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Original text - Chinese simplified - 八风吹不动,一屁过江来。

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八风吹不动,一屁过江来。
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Submitted by Mallea
Source language: Chinese simplified

八风吹不动,一屁过江来。
Remarks about the translation
This is a fragment from a poem by Su Dong Po.
There is a story behind it, originally was 八风吹不动,端坐紫金台 but his Buddhist friend made a joke or something like that and it became 八风吹不动,一屁过江来。
Last edited by Francky5591 - 16 February 2011 19:49





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6 February 2011 02:07

IanMegill2
Number of messages: 1671
Hi pluiepoco,
Does this mean:

Winds from the eight directions do not move him, but one fart can carry him across the Yangtze?

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6 February 2011 02:08

IanMegill2
Number of messages: 1671
Oops...
Forgot to auto-reply to myself...

19 February 2011 16:18

pluiepoco
Number of messages: 1263
Yeah, vividly!