Priest is a marvel (re: names)
ZZSĀ names himself Xu (ēµ®), from the Yuan dynasty song ćč¾å®«ę²Ā·ę„ę
ć ā āčŗ«ä¼¼ęµ®äŗļ¼åæå¦é£ēµ®ā. It translates (literally) to ā body like the floating clouds, heart like willow seeds in the wind. but the meaning lies deeper.Ā
The first part of this line, ābody like the floating cloudsā, kind of sounds like heās super good at qinggong, but really means a personās body is frail and sways while walking (unstable), just like the floating clouds. The second part refers to a personās heart being all over the place, like willow seeds in the wind (fairly direct meaning).
The entire song is about this young lovesick wife whoās missing her husband and cannot pull herself out of this weak and delicate state.
Their relationship may look one-sided like WKX is strutting around like a peacock trying to hit on A-Xu, but it isnāt. A-Xuās the kind that loves Lao Wen quietly, but no less fiercely.Ā ā¤ļøā¤ļø
ļ»æA weak and frail body, clearly accurate description of his nailed x7 body
A young wife missing her husband? All I can say is I missed this hint on gong/shou because I first read TYK in its English translation.Ā
Cannot pull himself out of the situation? Yesss, thatās why thereās mutual salvation. *heart eyes* (I mean, technically, Wu Xi saves A-Xu)Ā
A part of the song that I didnāt translate talks about the husband going far away, where the wife canāt follow, and she prays for his safety at home. Tell me, how is this any different from when A-Xu told Lao Wen that he and Chengling would wait for him at the Four Seasons Manor?Ā ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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ä¹”/hometown and 锾ę¹/character are homophones ā both are gu xiang. Iāll use A-Xiang as the characterās name in this post to minimize confusion.Ā
This poem is the actual origin of Wen Kexingās (and Gu Xiangās) name. Wen** comes from the poetās name, and Kexing comes from the first line in the poem. The line above translates roughly to ā waking up early in the morning and hear the bells ring, and the travellers long to see their hometown (gu xiang).Ā
To Wen Kexing, the Ghost Valley both is and isnāt his hometown because the Ghost Valley isnāt home. Itās merely a place that let him live on to carry out his revenge; itās his training ground, his proving ground, nothing more than a stepping stone.Ā
When A-Xiang comes into his life, she becomes his last tether to humanity and, in a way, the last link to his hometown. And right up to the start of the novel, sheās the one who brings WKXās āreal hometownā, Zhou Zishu, to him.Ā
And if we take a different interpretation of the line with their names, ā客č”ę²é”¾ę¹ā, WKX grieves for GX. How is this not so incredibly beautiful and heartbreaking??Ā Ā š
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