodgepodge of things.

Master: The most commonly used version in MDZS. This is a separate meaning of master from some of the honorifics discussed below - it is specifically used to address either:

Your literal master if you are a servant in the household

A somebody from a distinguished household in a polite way

General honorific: Gongzi can also be used between strangers/acquaintances as a respectful term. Gongzi is, in some ways, an indicator of respect of the other person’s status. So oftentimes you’ll find two young masters from different sects referring to each other as gongzi politely, but you wouldn’t find two beggars on the street calling each other that. and it’s usually used to address someone younger or a similar age as you. If you‘re talking to someone who is clearly your senior, use 前辈 or 先生.

Because it has the connotation of youth and aristocracy associated with it, oftentimes innkeepers/sellers may use gongzi to address male customers (particularly youthful men) because it’s a bit more flattering. Kind of like how the modern day shopkeeper calls you ‘美女’ (beauty) or even ‘亲爱的’（my dear - IDK when this started becoming a thing but if you do any online shopping on Taobao you know what I’m talking about) in China. They don’t actually think you’re beautiful/feel affection for you, it’s just a way of addressing the customer to make you feel good about yourself HA. It’s nice to be called gongzi even if you’re not actually a noble.

There’s variants of this - 小公子/ xiaogongzi is typically young master, although I think some translations just directly use the young master for gongzi. It can also mean the younger master if there is an older sibling in question here (e.g. Wen Chao was referred to as 温小公子 as he was the younger son), although you can also use 二公子（second master), as many do when referring to Lan Wangji. It sounds a little less juvenile.

This term is used for guys - I would say the female equivalent could be 千金/ qianjin or 小姐 /xiaojie.

宗主 / zongzhu/ sect leader

This can only refer to the sect leader - it is a title, and it is passed down. There is typically only one sect leader at any one time, and his eldest male heir will be the successive leader of the sect. I’m going to take this chance to clear up some misconceptions:

Unless Lan Xichen bears no male heirs before his death, Lan Wangji will not succeed him. Lan Sizhui, given that he is not a Lan by birth, will likely never be the Lan sect leader. Yes yes, we all know he’s the adoptive son, but adoptive means literally nothing in the progenical world of Chinese history. Plus, he’s not even the adoptive son of Lan Xichen, so he is a long, long way down from ever being sect leader unless he forms his own, which he would likely never because that’s kind of like betraying your family.

On that same topic, Nie Huaisang succeeded Nie Mingjue because Nie Mingjue died without an heir and Nie Huaisang was the closest blood relative.

For the Jin sect, the succession would have been Jin Guangshan -> Jin Zixuan -> Jin Ling. (y’all I wrote here that it was Jin Zixun first in line but I totally blanked that he was actually a cousin and NOT the son of JGS so ignore that LOL) Since Jin Zixuan died, it became Jin Guangyao - Jin Ling is next in line as he is of the next generation and too young at that time to rule. Honestly, if Jin Ling was older at the time of Jin Zixuan’s death and if this was a Chinese historical palace drama, there would probably be some serious internal political intrigue going on as Jin Guangyao’s claim over the seat would arguably be weaker than Jin Ling’s since he is illegitimate.

For the Jiang sect, Jiang Cheng is the heir even though Jiang Yanli is older because he is male. The question of who will inherit his seat (a very valid question given his luck with dating, although I am sure someone somewhere will eventually warm the prickly cockles of his heart) remains open. IMO there is a less than zero chance that Jin Ling succeeds him unless Jiang Cheng specifically demands for it, but he likely wouldn’t because he is all about decorum and also it would put Jin Ling in an incredibly difficult situation, which is the last thing he would want for his nephew. If he doesn’t end up producing heirs, the seat will likely go to whomever he names as successor, even if non-blood related - maybe the current head disciple.

With that said, although there were generally established rules for succession, actual Chinese history (like all of history) often played out very differently (e.g. Emperor Kangxi stripped crown prince Yinreng of his right to succeed and appointed Yinzhen (Yongzheng), who was the fourth surviving prince, as his successor) so really, even if you were to base sect succession off imperial succession traditions, you could still make the argument that anything goes as long as you have the right people in your corner. HA.

老祖/ laozu/ grandmaster/forefather

I mean, I think grandmaster is probably a fair translation of laozu, which, to be honest, is a harder honorific to translate. It’s definitely influenced by Taoism and not very common at all, but it’s likely derived from Hongjun Laozu (鸿钧老祖), who was a deity and teacher. It does NOT only stand for a senior teacher/master however, because 祖 itself has ancestral connotations, so I think I would personally translate this as forefather. IMO, it’s really only fair to use this on Wei Wuxian and/or originators of a certain branch of study in the MDZS universe - I would consider laozu as the term of respect afforded to people who were pioneers in their fields/sects.

In that sense, Lan Qiren is NOT the grandmaster of the Lan sect. He is an elder - a very respected elder that was basically interim sect leader, but in terms of official title, technically, Lan Xichen could pull rank on him, but he likely wouldn’t unless pressed to because he is also Lan Xichen’s elder.

前辈 / qianbei/ senior/elder

This is kind of an in-between term to politely refer to someone who is your senior, but with whom you really have no formal affiliation with. Unlike 先生, it’s also unisex. A related term is 长辈 /zhangbei, but that is used for people whom you have familial/closer ties with - like an uncle, or someone within your own sect.

师父/师尊/ shifu/shizun / master

Your teacher/master, but not in the servant-master context. Someone who mentors you for years - in the xianxia/wuxia culture, this is a pretty special term because most disciples will only ever belong to one sect and will only ever have one master, and everyone else is a qianbei. The disciple has to ‘拜师’ (to formally request this relationship) and the master also has to ‘收徒’ (to formally accept disciples). So a lot of people went to Yiling in an attempt to 拜师, but Wei Wuxian never did 收徒.

In the wuxia/xianxia context, shifu is technically unisex even though 父 in itself is a male-centric term, although female masters might be more commonly referred to by the gender-neutral shizun instead.

Now that I think about it, shifu doesn’t actually appear in MDZS. Lan Wangji calls Lan Qiren 叔父 /shufu, which is completely different. It means uncle (father’s younger brother, to be exact lol), since that is their relationship.

老头/ laotou/ old man

Wei Wuxian uses this to address Lan Qiren behind his back. It literally just means old man, haha. It’s informal but not a term you would use to refer to someone who is close to you/whom you like, but not exactly a term that is insulting or derogatory, although in Lan Qiren’s case, it is irreverent because it is ill-fitting for the relationship that Wei Wuxian and Lan Qiren have. Meant to be used on men, usually for women it would be 老婆婆/ laopopo (NOT THE SAME as 老婆/ laopo, which means wife. Welcome to the weird wonderful world of the Chinese language!)

师弟/哥/兄/姐/妹/ shi di/ge/xiong/jie/mei/ younger brother/ older brother/ another variant of older brother/ older sister/ younger sister

NOT TO BE USED FOR YOUR ACTUAL FAMILY. This is in the context of the sect only. Your fellow disciples, but with varying levels of seniority. Familial honorifics are a whole different thing.

In the context of the sect, who you call your shidi/ge etc. is usually NOT based on age - it is based on someone’s seniority within the sect. If you have been in the sect/under your master’s tutelage for longer, you are the senior, even if you are younger in age.

With that, I think the novel states that both Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng are similar in age, so it is actually incredibly hard to determine if the author deliberately went against this convention and Wei Wuxian calls Jiang Cheng shidi because he is genuinely younger than Wei Wuxian, or if it is simply because Wei Wuxian is the head disciple of the sect (and therefore, technically, everyone is his shidi). I actually think it might be the former because he refers to Jiang Yanli as shijie, although now that I think about it, it might be the latter...as a reflection of the level of admiration Wei Wuxian has for Jiang Yanli WOAH.

(Fun fact: there’s a scene in the novel in Yi city where Wei Wuxian was silently weirded out that Xiao Xingchen referred to him as ‘qianbei’ - because Xiao Xingchen is his mother’s shidi, which makes him Wei Wuxian’s senior, but then he quickly realizes it’s because he’s talking to Xue Yang and not Xiao Xingchen.)

先生 /xiansheng/ mister/sir/teacher

In present day, this is literally the most vanilla term you can use to politely address a guy. Can be a stranger, or an acquaintance you want to politely address. Usually older than you, although if you’re both similar in age and you’re not really familiar with each other, you might still use it just to err on the side of caution. In xianxia/ancient China, this is usually used more like ‘teacher/sir’ to address an elder. It’s more scholastic in its implication and less generic than qianbei.

In the Lan sect, by crowd definition, 先生 refers to Lan Qiren unless otherwise stated, which makes sense and shows the amount of respect he is afforded in the sect.

夫人 / furen/ wife/madam

A term of respect for typically older women, or can also be used to refer to one’s wife.

Lastly, let me just add that this is just something that’s meant to be helpful for people as they work through the series - at the end of the day, it’s all fictional/xianxia itself as a genre is fantasy so if you need to subvert any one of the generally held succession traditions or whatnot in order to make your fic work, go!!! Do it!!!

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I'm currently watching the Untamed and I'm so sorry if my question is stupid or you already answered something like this... How their titles work? I mean for example Hanguang jun? What does it mean? Why only LWJ have this title? Or this is like nickname? How it can be translated to English (just so i could understand better)? Or Zewu jun for example.

Hi friend,

Titles are conferred to certain cultivators who are really powerful. Not every character have a title. LWJ isn’t the only one. His bother Lan Xichen, Nie Mingjue, Jin Guangyao, Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng all have a title. Depending on where you are in the show, it just might not be relevant yet, or they haven’t earned their title yet. So the texts below might be a bit spoilery.

Idk exactly how these titles come to be. Like...how exactly did Lan Wangji gain the title Hanguang-jun, I’m not sure. I assume he earned his title during the war as a war hero.

Lan Wangji’s title: Hanguang-jun

Han 含 - bearing/containing

Guang 光 - light

Jun 君 - lord/liege

So in essence, LWJ’s title means Lord Light-Bearer

Lan Xichen’s title: Zewu-jun

Ze 泽 - related to dark murky water

Wu 芜 - grass, typically wildly grown

Jun 君 - liege/lord

Do not ask me why one brother is Lord Light-Bearer and the other brother is Lord McSwampy Weed. Maybe there’s some poetic/spiritual/taoism/literary reference I do know (there probably is).

Nie Mingjue’s title: Chifeng-zun

Chi 赤 - red/fiery

Feng 锋 - blade, edge of a sword

zun 尊 - lord/liege

I believe Netflix translates it to Red Blade Master, which is pretty accurate

Jin Guangyao’s title: Lianfang-zun

Lian 敛 - collect, gather

Fang 芳 - frangrance

Zun 尊 - lord/liege

Wei Wuxian’s title: Yilling Laozu

Yiling 夷陵 - it’s a place called Yiling

Laozu 老祖 - lao = “old” zu =“ancestor”, laozu literally means founder/grandmaster/patriarch

WWX is called Yiling Laozu because he’s the founder of demonic cultivator and his origin is Yiling.

Jiang Cheng’s title: Sandu Shengshou

Sandu 三毒 - Three Poisons (this is a buddism reference) and also the name of Jiang Cheng’s sword.

Shengshou 圣手 - the divine hand.

Together, his title is The Divine Hand of the Three Poisons, probably because he’s a powerful cultivator who wield Sandu (the sword).

*it’s never mentioned in cql but is mentioned in mdzs novel, but LXC and LWJ’s father also had a title - Qingheng-jun

Other Monikers:

There are two characters who have “monikers” rather than titles. Yu Ziyuan (Jiang Cheng’s mother) has a moniker “Violet Spider” (Zi-zhizhu), and Wen Zhuliu is known as The Core-Melting Hand (Huadan-shou) . Both of these are monikers rather than titles because a)they don’t convey as much...gravitas/importance, and b) people wouldn’t necessarily use it out of respect or courtesy. It’s more like...something they’re known for.

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