#classical china

[attilathe-hunter]

Sayori Becomes a Second Century Warlord

Based, of course, on the classic tumblr original.

[curucurumeguru]

限りなく限定的な四字熟語出てきた

韓雲孟竜

“An incredibly specific four-character idiom just popped up”

Yojijukugo (Four-character idiom):

Kan'un Mōryū（韓雲孟竜） Note: This is the Japanese pronunciation.

Reading:

Kan’un Mōryū (Japanese reading; in Chinese it would be Hányún Mènglóng)

Meaning:

This idiom refers to a male-male sexual relationship, or more broadly, male homosexuality.

"Kan" (韓) and "Mō" (孟) are personal names referring to Han Yu (韓愈) and Meng Jiao (孟郊), two literary figures from Tang dynasty China (8th–9th century CE). They were close companions who, despite differences in status, formed a deep friendship and bond. Although their relationship was not explicitly romantic, later accounts and interpretations associated it with male-male affection or intimacy.

Additionally, the characters "cloud" (雲) and "dragon" (竜) symbolically represent two beings who are mutually essential or perfectly matched—a metaphor for a powerful or fated connection.

[annoying--moth]

Silly Game Time: On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like "Classical China" (kinda sorta the 600-900s, vaguely when "Journey to the West" is set)? This could be the historical and cultural reality throughout its Mid-Imperial Period, or it could be the aesthetic and mythologized concepts associated with "Classical China".

My only reference is The Apothecary Diaries, so 7/10 I guess? It's a nice setting and pretty interesting (though I have no idea how historically accurate it is)