Daily Chinese Proverb: Selfish

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Friday, 28 August 2009 0 comments
This proverbial saying is used to describe someone who is selfish and greedy. This idiom originates from Mencius, and is used in stark contrast to the philosophies of Yáng Zhū (杨朱) which according to Mencius is very much ‘Each for himself’.一毛不拔yī máo bù bá'Stingy'楊子為我, 拔一毛而利天下, 不為也.Yáng Zǐ wéi wǒ, bá yī máo ér​ lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě .Yang Zhu teaches to do things purely for the benefit of oneself. If plucking, bá (拔) ,a single feather,...

Chinese Solo Artist: Zhang Liyin (张力尹)

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乐队(band): 张力尹 / Zhāng Lìyǐn / Zhang Liyin (known in South Korea as Jang Ri-in)专辑(album): 星愿 / I Will国家(country): China发行时间(release date): March 2008Zhang Liyin plays violin, piano and sings in both Korean and Chinese on her tracks. She is so far the only solo singer to have broken both Chinese and South Korean music markets. Her powerful soulful vocals could easily be compared to well-known R&B vocalists such as Whitney Houston or Leona...

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